Mont Bouquet via Brouzet-Lès-Alès

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A beautiful hike that takes you to the Guidon du Mont Bouquet, where you can admire the superb panorama of the Gard, the Ardèche and Lozère mountains, the Drôme and Mont Ventoux.
Despite the numerous trails, it is not difficult to find your way, as the antennas at the summit serve as guides.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 10.90 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 4h 20 
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    Difficulty: Moderate
  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
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    Ascent: + 431 m
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    Descent: - 427 m
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    Highest point: 620 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 198 m
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Mont Bouquet
The Château d'Allegre from Mont Bouquet
Paragliders take off from Mont Bouquet
Summit of Mont Bouquet

Description of the walk

(S/E) From the car park next to the church, go down the main road. Pass Rue du Pigeonnier on your left and continue for about 100 metres.

(1) Turn left onto the old Chemin Botanique. Continue until you reach the intersection with DFCI 033.

(2) Take this road on the left. Keep to the right, ignoring the tracks and paths on your left. You will see the antennas at the top, which will also serve as a guide.

(3) When you reach a wide three-way junction, turn right and continue to the crossroads with the Chemin de la Grande Combe.

(4) Do not turn left, but stay on the track and you will soon reach another crossroads.

(5) Turn left and keep left until you reach the summit of Mont Bouquet. Enjoy the view, the chapel and the orientation table. You may sometimes see paragliders taking off from the Alès school.

(6) Retrace your steps to the fork in the Grande Combe path.

(4) Take it on the left until you reach the Citerne de Mont Long crossroads.

(7) Continue on your right until you reach the Chasseurs car park junction.

(8) Turn right onto the DFCI033 until you reach the junction you came from.

(2) Return via the old Chemin Botanique, then in the village, go up the main street on the right until you reach the church car park (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 198 m - Parking at the church
  2. 1 : km 0.26 - alt. 202 m - Old Botanical Trail
  3. 2 : km 0.95 - alt. 245 m - DFCI intersection 033
  4. 3 : km 3.49 - alt. 490 m - Path intersection
  5. 4 : km 4.09 - alt. 535 m - Crossroads at Chemin de Grande Combe
  6. 5 : km 4.4 - alt. 546 m - Crossroads towards Le Guidon
  7. 6 : km 5.22 - alt. 616 m - Mont Bouquet guide
  8. 7 : km 8.55 - alt. 286 m - Mont Long cistern
  9. 8 : km 9.3 - alt. 255 m - Parking des Chasseurs
  10. S/E : km 10.9 - alt. 198 m - Parking at the church

Notes

The route is partly on forest tracks, and the view of the antennas may not appeal to some. Nevertheless, it remains one of the few ways to climb Mont Bouquet without using roads.
Although it is not difficult to find your way, a GPS device may be useful as the paths are similar with no obvious landmarks at intersections and the route is not marked.
No water source
Take care in hot weather
Be vigilant during hunting season, as there are many hunts in the mountains

Worth a visit

To thank God for protecting them from disease, the inhabitants of Bouquet decided to erect a statue on the mountain of Bouquet. A first statue was made and hoisted to its current location in October 1865. A month later, a large pilgrimage attended by more than 4,000 people and presided over by the Bishop of Nîmes took place there. Unfortunately, the statue was knocked over and destroyed during a storm. The inhabitants commissioned another statue, which was made in May 1866 by Robert Froc, a sculptor in Paris. It was placed on its pedestal on 7 September of the same year and, on the 9th of the same month, more than 5,000 pilgrims gathered at its feet. The small chapel opposite was built during the summer of 1888.

Reviews and comments

4.2 / 5
Based on 38 reviews
Reliability of the description
4.3 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.2 / 5
Route interest
4.2 / 5
loule3.0
loule3.0

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 29, 2026
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A hike with a group of friends; quite a few forest fire fighters, but there were some lovely views along the way.The summit of Mont Bouquet offers superb views in all directions. On the way back, we didn’t follow the main route but took some small paths along the cliff face, safely, and then rejoined the original trail. Overall, everyone enjoyed this hike.

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User 736793

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Dec 06, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Pleasant hike with beautiful views at the summit

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CONRAD
CONRAD

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Nov 10, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Pleasant short hike in autumn

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petijean
petijean

Overall rating : 3.7 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 06, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

!!!!

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User 18790299

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 08, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Very beautiful hike

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Claude R3.
Claude R3.

Overall rating : 4 / 5

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

It's a shame that the summit is accessible by car and that numerous antennas disfigure the landscape...

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pops30
pops30

Overall rating : 3.7 / 5

Date of your route : Feb 21, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

not very interesting because the entire hike is on forest fire roads... The only positive point is the view from the top of Mont Bouquet
i wouldn't do it again, at least not this way.

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Adrie
Adrie

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Dec 22, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

There are many stones, particularly between the antennas and the castellum as far as we went, but the route is outside the one called Brouzet-Mont Bouquet

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Gin To
Gin To

Overall rating : 4 / 5

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

The route is interesting for the view at the top and for getting some elevation gain when you start walking again.
The circuit takes 3 hours and 40 minutes: 2 hours for the ascent and 1 hour and 40 minutes for the descent, and it was a circuit for getting back into shape.

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JLC30
JLC30

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 22, 2024
Reliability of the description : Not used / Not applicable
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

We set off in the morning for the climb, then had lunch at the summit where tables in the shade were waiting for us. The hike was fairly easy and enjoyable, with little shade along the way but beautiful views and a fantastic 360° panorama at the top.
Thanks for this hike

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GUYLLOSE
GUYLLOSE

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Dec 18, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

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Fifi49
Fifi49

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 30, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Departure from the summit towards the slopes.

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Randobriot
Randobriot

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 04, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A beautiful, uncrowded hike.
At the start, follow the D7 south from the church, as the road does not descend on this side.
Paragliders are picked up by cars, which then descend in a cloud of dust. These tracks should be closed to all motor vehicles.

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Fredinien
Fredinien
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Overall rating : 3.7 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 25, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Very busy route : No

Completed today (25/04/2023) with family (aged 7 to 45)
Clearly, the climb is not worth the effort. It is unprotected DFCI (firebreak) land; it must be tough in summer.

At the top, the view is superb; we had a picnic on one of the tables and saw the paragliding launch site and La Chapelle, which was closed.

It's worth noting that you can drive right to the top, which brings in a lot of people...

The descent is more interesting, on a more sheltered path with a magnificent view of Alès at the start, then through the woods.

No difficulty.

It won't be remembered for a long time.

3 hours 50 minutes, including a picnic.

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Laurennne
Laurennne

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Feb 24, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

An easy, very pleasant walk with beautiful views from the top. It was very interesting to watch the paragliders take off. On the way back, we followed the signs for Rocher Troué to see the view from the other side and easily found our way back to the village thanks to the map

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