The Camisards' Cave from Euzet

Small circuit around Euzet, to discover the Cave or Baume des Camisards.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 9.60 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 3h 20 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Moderate

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 199 m
  • ↘
    Descent: - 198 m

  • ▲
    Highest point: 300 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 140 m
  • ⚐ Country: France
  • ⚐ City: Euzet (30360)
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 44.075551° / E 4.233087°
  • ❏
    IGN map(s): Ref. 2841E
  • Hour-by-hour weather

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Description of the walk

Start : Town hall of Euzet ( Place de la Mairie 30360)

(S/E) Go past the town hall and continue up the street opposite. Turn right into the Rue Étroite, then left into the Rue du Château and finally right into the Chemin de la Citerne.

(1) Turn right onto a long but not too difficult uphill path.

(2) At the T junction, turn right.

(3) At the signpost "La Citerne", continue in direction of 'Camp Romain' on the DFCI track to the left.

(4) Turn left on the path which descends towards the Baume des Camisards.

(5) On reaching the botanical path, with small explanatory panels on the flora, turn right to go to the Baume des Camisards (A). Continue on the path for about 100 metres. Ignore a possible shortcut on the right (B) and return to the signpost "La Baume des Camisards".

(5) Continue on the other part of the botanical path. At the signpost "Les Silos" continue towards 'Combe de France' by the eroded path: be careful.

(6) Follow the path to the right and reach a track at a hairpin bend. Go to the right.

(7) Stay on this track by going to the right and continue until the crossing with another track.

(8) Turn left and join the path that follows the old railway track. Turn right, cross the viaduct (C) and pass under three successive bridges.

(9) Turn left towards Monteils after the 3rd bridge. The marked path ends at the asphalt road; follow it to the left, pass the Mas Champion. Continue along a path on the right that runs alongside the dry stream, pass, on the right, a ford by the metal structure bridge. Further along, a horse riding centre before reaching a tarmac road.

(10) At the next crossroads, turn left and join the street called Les Issartoux and follow it to the right. Continue on Rue du Temple and finally turn right to return to the town hall (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 153 m - Town Hall
  2. 1 : km 0.38 - alt. 175 m - Village exit
  3. 2 : km 2.17 - alt. 294 m - Cross
  4. 3 : km 2.51 - alt. 292 m - Tanker
  5. 4 : km 3.63 - alt. 267 m - Camp Romain
  6. 5 : km 3.9 - alt. 237 m - Botanical trail
  7. 6 : km 4.79 - alt. 201 m - Combe de France
  8. 7 : km 5.04 - alt. 196 m - Cross
  9. 8 : km 5.61 - alt. 184 m - Runway junction
  10. 9 : km 7.14 - alt. 166 m - Bifurcation
  11. 10 : km 8.78 - alt. 147 m - Road crossing
  12. S/E : km 9.6 - alt. 154 m - Town Hall

Notes

Start : Town hall of Euzet ( Place de la Mairie 30360)

Parking : Park in the small car-park behind the town hall of Euzet: eight to ten places.

Walk translated by Wanderer du Gard originally from the French author Jessy1.

Worth a visit

(A) A plaque screwed on a rock in front of the cave was visible three years ago, but it has disappeared. It explained the historical facts relating to this place.

(B) You can explore the path after the cave. Take a right turn to reach the point (8) to shorten the hike.

(C) This old path passes over the viaduct in front of Mas Champion, then under three stone bridges. A small round trip to the second viaduct (9) allows you to have a nice view.

Reviews and comments

4.4 / 5
Based on 20 reviews

Reliability of the description
4.7 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.7 / 5
Route interest
4 / 5
durando
durando

Hello
I’ve already told you that this hike, or a number of hikes, aren’t suitable for the group because the car park is too small
Have a good day

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A Chasseloup
A Chasseloup

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Feb 09, 2026
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : Yes

Hike completed on Thursday, 5 February, under beautiful sunshine at the start, with rain forecast for 2 p.m., so we crossed the stream barefoot at around 3:30 p.m. It's a shame we couldn't find a path that didn't require crossing the stream.
The hikers really enjoyed this hike.

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User 28021590

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Dec 22, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Easy level route with lovely views

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User 3667386

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 28, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A very enjoyable hike. We took it at a leisurely pace. We were able to enjoy beautiful autumn sunshine, which made the route very pleasant.
Thank you for all your directions

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Claude R3.
Claude R3.

This hike is best done in spring, when everything is in bloom, or in autumn, but is not recommended in summer or during hot weather.

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Sandrine.B
Sandrine.B

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : May 28, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

The first part up to the caves is completely uninteresting, with wide paths in full sun and nothing to see. The caves are small but nice, especially for a picnic break. You can bend down and go right to the back. The second part is also in full sun. Be careful if you have a dog, as you pass in front of a large house with horses. My dog, who was on a leash, was attacked by their two dogs. Luckily, I had sticks, so I hit one of them and they ran off. Also be careful with dogs, as there is a lot of tarmac at the end. Otherwise, no difficulty, very easy

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Claude R3.
Claude R3.

Overall rating : 3.7 / 5

Date of your route : May 11, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : Yes

A short nature walk, the caves have nothing spectacular to show us.

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GEPE002
GEPE002

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Feb 11, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

For those who love railway remains and its history, you can find information on the Beaucaire Le Martinet line on the internet. As well as evacuating coal to the Rhône, this line took people to the spa at Euzet. We were able to visit the ghostly ruins for a long time, but the site is now inaccessible (fenced off).
Enjoy the walk.

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Alain De
Alain De

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Dec 28, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Very nice walk. A wide variety of routes.

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Bruno Cunzi
Bruno Cunzi

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 03, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

The route is easy to follow and very well signposted, with no difficulties. Superb vegetation and flowers everywhere, magnificent! Don't hesitate to go to the bottom of the cave (head down).
Thank you for the route

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BénéGlobeTrot’
BénéGlobeTrot’

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : May 26, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

The route is easy to follow as it's well signposted and there are no difficulties. Done in May with incredible vegetation and flowers everywhere, magnificent! Don't hesitate to go to the bottom of the cave (head down).
Thanks for the route!

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fontenette
fontenette

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 17, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Great walk in spring, as the first part of the route is full of flowers, with a new explanatory panel at the Camisards cave and a botanical trail. In the second part, there are some interesting railway structures to see.
Not very popular at this time of year.

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pyq
pyq

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Feb 27, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Nice little walk with beautiful views and interest in the old railway line.

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viret gabriel
viret gabriel

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

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

pour la grotte des camisards elle n'ait pas fermee et l'accès ce fait tres bien, tout est dégage .pencez a porter une lampe torche pour voir l'interrieur.rando en grosse partie sur piste et tres peu d'ombre

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Bnsyma
Bnsyma

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 20, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A very easy hike, sometimes in undergrowth, sometimes on a DFCI trail.
I didn't follow the description of the walk, just the route, which I found easy to use.

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