Rouge Gazon from Urbes

Date of your route : Aug 09, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Route with steep inclines to reach Rouge Gazon.
This is definitely not a family hike.
It ticked all the boxes for me.

The description could be more detailed when you reach the Rouge Gazon plateau.
The markings from there can be found near the Rouge Gazon farmhouse inn. You therefore have to cross the entire open space. The markings are blue and white flags (not red and white rectangles or yellow triangles).
At the Refuge de Gazon Vert, the markings are not immediately visible. You have to turn left at the fountain and only then will you see them. From there, follow the yellow triangle to Urbès.

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Date of your route : Oct 10, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A very beautiful but very difficult hike. Be careful of the elevation gain; this hike is not suitable for all walkers. For me, the most difficult part is after the Devil's Kitchen, on the way to Rouge Gazon.

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Date of your route : Jul 21, 2022
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. After the fork towards the Devil's Kitchen and the Rouge Gazon peak (blue dot), the climb is quite steep but does not present any technical difficulties. Be careful not to slip, especially in wet weather, as the path is sometimes narrow and the slope very steep. After the Cuisine du Diable, there is a section with fairly frequent rockfalls from the rocky slope above. We took a coffee break at the kitchen and often heard rocks falling. This may have been due to the storm the day before our hike, but I would advise not lingering there.
At La Chaume du Rouge Gazon, we turned off towards the Col des Perches (blue rectangle) and descended towards this magnificent lake (D-/+ 100m).
We had lunch at the Auberge du Gazon Vert, which was very nice. They let you eat your packed lunch there if you buy something (which is not the case in all inns).
Very beautiful descent to Urbès, passing by the old Gazon Vert farm and then following the ridge that separates the municipalities of Storckensohn and Urbès (Schagrikopf, Darain, yellow triangle), a little steeper towards the end.
Hike completed in 6 hours with breaks, 4 hours 35 minutes of walking.

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Date of your route : Sep 28, 2014
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

A difficult but splendid hike. The climb up the Devil's Kitchen requires a certain level of fitness due to the elevation gain and the length of the trail. On the way back, through the green grass, it feels like a leisurely stroll, but this impression quickly fades due to the length of the trail and the alternating descents and ascents that make it seem like you'll never arrive. In fact, it's at the end of the trail that you literally plunge down onto Urbès. This hike is only for well-equipped hikers.

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Date of your route : Nov 14, 2013
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

Hike completed in mid-November in cold weather, with the climb to Rouge Gazon via the steep and slippery Cuisine du Diable (dead leaves + frost) and slippery rocks.
Descent from Le Gazon Vert via the "carriage road".

Patrick.

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Date of your route : Oct 12, 2013
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

We did this hike in the rain, so it was impossible to enjoy the scenery, and the paths covered with dead leaves were quite slippery.
Forestry work disrupted our return journey to Urbès (trees across the path and yellow triangles missing), but luckily we had a map.

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Girardin

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Date of your route : Aug 21, 2013
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

A 4.5-hour hike for two, with a slight detour shortly after setting off because the signposts were no longer there. A very beautiful hike, with a fairly steep climb before Rouge Gazon if you're not used to it. A very pleasant return journey (be careful during the week, as forestry work prevents you from returning along the same route!).

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