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Saint-Andéol-de-Vals walks
Circular Saint-Andéol-de-Vals via the Moulin de Raoul
This walk consists of two short circular loops connected by a short return trip. It takes you through a relatively unknown area of central Ardèche where the agricultural footprint is still clearly visible. You will pass from slopes to ridges and valleys following the north-south orientation of the mountain ranges. You will enjoy the wide views and landscapes.
At the northernmost point, you will stop at an ancient mill dating back several centuries, known as "Le Moulin de Raoul" (see below).
Loop of Saint-Étienne-de-Boulogne and Boulogne Castle
This is a lovely route that takes you from the village of Saint-Michel-de-Boulogne to Saint-Étienne-de-Boulogne via the fortified castle of Boulogne. The ruins, listed as a Historic Monument, date from the 11th century.
Between Oize and Sandron, the Moulin des Prés from Saint-Julien-du-Serre
This is a short, easy hike with a wide variety of landscapes: meadows at the bottom of the Oize valley, more austere wooded slopes of the Sandron valley, pine forests and sandstone rocks towards Champestève or Fromenteyrol.
The three valleys: Volane, Sandron and Oize
A circular two-day tour in the Ardèche Cévennes. Three valleys, three magnificent rivers with pure, crystal-clear waters, nature all around... Antraigues-sur-Volane, the home of Jean Ferrat, the steep slopes between the Lower Ardèche and the Ardèche Plateau, the deep valleys, the young volcanoes of the Ardèche and... the chestnut groves! All just ten kilometres north of Aubenas.
The Three Valleys - From Saint-Julien-du-Serre to Aizac
This first stage of the circular Three Valleys Loop takes you from Saint-Julien-du-Serre to Aizac. After a gentle warm-up on flat terrain in the Oize Valley, discover the land of the chestnut in the Cévennes of the Ardèche! Pass through hamlets tucked away along the paths and picturesque villages: Saint-Andéol-de-Vals, Genestelle, Antraigues-sur-Volane, Aizac. Sometimes at the bottom of the valley, sometimes along the ridge... often in the shade.
Vals-les-Bains - Thieure circular
The spa town of Vals-les-Bains is nestled within a fairly steep, partly volcanic landscape that largely overlooks it from the north-west and north-east. Up in the hills, the old farming settlements are still clearly visible in the valleys and on the slopes. Thieure is a hamlet perched on a promontory overlooking Vals. A steep climb leads up to it. The landscape is the reward.
Around the volcano and Château de Craux
You will discover a magnificent view of the Hautes Cévennes Ardéchoises and the land of young volcanoes.
The Château de Craux is located in the commune of Genestelle, at an altitude of around 650 m. It is built on the crater of the volcano (neck). It stands in the middle of vast meadows, surrounded by a superb chestnut grove, and overlooks the Volane and Sandron valleys.
6/10/2023 Moderator's message: at point (4) hike modified because the educational trail around the neck plateau has been closed.
Tour of Ranc Chabrier and Mas Valley
A very beautiful hike in volcanic Ardèche: magnificent scenery, rocky peaks, scree, clapas. The lava flow at Antraigues, from the young Aizac volcano (approximately 80,000 years old), invaded the Mas, Bise and Volane valleys due to the steepness of the terrain, leaving numerous traces of this eruptive period.
The promontory on which the village is built, with its variety of colours and shapes, is surprising.
Antraigues-sur-Volane, Jean Ferrat’s adopted village
Adopted by the famous singer Jean Ferrat, who made his home here, this charming little village overlooks the Volane Valley and offers an experience rich in history and emotion. A route that allows you to stroll through picturesque narrow streets, discover various geological sites, and pay your respects at the grave of this singer-songwriter.
Saint-Étienne-de-Boulogne - Gourdon circular
This south-facing route offers beautiful views of the Tanargue to Mont Lozère via the Aubenas basin. It is also a geological discovery trail with information signs placed at regular intervals. After Gourdon, at the top of the tarmac road, the Alps stand out on the horizon.
Climbing up to the summit platform of Roc de Gourdon is not accessible to everyone, but the 360° view is remarkable.
The Louyre ravine on the right bank
The route through the Louyre stream ravine and back along the left bank is a well-known walk (see The Louyre Canyon, from L'Échelette to L'Évent des Grenouillettes). The route suggested here takes you along paths overlooking the right bank, with beautiful views of the cliffs at the Combasses climbing site.
Louyre and the Col de Valaurie from Vesseaux
Hike through varied environments, bare hills, wooded valley bottoms and ridge trails with beautiful views.
The hamlet of Louyre, which was deserted in the middle of the last century, is once again inhabited and very much alive.
Tour of Serre des Champs
An easy hike in the hills above Vesseaux, where you will discover a few hamlets. Beautiful views of the mountains and surrounding villages. The route passes through beautiful chestnut groves and cherry orchards. Best seen in autumn when the chestnut trees change colour or in spring when the cherry trees are in bloom.
The Roc de Gourdon
A beautiful hike in a very wild setting. The Roc de Gourdon, with its ship’s prow-like silhouette—a remnant of intense volcanic activity—is a superb promontory offering a 360° panorama of the Boutières, the Cévennes and the Bas-Vivarais.Moderator’s note added on 09/06/2021: The Roc de Gourdon is no longer accessible (electrified fence)
See listingno. 427882: Saint-Étienne-de-Boulogne – Gourdon circular route – identical route (between points 6-7 for both hikes) but with access to the Roc de Gourdon!
Circular Loop of Antraigues-sur-Volane: from Bise to the Col d'Aizac
First circular stage of the Grand Boucle d'Antraigues-sur-Volane, which takes you from Bise, a small hamlet at the bottom of the valley, to Aizac, a small village in the Cévennes of the Ardèche, perched on its pass between Volane and Besorgues.
With crystal-clear rivers, passes offering breathtaking views and numerous hamlets along the way, the mountains are far from barren: life, water and nature are everywhere.
Le Champ de Mars - on the heights of Antraigues-sur-Volane
"Champ" is a deformation of "Cham": a rocky, bare plateau.
From this plateau, the Monts d'Ardèche appear as if shaped by geological forces, at the centre of a gigantic amphitheatre formed by the Cévennes, the volcanoes of Auvergne, the Vercors and the Alps. Monumental landmarks in the history of the Earth. A grandiose scene where the presence of man seems very discreet, yet his mark is clearly there, engraved in the landscape. Wild valleys with crystal-clear waters.