Les Gournies - Grange de Mounis

Bird's eye view of the Réals base and crossing the canyons.
Moderator's warning on 01/03/2021: Caution! GPS is useful for this hike. See reviews

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 5.16 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 1h 55 
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    Difficulty: Moderate

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 151 m
  • ↘
    Descent: - 146 m

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    Highest point: 158 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 39 m

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Description of the walk

(S/E) Departure from the Pont de Réals.
Follow the route called Les Gourniès. Follow the banks of the Orb towards the west.

(1) Take the path that climbs to the right with the blue cross, leaving the mountain bike trail, to reach the pylon.

(2) At the pylon, turn left and follow the route towards Causses-et-Veyran. Follow the track for just over two kilometres, ignoring two tracks that branch off to the right.
Following this track, you will pass a wild boar reserve, recognisable by its fence and watchtowers.

(3) At the end of the climb, you will come to a wide right-hand bend. Continue for 200 metres and, in the left-hand bend, leave the small path on your right. Continue along this track for 100 metres. At the small embankment, continue for another 40 metres and you will find a very small hunting path on your right.

(4) From this point onwards, there are no more signposts. Follow the path without straying too far from the trail, which generally follows the upper part of the valley on your right.
You will be surprised to discover at your feet, mainly on your right, the canyons that you saw along the way up. This path will take you back to your starting point.

You will enter what appears to be private property. Cross it and follow the path until you reach your destination (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 45 m - Réals Bridge - Orb (fleuve)
  2. 1 : km 1.16 - alt. 67 m - Climb up towards the pylon
  3. 2 : km 1.38 - alt. 106 m - Turn left after the high-voltage pylon
  4. 3 : km 2.96 - alt. 129 m - The end of the climb
  5. 4 : km 3.28 - alt. 154 m - Leave the existing markings and turn right
  6. S/E : km 5.16 - alt. 45 m - Réals Bridge

Notes

The advantage of this route: no paved roads.
Best done by following the route with a GPS device.
On the very narrow path in the middle of the canyons, do not stray too far from it.

Worth a visit

Cessenon, its tower and the Trou aux Corbeaux.

Reviews and comments

4 / 5
Based on 39 reviews

Reliability of the description
3.6 / 5
Ease of following the route
4 / 5
Route interest
4.2 / 5
faroldi
faroldi

Overall rating : 3.3 / 5

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

Nice hike...

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Le Meusien
Le Meusien

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Feb 17, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A very beautiful hike with a magnificent view of the Orb Valley.
Wear suitable footwear as the path climbs steeply
Be careful of landslides, which can make the trail very dangerous as the ravine is only a few centimetres away.

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Le Meusien
Le Meusien

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Feb 17, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A very beautiful hike with a magnificent view of the Orb Valley.
Wear suitable footwear as the trail climbs steeply

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JMCar
JMCar

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 30, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : Yes

A lovely little hike to do with the kids. Some beautiful views. Don't forget to take a map or GPS (if you have network coverage) so you don't end up in the village below after point 2. At point 2, along the fenced-off hunting trail (we wouldn't want those brave beasts to stray too far), it's interesting to admire the empty cartridges that Sunday hunters have left behind over the years at the foot of the watchtowers.

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jcg30vers
jcg30vers

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 29, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

not much of interest between points 2 and 4, but otherwise a nice little hike!

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christine J.
christine J.
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Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 01, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

a very beautiful walk with varied landscapes: views of the Orb and then of the red earth (which are reminiscent, albeit on a smaller scale, of the ochre cliffs of the Luberon)

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roseline rus
roseline rus

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 17, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

Hello
Interesting, accessible countryside, well signposted... for a change of scenery in the heart of nature.
worth repeating

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Fernandez Benjamin
Fernandez Benjamin

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Feb 29, 2024
Reliability of the description : Not used / Not applicable
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

We didn't really follow the route indicated. We left from Causses and Veyran and followed the blue markings instead. We also took a detour via the Prats Poujols lake. All in all, it made for an interesting 15 km winter hike. Thank you.

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pascaledu34
pascaledu34

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Jan 11, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

Hello, I went on this hike in autumn. The start is a little difficult to find, but the rest is very clear. It's a lovely, shaded hike

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Caro-34
Caro-34

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Dec 25, 2023
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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Philippe sla
Philippe sla

Overall rating : 2.7 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 14, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

Hello,

I couldn't find point 1 to go back up to the pylon, so I turned around after following another route. Too bad.

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Ninaine
Ninaine

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 17, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Really nice. With shade. You have to wait until you reach point 1 to follow the blue cross. Otherwise, you'll do the circuit backwards. It's easy with the map, but when we got to the pylon, we decided to head back down towards the orb because we were out of practice and it was hot. I slipped several times and lost my glasses. I didn't notice until I was at the bottom taking a photo of the waterfall. So if anyone finds them, it would be great if you could drop them off at the Auberge du Pont de Reals.

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nadejean
nadejean

Overall rating : 3.7 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 30, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

essential GPS

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mandarine34
mandarine34

Overall rating : 1.5 / 5

Date of your route : Feb 27, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★☆☆☆☆ Very disappointing
Ease of following the route : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Route interest : Not used / Not applicable
Very busy route : No

Disappointing signposting, which is a shame because I think this hike was good, but we got lost and didn't enjoy it. This is the first time this has happened to us. From the blue cross, it's difficult to stay on the right path without GPS.
I wouldn't recommend this hike. 😕

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coco14
coco14

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 19, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

great hike, very pleasant

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