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Berrias-et-Casteljau walks
The Granges Necropolis
Visorando Member
3.64 mi
+167 ft
-167 ft
1h 50
Easy
Departure from Berrias-et-Casteljau (Ardèche)
The Granges Necropolis is one of the most important dolmen sites in Ardèche. This short, easy circuit allows hikers to discover some of them while enjoying the landscape, vegetation and waterways of the limestone plateaus of lower Ardèche.
Around Païolive: from necropolis to hermitage, from desert to forest
7.15 mi
+623 ft
-640 ft
3h 50
Moderate
Departure from Berrias-et-Casteljau (Ardèche)
This hike will take you to a megalithic necropolis and a desert plain inhabited long ago by those who were buried there. It will take you to the village of Berrias, up to the Païolive woods, which you will cross, and then to the hermitage of Saint-Eugène, which is still in use, before allowing you to admire the Chassezac gorges from the magnificent cliff.
Casteljau Peninsula - La Grotte du Renard
2.48 mi
+741 ft
-738 ft
1h 45
Moderate
Departure from Berrias-et-Casteljau (Ardèche)
A beautiful loop that allows you to discover the Chassezac Gorges with passages at river level and others on the heights with beautiful views. For the more adventurous, there is the possibility of exploring caves.
And to wash off (depending on the season), you can relax in the river.
Ideal for children, although the cliff passages require parents' full attention.
Short loop around the Granzon stream
5.68 mi
+591 ft
-564 ft
3h 10
Moderate
Departure from Banne (Ardèche)
The Granzon stream canyon is a magical place that tour operators won't take you to. Go there, but don't tell anyone... The return route is via the plateau and a small road. Those allergic to tarmac may prefer to do a round trip.
Circular loop through the Bois de Païolive and Ruisseau du Granzon
10.20 mi
+709 ft
-696 ft
5h 20
Moderate
Departure from Les Vans (Ardèche)
After crossing the Bois de Païolive, the route follows the Ruisseau du Granzon. After climbing out of the canyon, the return journey is via the plateau. An enchanting route and landscape. The use of GPS and the Visorando app may be necessary.
Around Berrias-et-Casteljau
7.57 mi
+433 ft
-417 ft
3h 50
Moderate
Departure from Berrias-et-Casteljau (Ardèche)
A hike to discover the banks of the Chassezac, the villages of Berrias and Casteljau, Ardèche hamlets with, as a bonus, a passage through the Bois de Païolive and a view of the Gorges du Chassezac.
At the start, when you walk along the Chassezac and in the Bois de Païolive, there are many paths. A GPS may be useful.
Short tour of the drystone shelters at Maison Neuve
6.57 mi
+558 ft
-558 ft
3h 30
Moderate
Departure from Chandolas (Ardèche)
This family hike begins with magnificent views of the Chassezac gorges, then crosses a karstic rocky chaos in a Tolkien-esque forest. Further on, you will find drystone shelters, ancient dry stone shelters. The return journey offers a classic route through the limestone landscapes of southern Ardèche along a small road that is little used out of season (those allergic to tarmac will find some alternative routes through heath).
Between chaos and heath north of Chassezac
9.93 mi
+817 ft
-830 ft
5h 15
Moderate
Departure from Chandolas (Ardèche)
This route offers beautiful views of the cliffs and gorges of the Chassezac, rocky terrain, ancient dry stone constructions and a return route through a landscape of heath that is perhaps less poetic but nevertheless typical of the southern Ardèche.
Heath and the Chassezac cliff face from Chandolas
12.01 mi
+850 ft
-869 ft
6h 15
Difficult
Departure from Chandolas (Ardèche)
A long route through the heath around Chandolas with some very wild paths. The highlight is a final section along a ledge above Chassezac, which is dizzying but not difficult provided you remain cautious. The use of a map app is strongly recommended, preferably OpenStreetMap, as there are many tracks in the heath.
The Bois de Païolive (small loop)
3.20 mi
+256 ft
-256 ft
1h 40
Easy
Departure from Les Vans (Ardèche)
The Païolive forest is an ancient forest in the south of the Ardèche, occupied since prehistoric times, with a remarkable geological context and biodiversity. It overlooks the Chassezac gorges. In this karstic landscape, there are numerous zoomorphic rocks, a multitude of trails and viewpoints, not to mention many caves. Much of the walk is shaded. Really very nice.
From the Rochers de Païolive to the resurgences of the Ruisseau de Granzon
7.88 mi
+561 ft
-531 ft
4h 05
Difficult
Departure from Les Vans (Ardèche)
This unmarked route, which sometimes even leaves the trails, requires an IGN map and GPS, and leads to remote and wild areas of the Bois de Païolive and the upper part of the Ruisseau du Granzon.
From Chassezac to Sentier Roche via Sentier des Drystone Shelters
8.05 mi
+1,342 ft
-1,319 ft
4h 50
Difficult
Departure from Berrias-et-Casteljau (Ardèche)
A very pleasant hike along the Chassezac, then on the Sentier des Drystone Shelters. Return via the Sentier Roche and a small wood in Païolive. Superb landscape of the Ardèche Cévennes.I recommend using the GPX track as there are countless small paths.Hike for experienced hikers. I rated the walk as difficult not because of its length or elevation gain, but because of the many rocky areas and scree slopes to cross. It is physically demanding between (9) and (10) and from (15) to (S/E) Warning: do not attempt this hike in rainy weather as the rocky, limestone terrain is very slippery.
Circular Banne route via Le Mazel and Montgros
3.69 mi
+522 ft
-525 ft
2h 10
Easy
Departure from Banne (Ardèche)
A short walk that climbs up to the heights above the charming little village of Banne and descends back down via a pretty paved slanting street.
Short circular loop in Banne
1.16 mi
+233 ft
-249 ft
0h 45
Easy
Departure from Banne (Ardèche)
The village of Banne is charming and the view from the ruins of the castle, destroyed during the Revolution, is quite breathtaking. The walk described here is very short and easy, unless you prefer not to walk on a stony path. Perfect as a pre-dinner or after-dinner stroll.
Combe Longue, Bannelle and Le Mazel
4.17 mi
+971 ft
-997 ft
2h 45
Difficult
Departure from Banne (Ardèche)
A pleasant hike offering the chance to discover, first and foremost, a typical landscape of lush vegetation (particularly holm oaks) interspersed with limestone formations.
Also particularly interesting is the crossing of a sharp limestone pavement at the summit of Bannelle. This is a limestone plateau that has been eroded over time, forming joints that give it a ruin-like appearance.
The Païolive Woods
5.69 mi
+509 ft
-499 ft
3h 05
Moderate
Departure from Les Vans (Ardèche)
Discover a particularly interesting wood above the town of Les Vans.Comments about this route: I did this route in 2013, and it turns out that some signs have been added since then (signposts and probably markings), which is to be expected. Hikers can then explore other trails but will always find something unique and interesting in this remarkable wood, with no chance of getting lost.
Amidst sandstone and olive trees, the church of Payzac and the Chapel of Sainte-Appolonie
6.99 mi
+1,001 ft
-1,004 ft
4h 05
Moderate
Departure from Les Assions (Ardèche)
An easy walk through woods, vineyards and olive groves at the foot of the Ardèche Cévennes. Beautiful views at both ends of the route.
Dolmen Trail in Saint-Paul-le-Jeune
3.14 mi
+285 ft
-262 ft
1h 40
Easy
Departure from Saint-Paul-le-Jeune (Ardèche)
A short walk through the heath dotted with a few dolmens in varying states of repair, but nonetheless interesting for their burial mounds and magnificent limestone slabs, which have unfortunately partially collapsed.
You can also see two shepherds’ drystone shelters, known locally as ‘drystone shelters’, one of which is in good condition.