Walking in the Cevennes - southern France - Europe
Walking in the Cevennes
31 walks and the Tour of Mont Lozere by Janette Norton
An introductory guidebook to walking in the Cevennes region of southern France. The guide describes 16 day walks in the south (based around Le Vignan), 15 day walks in the north (based around Florac) and a 5-day trek around Mont Lozère. Includes routes in the 230,000 sq km Parc National des Cevennes and upper reaches of the Tarn gorge. More...
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Seasons
April-October, but try to avoid July and August. Snow covers the region in winter.Centres
Main centres are Florac and Le Vigan, with smaller centres such as Cassagnas, Le Pont-de-Montvert, Read More... Ste Enimie, Barre des Cevennes, Valleraugue and Montdardier.Difficulty
All levels catered for, from easy walks to high mountains.Must See
Cirque de Navacelles, the villages and towns of the region, the Gorge du Tarn.
Maps are at a scale of 1:25,000 (1cm = 250m) unless otherwise indicated.
Southern Cevennes
Cartes IGN 2641 ET Top 25 Mont Aigoual/Le Vigan (Walks 1, 2, 3, 6,
7, 10, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
Cartes IGN 2741 ET Top 25 St-Hippolyte-du-Fort/Anduze/St-Jean-du-
Gard (Walks 8, 9, 11)
Cartes IGN 2642 ET Top 25 St-Guilhem-Le-Désert/Cirque de
Navacelles (Walks 4, 5)
Northern Cevennes
Cartes IGN 2740 ET Top 25 Corniche des Cevennes (Walks Nos. 28,
29, 30, 31, and Tour of Mont Lozère)
Cartes IGN 2739 OT Top 25 Mont Lozère/Florac (Walks Nos. 17, 18,
19, 20, and Tour of Mont Lozère)
Cartes IGN 2640 OT Top 25 Gorges du Tarn et de la Jonte/Causse
Méjean (Walks 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
Other useful maps
Parc National des Cevennes IGN – 1:100,000 (1cm = 1 km): gives an
overall view of both regions
Carte Routière et Touristique Michelin No.240 Languedoc/Roussillon
– 1:200,000 (1cm = 2 km)









