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Volane (rivière) - Affluent de l'Ardèche walks
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
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.
Vals-les-Bains - Thieure circular
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.
Between Volane and Besorgues, Aizac - Rouyon
8.26 mi
+2,562 ft
-2,562 ft
6h 00
Moderate
Departure from Aizac (Ardèche)
A beautiful walk through the chestnut groves on both the Volane and Besorgues sides. On the upper part, around the Cime de Rouyon, there is an unobstructed view of the Ardèche plateau to the north and west, and to the east and south, the Coiron, the Alps, the Cévennes and the Tanargue.
The tour of the Basse Volane in the Cévennes of the Ardèche
Tourism professional
12.50 mi
+3,054 ft
-3,064 ft
8h 25
Difficult
Departure from Aizac (Ardèche)
The Volane rises on the edge of the Ardèche plateau, at an altitude of 1,400 m, near Lachamp-Raphaël (the highest village in the Ardèche).
In its upper reaches, it is a mountain torrent, rushing southwards down steep slopes.
At Antraigues-sur-Volane, the gradient eases and the more docile torrent becomes a river, eventually joining the waters of the Ardèche.
This hike will take you on a journey through this section of the Volane and the surrounding ridges around Antraigues.
Circular Loop of Antraigues-sur-Volane: from Bise to the Col d'Aizac
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.
The three valleys: Volane, Sandron and Oize
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 Aizac to Saint-Julien-du-Serre
12.33 mi
+2,195 ft
-3,173 ft
7h 35
Moderate
Departure from Aizac (Ardèche)
This second stage of the Three Valleys circular walk takes you to Saint-Julien-du-Serre, the starting point of the previous day’s walk, via a different route.
Following the ridge for the first part, you will once again descend into the coolness of the three valleys. You’ll pass through the magnificent hamlet of Thieurre, perched on its rocky outcrop offering breathtaking views of the Lower Ardèche, the Volane Valley and the Besorgues Valley.
The Three Valleys - From Saint-Julien-du-Serre to Aizac
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.
Ruins of the Rouyon farm as seen from Laviolle
6.01 mi
+1,627 ft
-1,634 ft
4h 10
Moderate
Departure from Laviolle (Ardèche)
A hike of moderate physical difficulty along the steep paths of the Ardèche Hautes Cévennes, offering incredible views over the Volane valley. A magnificent, vertiginous section requires caution but also calls for silence to minimise disturbance to nesting birds. The mid-mountain forest cover and refreshing stops by the streams make it very pleasant in summer.
Antraigues-sur-Volane, Jean Ferrat’s adopted village
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.