Autour de la Vallée Française
Key facts
- Distance
- 66.5 km
- Ascent
- +2,095 m
- Descent
- −1,292 m
- Estimated time
- 4 hr 35
- road cycling
- Difficulty
- Moderate
- official rating
- Route
- Loop
- back to the start
Profile and gradient
- under 10%
- 10 to 20%
- over 20%
Gradient along the route: 66.5 km under 10%. Elevation from 246 m to 1,003 m over 66.5 km.
Surface and path types
- Surface
- Paved 99%
- Dirt & gravel 1%
- Path types
- Track 1%
- Road 99%
Description
Difficulty
Official rating: moderate, by Parc national des Cévennes.
Getting there
Start: St-Etienne Vallée Française, Saint-Étienne-Vallée-Française (48).
Sources
- Track: Parc national des Cévennes, Licence Ouverte 1.0, Licence Ouverte 1.0 (Etalab) (destination.cevennes-parcnational.fr/trek/98901-Autour-de-la-Vallee-Francaise). Time estimated by GPX Path with the Mac app rule, breaks not included.
- Surface and path types: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL, extract of 28 October 2026, matched to the track every 10 m (openstreetmap.org/copyright)
- Official elevation gain: 2,095 m, Parc national des Cévennes
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