The viaducts

Description

Explore the impressive Cévenol railway network with its tunnels and giant viaducts. 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 at “ALZON", follow "Sous la Vierge". From here, optional there-and-back to the statue of the Virgin Mary. - Continue towards "Rocamousse", - Then "Passerelle de la Vis" and "Les Lauriers". - Then walk to “Valcroze” via “Chemin de Gleize”. - At "Valcroze", return to “ALZON" via "Pont de Saurel". This walk is taken from the guidebook Les Vallées Cévenoles - En Pays Viganais, published by the Communauté de communes Pays Viganais-Cévennes as part of the collection Espaces Naturels Gardois and the label Gard Pleine Nature.

Difficulty

Official rating: moderate, by Parc national des Cévennes.

Before you go

• You will need a torch for the first tunnel. 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 any gates and barriers behind you.

Getting there

Start: Alzon, Alzon (30).

Sources

• Track: Parc national des Cévennes, Licence Ouverte 1.0, Licence Ouverte 1.0 (Etalab) (destination.cevennes-parcnational.fr/trek/74792-Les-viaducs). Time estimated by GPX Path with the Mac app rule, breaks not included.
• Official elevation gain: 412 m, Parc national des Cévennes