From the Recoumène Viaduct to the Meyzous Plateau

This hike takes you to the Recoumène viaduct, the village of Monastier-sur-Gazeille and the Meyzous plateau.
The most beautiful part is the crossing of the Meyzous plateau amid meadows and dry stone walls.
Throughout the route, you can admire different views of the Recoumène bridge and the Devès, Meygal and Mézenc mountain ranges.

Details

n°2116592

Creation:
26 May 2019

Last update:
09 Jan 2024

Last review:
03 Apr 2023

Activity: Walking
Distance: 8.41 km
Average duration: 2h 50
Difficulty: Easy
Back to start: Yes
Ascent: + 153 m
Descent: - 153 m
Highest point: 1,100 m
Lowest point: 943 m

Country: France
Area: Massif central
District: Le Monastier-sur-Gazeille (43150)
Start/End: N 44.932394° / E 4.016004°
IGN map(s): Ref. 2836OT
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Description of the walk

Departure from the car park near the Recoumène Viaduct.

(S/E) From the car park, cross the D500 road carefully and continue along the old railway line. Follow the wide path for about 1 km, then join and stay on the tarmac road for about 900 metres. Walk along the school wall on your right until you reach the pedestrian crossing.

(1) Carefully cross the D500 road and continue along Rue des Pénitents (one-way street, closed to vehicles over 2 metres wide). At the end of the street, turn right and ignore the stairs leading uphill. Reach Place du Vallat and walk along the castle on your left.

(2) At the end of the square, turn immediately right and cross the bridge over the D500 road, following the red and white^GR®430markings. At the end of the bridge, turn left and continue along the road. After about 50 metres, go straight ahead at the crossroads. At the next Y-junction, turn right. In a bend, leave the direction of Artaud on your right and continue along Allée de Bellevue for about 500 metres.

(3) At the crossroads (2nd Allée de Bellevue sign), turn right onto the stone path that climbs towards the Meyzous plateau^and follow the yellow^PR® markings^. On the plateau, near the statue of the Virgin Mary, continue along the wide stone path. At the Y-junction, ignore the path that branches off to the right and follow the^GR®430and^PR® markings^.

(4) When you reach the tarmac road, turn left onto it. At the Y-junction near a fire hydrant, keep left on the road.

(5) At the farm building, continue straight ahead on the^PR® and^GR® path for about 1.3 km.

(6) Leave the red and white^GR® markings and turn right at the sign indicating PR®240 and PR® 183. Join the small path lined with dry stone walls and follow the yellow markings to the village of Meyzous.

(7) Continue along the tarmac road and follow the hairpin bend to the left, ignoring the dirt track that branches off to the right and the yellow^PR® markings^. At the T-junction, turn left and join the D500 road.

(8) At the bus shelter, turn right onto the D500 road and follow it carefully to reach the car park (S/E).

Waypoints

S/E : km 0 - alt. 947 m - Car park near the Recoumène Viaduct - Gazeille (rivière)
1 : km 1.95 - alt. 953 m - Crossing the D500
2 : km 2.34 - alt. 954 m - Turn right onto the bridge.
3 : km 2.89 - alt. 974 m - Crossroads on the right. GR
4 : km 4.48 - alt. 1,039 m - Turn left at the road. GR
5 : km 4.9 - alt. 1,061 m - Straight ahead
6 : km 6.26 - alt. 1,090 m - Signs PR°°®°°240 and PR°°®°° 183
7 : km 7.34 - alt. 1,025 m - Village of Meyzous
8 : km 7.56 - alt. 1,004 m - Bus shelter
S/E : km 8.41 - alt. 947 m - Car park near the Recoumène Viaduct

Reviews and comments

4.2 / 5

Based on 8 reviews

Reliability of the description
4.1 / 5

Ease of following the route
4.1 / 5

Route interest
4.3 / 5

Julien2209

03 Apr 2023 at 18:04 7200

Hello.
Ah, yes, that is a problem... However, the description is very clear: the walk starts from the Recoumène viaduct car park.
To get there from Le Monastier-sur-Gazeille, head towards Freycenet Latour. At the first crossroads, turn left towards Freycenet Latour and after about 200 metres you will arrive at the car park.
You can also use the GPS coordinates or the Visorando app to find your way to the starting point.

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Florence43700

03 Apr 2023 at 14:06 7200

Overall rating : 1.3 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 03, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Ease of following the route : ★☆☆☆☆ Very disappointing
Route interest : ★☆☆☆☆ Very disappointing
Very busy route : No

What nonsense! We don't even know where to start!

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pauline.delabre

14 May 2022 at 14:23 7200 • Edited: 14 May 2022 at 14:56 7200

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : May 14, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

The Meyous plateau is beautiful, wild but so pleasant thanks to its calm and silence.
To be repeated!!!!!

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Selligus

22 Nov 2021 at 18:12 3600

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Nov 22, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A very beautiful hike, no difficulty, take the time to visit Monastier, on the plateau there is a beautiful 360-degree panorama and the route is consistent in every way with the reality of the terrain 👍

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23 Aug 2021 at 19:32 7200

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BG30

19 Jul 2021 at 18:40 7200

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 18, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

At the start of the hike, in the village of Le Monastier, close to the castle, don't hesitate to take a short detour to admire the magnificent façade of the abbey church and the Place du Couvent.
There are beautiful 360° panoramic views from the plateau. The least interesting part is the descent on the road between the hamlet of Meyzous and the viaduct, but it is not very long.

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Annec

24 Jul 2020 at 14:04 7200

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 24, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

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krin1107

20 May 2020 at 18:33 7200

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : May 17, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

We really enjoyed this hike with its superb panoramic views and the crossing of beautiful flower-filled meadows surrounded by dry stone walls and drystone shelters, passing through a hamlet of typical houses built of black volcanic stone with slate roofs. It was really very pleasant. The Recoumène viaduct is worth a detour. It was very windy on the plateau that day, but the weather was fine. Easy route. Suitable for children aged 5 and above. However, there were a few long stretches on the road and we had a few disappointments along the way due to unclear descriptions of certain sections, which resulted in a few detours and extra walking, but this did not spoil our enjoyment!

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Tich30

17 Aug 2019 at 14:42 7200

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 14, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

Easy hike, slight mistake at the start in finding the cross. Beautiful view!

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