Causse de Gelle

Date of your route : Apr 13, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

An easy route, completely flat and with little shade. We did this route twice, once in the middle of summer under the blazing sun, which I would not recommend. This hike is nice for those who want to take a stroll with friends on the limestone plateau, but it is quite monotonous. There are no remarkable sites and no viewpoints that are really worth seeing. The directions in the PDF for the first kilometre are confusing, and both times we had to refer to the map and a GPS to find our way.

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Date of your route : Aug 18, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A pleasant walk with a variety of landscapes (countryside, fields, valley, woods) and paths (tarmac, stony, earth), very easy. There are some pretty houses in Gelles to admire at the start/end of the route. We were able to enjoy some delicious wild blackberries along the way!
We completed this hike in about 2 hours and 20 minutes with three children aged between 3 and 8. We're not used to walking at all, but the two "big ones" aged 5 and 8 did well, while the 3-year-old had to be carried for most of the hike (parents: bring a baby carrier and snacks!).
There is plenty of shade along the route, so we didn't get too hot despite the sunshine.

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Date of your route : Jul 19, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Walk, 90% in oak forest, so where are the "beautiful views"? Take a circular route to see the village of La Viguerie, with its beautiful, perfectly maintained stately homes.

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Date of your route : May 02, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Like Sergio, you need to use the school as a landmark to find the starting point; there are several car parks nearby, and the town hall is very close by.
Also, like Beauvillage, I used the grassy path in Cabrilles that runs alongside the house, which is much more pleasant than the tarmac at the start. What's more, you return to Gelles very close to the starting car park.

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Date of your route : Oct 08, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Very busy route : No

Impossible to find the start. The father of the swimming pool is an aberration because there is a school right in the same place, which is visible.
When we happened to find ourselves on the route, it was a pain to follow it.

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Date of your route : Feb 20, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

A pleasant walk along wide paths and tracks, which can be combined with a circular route in the valley on the GR 62 B towards La Viguerie. At the end of the walk, rather than returning by road, at point 1 in Cabrilles, you can return to the village via the grassy path.

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Date of your route : Jun 27, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Very pleasant walk but quicker than indicated (1 hour 40 minutes)
No difficulty
Alternating shaded and more open areas, perfect on a sunny day!
Thank you very much!

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Date of your route : Feb 17, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average

An easy walk, typical of the Causse plateau, with stone walls and views over the Diège valley.

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Date of your route : Jan 16, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

Easy and very pleasant hike

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Date of your route : Jul 23, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

Very poor signage... What a shame.

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Date of your route : Apr 04, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

A nice, easy stroll.

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Date of your route : Jun 29, 2018
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

A beautiful hike on the Cosse, best done early in the morning to see wild boars and deer.

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Date of your route : Feb 20, 2018
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average

:beautiful, very easy walk
beautiful stone walls typical of the region
We extended this route by about 2 km with a descent into the Diége Valley
with a little more elevation gain, of course
we finished under snowflakes

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Date of your route : Mar 17, 2018
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

We really enjoyed the "path lined with stone walls".
Lovely walk on the Causse.
Thank you.

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