Randonnée avec 4 étapes. Prévoir l'équipement nécessaire et indispensable.
Ce circuit permet de profiter de la grande diversité des paysages entre la haute vallée de la Loire, sauvage et à l'ambiance presque méditerranéenne, et le mont Mézenc avec son plateau à perte de vue et une végétation d'altitude.
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Activity: Walking -
Distance: 97.02 km
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Average duration: 4 days
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Difficulty: Difficult
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Back to start: Yes
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Ascent: + 2,318 m
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Descent: - 2,302 m
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Highest point: 1,582 m
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Lowest point: 701 m
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Country: France
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Area: Massif central
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District: Saint-Julien-Chapteuil (43260)
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Start/End: N 45.050095° / E 4.108716°
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Stages of the route
This route needs several days, find the details below:
Notes
Worth a visit
Randonnée dédiée à Danièle ;-)
Other walks in the area
The two knolls and Jules Romains
The route passes in front of Jules Romains' house and takes you up to two knolls facing each other above the Sumène valley, Mont Rouge and Peyre de Bard. It allows you to explore part of the Pays des Sucs in a circular route.
Le Meygal and Pic du Lisieux from Monedeyres
This route is a pleasant way to spend a hot summer's day, with numerous viewpoints (Forez, Pilat, Alps, Mézenc) and climbs through the forest. In particular, it allows you to fully enjoy the unique relief of the massif, with its very numerous knolls. A refreshing stop in Recharinges (fountain, bar) allows you to tackle the final climb in the best possible conditions.
The Meygal tour
This hike, in the heart of the Meygal forest, is ideal in the heat of summer. It offers beautiful views, especially from the summit of Testavoyre, where you can look out over the Meygal mountains.
Balcony walk around Saint-Julien-Chapteuil
This short hike allows you to discover hamlets overlooking Saint-Julien-Chapteuil, a few mills, bread ovens, Béates houses, a thatched cottage... all in a variety of environments (meadows, short grass, coniferous and beech forests...). Most of the route is in open country.
Queyrères - Le Puy-en-Velay
Fifteenth stage of the Way of St James. In the heart of the Meygal, Queyrières, a village in the Haute-Loire department, stands beside its basalt rock. From there, you begin the descent towards Le Puy-en-Velay, passing through Saint-Julien-Chapteuil and its mills that once lined the Sumène. A gentle end to the route with a leisurely finish as you arrive in Le Puy-en-Velay, a major pilgrimage site.
Loop between Le Meygal and Queyrières
Short loop starting from the Meygal Forest. After crossing the forest, a balcony path with beautiful views of the surrounding knolls leads you to the village of Queyrières, which is topped by a remarkable basalt dyke. After crossing the village of Monedeyres, you climb back up through pleasant undergrowth.
The Grand Testavoyre
This circuit takes you to the summit of the Grand Testavoyre (pronounced testa-wouaire), the highest point of the Meygal. From up there, you can see the entire massif, dotted with numerous conical peaks.
Another highlight of this hike is discovering the rural heritage, in particular the typical houses of the hamlet of Villaret and the false church of Monedeyres.
Le Knoll de Chapteuil from Saint-Julien-Chapteuil
This is an easy hike that offers beautiful views of the Saint-Julien basin and a visit to the ruins of the Château du Seigneur de Chapteuil. There are very few sections on small roads. This is a great hike if you have friends who are not used to hiking; they will come back delighted!
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