The north slope of Mont Lozère #9

Description

Attention ! suites aux intempéries, le pont traversant le cours d'eau de l'Oultet a été emporté, rendant impraticable la randonnée. Merci de ne pas vous y engager. Explore the hidden hamlets of Mont Lozère and embrace their serenity. An itinerary without any tar for those who love great escapes ! Signposts will guide you all along this route: follow the waymarks for trail #9. Your adventure starts with a rather steep climb on a pleasant little path. The slope becomes gentler, and you enter a pretty area of undergrowth. A small bridge takes you across the stream, then you start the climb to L’Oultet. Cross the hamlet and take the GR® (long-distance hiking path) towards Lozerette. You will cross rivers several times (some crossings are muddy, be careful) before starting a climb of five kilometres on a nice singletrack. There are magnificent views of Mont Lozère all along, don’t forget to take a breather and admire the view! Your reward for this handsome climb? The incredible village of Lozerette, worth seeing so you can talk about it… You then take a small track to the hamlet of Serviès, then another to Les Sagnes. Go slightly uphill before going downhill to the magnificent hamlet of Auriac. Join the GR® again, to the Menhir de la Felgère. From this standing stone, after a short section on a track, the descent is on a wooded path. Cross the stream one last time, and you’ve arrived ! Signposts will guide you all along this route, as well as yellow painted waymarks. In the description below, the signposted place names and/or directions are given in bold italics between quotation marks: From « Bagnols-les-Bains » , go to « Auriac » via : - « Avenue de la Gare », - « Route de la Loubière », - « La Destourbe », - " La Montagnac", - « Lou Peyrou ». - At « Auriac » go to « Serviès » via : - « Croix du Peyrou », then through the village Les Sagnes. - At « Serviès » go to - « Lozerette » then - « Oultet ». Then go down to - « La Dabalade ». Return to « Bagnols-les-Bains » via - « Lou Mapas », - « La Destourbe », « Route de la Loubière », « Avenue de la Gare ». This hike is taken from the guidebook Mont Lozère, Pays des sources, de la montagne du Goulet aux gorges du Bramont, published by the Pôle de pleine nature du Mont Lozère.

Difficulty

Official rating: moderate, by Parc national des Cévennes.

Before you go

• Before committing yourself to a circuit, ensure that it is suitable for your activity level and ability. Remember that the weather changes quickly in the mountains. Please close all gates and barriers behind you. Stay on the marked path.

Getting there

Start: Bagnols-les-Bains, Mont Lozère et Goulet (48).

Sources

• Track: Parc national des Cévennes, Licence Ouverte 1.0, Licence Ouverte 1.0 (Etalab) (destination.cevennes-parcnational.fr/trek/74866-Versant-Nord-Mont-Lozere---Trail-n9). Time estimated by GPX Path with the Mac app rule, breaks not included.
• Official elevation gain: 933 m, Parc national des Cévennes