Les Costières de Nîmes

A walk winding through the hilly surroundings of the town of Vauvert and the Costières de Nîmes plateau, renowned for its wines.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 14.33 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 4h 35 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Moderate

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 173 m
  • ↘
    Descent: - 164 m

  • ▲
    Highest point: 111 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 29 m
  • ⚐ Country: France
  • ⚐ District: Vauvert (30600)
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 43.692311° / E 4.275187°
  • ❏
    IGN map(s): Ref. 2943OT
  • Hour-by-hour weather

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Description of the walk

Departure from the car park, Rue Victor Hugo.

(S/E) Walk up this street heading west, following the well-maintained yellowPR® markings. Pass the church on your left and continue to the crossroads of Rue du Portail and Rue des Juifs.

(1) Take Rue du Portail on the left, continue left onto Rue Barbes and then Chemin du Pic d'Etienne, which is a continuation of the same road.

(2) Once at the fork, take Chemin Vieux de Beauvoisin on the left. Cross Valat de la Reyne, then turn right, following thePR® trail, and continue until you reach a junction at a place called Jacquet, just before the 96 mark.

(3) Turn left and then right onto Combe Jannet. Follow thePR® trail, ignoring all the paths on either side, to reach Ravin du Roc des Camps.

(4) Leave the yellow markings here, turn right at the hairpin bend and climb up Ravin du Roc des Camps until you reach the top. Continue straight ahead along the edge of the field for 100 metres.

(5) Turn left. Ignore a wide path on the right and continue to the junction with a road. Turn right and follow this road to the crossroads before Mas de Listerne.

(6) Leave the road and take the path on the left to reach Mas Franco-Italien.

(7) Take the road on the right and follow it straight ahead, ignoring all paths leading off to the right or left, to reach the Chemin d'Arles.

(8) Leave the road and follow the red and white markings ofthe GR®653(Chemin de Saint-Jacques de Compostelle) on the right, which leads to the first crossroads.

(1) Turn left and follow the outward route back to the car park (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 29 m - Victor Hugo car park
  2. 1 : km 0.31 - alt. 43 m - Rue du Portail
  3. 2 : km 1.11 - alt. 48 m - Fork, left
  4. 3 : km 3.02 - alt. 94 m - Jacquet, on the left
  5. 4 : km 5.54 - alt. 70 m - Roc des Camps ravine, on the right at the hairpin bend
  6. 5 : km 6.42 - alt. 109 m - Exit the ravine on the left.
  7. 6 : km 8.48 - alt. 97 m - Mas de Listerne crossroads, on the left
  8. 7 : km 9.02 - alt. 94 m - Mas Franco Italien, on the right
  9. 8 : km 10.98 - alt. 77 m - GR653, on the right
  10. S/E : km 14.33 - alt. 30 m - Victor Hugo car park

Notes

The car park is sometimes full, but there are others in the town centre.
GPS recommended: many paths are not shown on IGN maps.
Don't forget to bring water.

Worth a visit

The old town of Vauvert with its gates and wash houses.

Always be cautious and plan ahead when you're outdoors. Visorando and the author of this route cannot be held responsible for any accidents occurring on this route.

The GR® and PR® markings are the intellectual property of the Fédération Française de Randonnée Pédestre.

Reviews and comments

3.8 / 5
Based on 9 reviews

Reliability of the description
3.8 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.3 / 5
Route interest
3.4 / 5
Jean-Bernard
Jean-Bernard

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 31, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

It's good for getting back into the swing of things, no difficulties, some nice sections, especially in the sand dunes!!! On the other hand, a bit too much tarmac and not very interesting. A shame.

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jerfa84
jerfa84

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 10, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A pleasant hike. The GPS came in handy in some places (old PR markings were missing at crossroads).

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rachot53
rachot53

Overall rating : 3.7 / 5

Date of your route : Jan 29, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

Good hike but the road can be avoided. Study in advance.
No particular tourist or visual interest.
It is best to park in front of the cemetery.

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thierry cuffaro
thierry cuffaro

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : May 06, 2018
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

I did this hike alone in early May, in sunny weather, with ideal temperatures and vegetation in bloom... I used the app's GPS, so I didn't have to search at all. This is really useful when you leave the road before arriving in Beauvoisin and just after when you start the small climb. Once past the factory, instead of heading back to Vauvert, I did a circular route via Gallician. I returned to Vauvert via the greenway, covering a total of 26 km in 5 hours, including a lunch break at the restaurant bar in Gallician. Without the circular route, it would have taken me 3 hours at a brisk walking pace. A varied walk through the woods and then the vineyards, with no difficulty. Perhaps a little too much tarmac road, though.

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Perruchot1904
Perruchot1904

Overall rating : 3.7 / 5

Date of your route : Nov 26, 2017
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average

Moderate hike. Review the street names in Vauvert: it seems to me that the names have changed. In addition, the direction of the streets has been reversed (too many one-way streets or no-entry streets). It is difficult to find your way around. I had to do the hike in reverse compared to the map.

A bit too much road (tarmac).

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bibi
bibi ★

Thank you for your feedback. Could the street names have changed? It's possible. Please provide us with the information on the direction signs so that we can include it in the description
Kind regards

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naberfer
naberfer

Overall rating : 3.7 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 29, 2017
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

Hello,
I did this hike this weekend. The problem was at the start, at the junction of Rue Portail and Rue des Juifs. I couldn't find Rue Portail, but I found Rue Barbes instead.
At points 3 and 5, there are destinations marked on the posts. Please note them on the description to make it easier to follow the hike. At point 8, it is difficult to find the Way of St James.
Otherwise, it's an interesting walk through the vineyards.

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nicviso
nicviso

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 09, 2017
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

What a pleasant surprise to find a wild spot between two nearby villages.

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Levant
Levant

The technical data sheet states a cumulative elevation gain of 135 metres.

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25MENAI
25MENAI

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : May 08, 2016
Reliability of the description : Not used / Not applicable
Ease of following the route : Not used / Not applicable
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

I did roughly the same route in May 2016. For me, the most interesting part is everything in the undergrowth, as it's quite unexpected in this vineyard region.
Carried away by my momentum, or misjudging my position, I missed the change of direction at point 8 and found myself walking along a section of the Philippe Lamour canal in Gallician. It's not bad either, but the climb back up to Vauvert is long.

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GORDINI07
GORDINI07

Very disappointing is a bit of an exaggeration!
especially since we changed the proposed route.
It must be said that it was so cold that it could have knocked the horns off the Camargue bulls...
The new elevation indicated is perfect!
Best regards
JP

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bernardino
bernardino ★

Hello
Yes, sometimes errors do occur. This is particularly true for elevation data.
After recalculating, the elevation now seems much closer to the figures you kindly provided.
Could you also tell us why you found this route very disappointing?
Have a nice day.

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GORDINI07
GORDINI07

Overall rating : 2 / 5

Date of your route : Jan 06, 2017
Reliability of the description : ★☆☆☆☆ Very disappointing
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★☆☆☆☆ Very disappointing

Hello
I didn't do exactly the same route, but I can tell you that there isn't a 1,700-metre elevation gain!
Even if you remove a zero, it's still too much!
The figures need to be corrected!
Happy New Year to all
JP

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