1. On Fageas ridge (day 1)
Aire de Côte, an old forester’s house, is now a stopover gite. It straddles two municipalities and two departments: Saint-André-de-Valborgne (Gard) and Bassurels (Lozère). Ideally located for hiking, it provides access in several directions: to the Aigoual massif, north, south, the ridges and the valleys leading to the villages.
Description
Start at “St André de Valborgne”, by the church (yellow waymarks).
Walk towards “Aire de Côte” via “La virevolte”.
- On reaching the top of the climb, at "la combe Radal" crossroads, take the track on the left on the GR®7 (red-and-white waymarks), towards “Aire de Côte”.
- Take the draille (drovers’ road) and continue to “Aire de Côte” (yellow waymarks).
- Departure : Saint-André de Valborgne
- Arrival : Aire de côte
- Towns crossed : Saint-André-de-Valborgne and Bassurels
Forecast
Altimetric profile
Recommandations
NB : Long climb without shade. Do not attempt this climb on summer afternoons.
Make sure your equipment is appropriate for the day’s weather conditions. Remember that the weather changes quickly in the mountains. Take enough water, wear sturdy shoes and put on a hat. Please close any gates and barriers behind you.
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 Mont Aigoual Causses Cévennes, Lassale
Centre Viala, rue de la Place, 30460 Lasalle
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
Tourism office Mont Aigoual Causses Cévennes, Saint-André-de-Valborgne
les quais, 30940 Saint-André-de-Valborgne
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.
Tourism office Mont Aigoual Causses Cévennes, Valleraugue
7 quartier des Horts, 30570 Valleraugue
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
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