Puechagut ou la forêt des sens
Over a distance of 900 metres from the car park (there-and-back), immerse yourself in forest and enjoy a magnificent panorama. Discover the history of this unusual site and the diversity of the surroundings thanks to 5 sensory-education stops. There is a breadcrumb trail throughout the circuit as well as regular areas for resting. Take the time to observe, listen and feel !
5 points of interest
Pépinière en 1903 - ONF 
HistoryImmersion in Puéchagut
Puéchagut gets its name from the local relief: puech means peak or summit, and agut means pointed, hence the translation of “pointed mountain”.
In the old days, the Maison des Cévennes was a farming estate producing livestock and crops grown on terraces. In the late 19th century, it became an arboretum including a forester’s house as part of the vast reforestation programme on the Aigoual massif. What is now the car park used to be one of the 37 tree nurseries.
Reconnaître par l'écorce - Antoine Philippe ONF 
FloraIdentifying trees by their bark
My bark is fissured and comes away in layers; my straight trunks used to be made into ship’s masts – who am I?
Atlas cedar, Douglas fir, Corsican pine, beech: would you be able to tell them by their bark ?
Les résineux et leurs cônes - Antoine Philippe ONF FloraConifers and their cones
Cones are the structures which contain a conifer’s reproductive organs. Most softwood trees have both female cones and male cones. The ones you see on the ground are female. It often takes several years for them to grow on the tree; they open in the heat to liberate the seeds that they contain. Austrian pine, Douglas fir, Atlas cedar: would you be able to tell them by their cones ?
Reconnaître par les feuilles - Antoine Philippe ONF FloraIdentifying trees by their leaves
Puechagut path has a diversity of deciduous trees. This is due to the arboretum and the sunny exposure. Simple or compound leaves, the layout of the leaf veins: learn how to identify eight different varieties of deciduous tree, all of them visible by the edge of the path.
Belvédère - Antoine Philippe ONF 
LandscapeViewpoint
The forest of the senses opens up for a scenic view. Enjoy!
Forecast
Altimetric profile
Recommandations
For your own safety and to preserve the site, you must stay on the marked path.
Information desks
Tourism & national parc'house
Col de la Serreyrède, 30570 Val d'Aigoual
The Maison de l'Aigoual houses the tourism office Mont Aigoual Causses Cévennes and the Maison du Parc national. This visitor centre provides information on and raises awareness of the Cévennes National Park, its sites and events as well as the rules that must be observed in the National Park's central zone.
On site: changing exhibitions, video projections, Festival Nature events and shop Open year-round
Tourism office Cévennes and Navacelles, Le Vigan
Maison de pays, place du Marché, BP 21, 30120 Le Vigan
This office is part of the National Park's associated tourist-information network, whose mission is to provide information on, and raise awareness of, the sites and events as well as the rules that must be observed in the National Park's central zone.
Open year-round
Access and parking
From Le Vigan – Mont Aigoual on the D999 and D48n
Parking :
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