The Serre du Bois de la ville walk

Description

A short walk above St-Ambroix with fine views onto the town and its surroundings. Signposts will guide you all along this route. In the description below, the signposted place names and/or directions are given in bold italics between quotation marks: Starting from "SAINT-AMBROIX", follow "CLOS DU BOUC" via "Le Pont de la Gare", "Fabiargues", "La Montagnette" and "Chemin de la Tour". Continue to "La Tour Guisquet" for the view onto the town, then to "Serre du Bois de la Ville". For views onto the Cèze valley and to return, follow "Chemin de la Tour","La Montagnette", "Fabiargues" and "Le Pont de la Gare". This hike is taken from the guidebook Cévennes Haute Vallée de la Cèze, published by the Communauté de communes Cèze Cévennes as part of the collection Espaces Naturels Gardois and the label Gard Pleine Nature.

Difficulty

Official rating: easy, by Parc national des Cévennes.

Before you go

• Make sure your equipment is appropriate for the day’s weather conditions. Take enough water, wear sturdy shoes and put on a hat. Please close all gates and barriers behind you.

Getting there

Start: Saint Ambroix, Esplanade, Saint-Ambroix (30).

Sources

• Track: Parc national des Cévennes, Licence Ouverte 1.0, Licence Ouverte 1.0 (Etalab) (destination.cevennes-parcnational.fr/trek/42389-Serre-du-bois-de-la-ville). Time estimated by GPX Path with the Mac app rule, breaks not included.
• Official elevation gain: 245 m, Parc national des Cévennes