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Saint-Andéol-de-Vals walks
Circular Saint-Andéol-de-Vals via the Moulin de Raoul
Visorando Member 
8.63 mi
+1,444 ft
-1,427 ft
5h 15
Moderate
Departure from Saint-Andéol-de-Vals (Ardèche)
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
Visorando Member 
8.00 mi
+1,099 ft
-1,122 ft
4h 40
Moderate
Departure from Saint-Michel-de-Boulogne (Ardèche)
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
Visorando Member 
4.84 mi
+558 ft
-535 ft
2h 45
Easy
Departure from Saint-Julien-du-Serre (Ardèche)
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
Visorando Member 
24.17 mi
+4,836 ft
-4,843 ft
2 days
Difficult
Departure from Saint-Julien-du-Serre (Ardèche)
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
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11.84 mi
+2,612 ft
-1,670 ft
7h 45
Moderate
Departure from Saint-Julien-du-Serre (Ardèche)
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
Visorando Member 
6.61 mi
+1,936 ft
-1,909 ft
4h 45
Moderate
Departure from Vals-les-Bains (Ardèche)
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
Visorando Member 
4.70 mi
+1,053 ft
-1,056 ft
3h 05
Moderate
Departure from Antraigues-sur-Volane (Ardèche)
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
Visorando Member 8.57 mi
+1,624 ft
-1,624 ft
5h 20
Moderate
Departure from Antraigues-sur-Volane (Ardèche)
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
Visorando Member 
2.60 mi
+407 ft
-407 ft
1h 35
Easy
Departure from Antraigues-sur-Volane (Ardèche)
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
Visorando Member 
8.54 mi
+1,827 ft
-1,827 ft
5h 30
Moderate
Departure from Saint-Étienne-de-Boulogne (Ardèche)
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
Visorando Member 
8.88 mi
+1,690 ft
-1,663 ft
5h 35
Moderate
Departure from Vesseaux (Ardèche)
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
Visorando Member 
7.97 mi
+1,634 ft
-1,611 ft
5h 05
Moderate
Departure from Vesseaux (Ardèche)
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
Visorando Member 
4.47 mi
+673 ft
-682 ft
2h 40
Easy
Departure from Vesseaux (Ardèche)
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
Visorando Member 
10.15 mi
+1,978 ft
-1,969 ft
6h 25
Difficult
Departure from Gourdon (Ardèche) (Ardèche)
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
Visorando Member 
13.65 mi
+3,563 ft
-3,353 ft
9h 25
Difficult
Departure from Genestelle (Ardèche)
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
Visorando Member 
11.34 mi
+2,740 ft
-2,713 ft
7h 35
Difficult
Departure from Antraigues-sur-Volane (Ardèche)
"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.