The cliff walk
Corniche du Chassezac
Corniche du Chassezac - SPL Cévennes d'Ardèche
Berrias-et-Casteljau

The cliff walk

Water and geology
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On this walk you can admire the Chassezac river from the top of the cliff. Caution: Do not approach the edge.

The Bois de Païolive wood hides a landscape consisting of limestone rocks with dissolved contours, which are the foundation for a Mediterranean forest.


Description

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 L'Estong car park, follow the yellow paint waymarks.

  1. At L’Estong car park, follow “La corniche 0,5 km”,
  2. At “La Corniche”, follow “La Gleysasse 0,8 km”.
  3. At “La Gleysasse”, follow “Parking de l'Estong 2,3 km”.
  4. Return via “Parking de l’Estong 1,2 km”.


Caution ! Do not appraoch the cliff edge. The rocks can be slippery.

  • Departure : Berrias et Casteljau
  • Arrival : Berrias et Casteljau
  • Towns crossed : Berrias-et-Casteljau and Les Vans

Forecast


Altimetric profile


Recommandations

This walk, while in the “easy” category, is rocky and steep in parts and slippery when wet. You must have appropriate footwear.

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.

You must stay on the waymarked paths to preserve this fragile environment, which is a protected site of the European network Natura 2000 and a sensitive natural space.


Information desks

Tourism office Cévennes d'Ardèche, Les Vans

Place Ollier, 07140 Les Vans

https://www.cevennes-ardeche.comcontact@cevennes-ardeche.com04 75 37 24 48

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

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Transport

Please limit car use. Think public transport and car-sharing instead. All public transport can be found at https://www.laregionvoustransporte.fr/


Access and parking

From Les Vans (6 km), drive towards Alès on the D901, then the D252 to reach L’Estong car park.
From Joyeuse (16 km), drive towards Alès on the D104, then turn right onto the D252 to reach L’Estong car park.

Parking :

L'Estong car park, Berrias-et-Casteljau

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Source

Parc national des Cévenneshttp://www.cevennes-parcnational.fr/

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