Col de Saint-Dionisy walks

A walk in scrubland from Langlade to the Gallo-Roman site of the Oppidum de Nages offering a view of the entire Vaunage with the Cevennes, the sea and Pic-Saint-Loup in the distance. It ends with a visit to the village of Langlade with its narrow streets, mill, its temple, its 2 squares... and its ancient houses.

Not far from Nîmes, Roman and Gallo-Roman remains are legion (so to speak). Castellas, oppidums and Roman fountains line the Roque-de-Vif hill, surrounded by four charming villages in the Vaunage region: Saint-Dionisy to the north, Nages and Solorgues to the south, and Langlade to the east, with its pretty windmill.

This hike from Langlade will take you through the heath to the Oppidum de Nages, the Roque de Viou and the Castelas via paths that are sometimes in the undergrowth and sometimes on the cliff edge with views of the Vaunage. A beautiful variation on another hike in the same area.