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From the tops of Aigoual Mount

to the treasury of the knight templars

 Hike and autotour  Stay

as you enjoy it  between  Causses  et  Cévennes

 

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7 days/6 nights (halfboard)

5 days  of visits and rides

From the small village, typically cévenol of Arrigas, situated in the heart of an exceptionally wealthy region, you can discover by car and on foot the National park of Cevennes and the Regional Park of Grands Causses : to see the main cultural and tourist sites and make the most remarkable rides.

Every evening, you'll  find a quietly, confortable guesthouse  and a quality guestable (more informations)

Time of road : 1h30 à 3h00 - hikess : on average : 4 h00 walking/day (dif. of level 60 à 450 m)

Walkers :  Average level - Period : Of April to November

 

Le Viaduc de Millau

A region wealthy in unforgettable

cultural and tourist sites ...

L'observatoire de l'Aigoual

bambouseraie d'Anduze

Chaos de

 Montpellier le Vieux

Mine témoin d'Ales

Cirque de

Navacelles

Grotte des Demoiselles

Cité la Couvertoirade

Cirque de Mourèze

Le Moulin de la Foux

... Et l'Escapade à Arrigas

 to welcome and guide you

St Guilhem le Désert

 

   Day  1 : Reception at the guesthouse the Escapade between 5:00 pm and 7:00 pm

             Apéritif of welcome. Loan of the road's book

  Day 2 :

National Parc  of  Cévennes and Mont Aigoual

You'll discover the Montain of Aigoual by way of Valleraugue and  Espérou villages. On the top, you can visit the last inhabited meteorological observatory of France. Along the way, you can visit the abyss of Bramabiau, go through St Sauveur du Pourcil's arboretum and finish by a refreshing stopping place on the attractive lake of Devois ...

Route of 140 kms where alternate forests and plunging views on cévenoles valleys

Hikes : Botanical path of Aigoual  Time :  0h50 Dif. of level : 100 m
  Arboretum de St Sauveur Time :  3h00 Dif. of level : 200 m

Day 3

Viaduc de Millau and Chaos de Montpellier le Vieux

This tour will lead you up to the famous Viaduct of Millau (the highest Bridge of the world) then to the chaos of Montpellier le vieux and in typical villages from the Valley of Dourbie. The route will lead you until up to the source of Durzon river.

A beautiful 150 kms tour which will lead you in the Causses Noirs  and Causses of Larzac

Hike : Chaos de Montpellier Time : 3h30 Dif. of level : 450 m

Le Chaos de Montpellier le Vieux

Day 4

Windmill of St Pierre de la Fage

Between Cirques , Mills  and Megaliths

The vertiginous gorges, the refreshing waterfall of the Cirque of Navacelles and the Mill of Foux are so many pleasures for eyes. You will discover the Limestone plateau of Blandas and its megaliths as well as the Cirque de Navacelles and the small authentic village of Vissec. You will also grow up to St Pierre's windmill of La Fage and its Cirque du bout du monde
A quiet buckle of 100 kms in the Regional Park of Grands Causses  

hikes : Moulin de la Foux Time : 3h30 Dif. of level : 150 m
  Cirque du bout du Monde Time :  1h00 Dif. of level : 60 m

Jour 5

 Bambouseraie d'Anduze and Mer de Rochers à Sauve

In the northeast, between St Hippolyte du Fort and Anduze, the road will carry you along Gardon rivers, for a 150 km circuit between wild Cevennes and Garrigues. To the program : the visit of the Bamboo plantation of Anduze and the small train of Cevennes, a stroll in the "sea of Rocks" (Mer de Rocher à Sauve) and why not the Musée de la Fourche.

 

Rides : La Bambouseraie Time : 2h à 3h00 Dénivelé 0 m
  La Mer de Rocher à sauve Time :  1h30 Dénivelé 100 m

La bambouseraie

Jour 6

La source du Durzon

On the tracks of the Knight Templars

A tour to visit le most famous templar cities : La Couvertoirade, St Eulalie de Cernon, La Cavalerie and their historical ramparts.

 

130 kms to discover the history of  the Order of the Knight Templars

 

Hikes :

La Couvertoirade

Time : 1h30

Dénivelé 60 m

  Sources du Durzon Time : 2h00 Dénivelé 150 m

 

Day 7 : Departure after breakfast

 

Rate 2010 : 276 €/pers. (at least 2 people)

                  258 €/child of less than 13 years

 

 

The price includes : guestroom (double room), the breakfast and evening meals (Wine and coffee) - Towels and sheets included. The road book and of course, all advices  you need for an unforgettable stay.

 

This price doesn't include: the visits of sites and museums. The personal spendings

We can adapt the duration of your stay - groups rate from  8 persons (if you want more informations, thank you to contacting us)

 

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Geographical situation of your place of hosting (accommodation facilities 12 persons)

 

 

Between 4 departments:

Spend your holidays between  Gard,  Hérault,  Aveyron and Lozère


Stays between Southern Cevennes and the Grands Causses

and to go through them better our guesthouse the Escapade in Cevennes


Holidays in the South of France, near the Mediterranean Sea,

in limit of regions Languedoc Roussillon and Midi-Pyrénées,

between Nimes, Montpellier and Millau