Viaduct of Doulovy

Description

This walk follows the disused railway across a viaduct and through a mediaeval hamlet. 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: From "GAGNIÈRES" head to "VIADUC DE DOULOVY" via "Gagnières-Sous le Puech", "Ancienne Voie Ferrée" and "Les Hauts Fourneaux", "La Maisonnette" (where you cross into the Ardèche department: different signage system), "Tunnel de la Gadilhe" and "La Vernadelle". Then follow "Chavagnac" via "Bois des Bartres", "Les Combes de Banne", then return to the Gard via "Les Costes" and "Le Saumier". Return to "GAGNIÈRES" via "Complexe Sainte Barbe", "Les Hauts Fourneaux","Ancienne Voie Ferrée" and "Sous le Puech". 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: moderate, 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: Gagnières, mairie, Gagnières (30).

Sources

• Track: Parc national des Cévennes, Licence Ouverte 1.0, Licence Ouverte 1.0 (Etalab) (destination.cevennes-parcnational.fr/trek/42378-Viaduc-de-Doulovy). Time estimated by GPX Path with the Mac app rule, breaks not included.
• Official elevation gain: 272 m, Parc national des Cévennes