Col des 4 chemins

Key facts

Distance: 11.9 km
Ascent: +705 m
Descent: −594 m
Estimated time: 3 hr 55; hiking
Difficulty: Difficult; official rating
Route: Loop; back to the start

Profile and gradient

under 10%
10 to 20%
over 20%

Description

This walk goes over two passes on the GR 44B. Nice views over the Alps and Mont Ventoux; a pretty hamlet; and cross during the descent. Signposts will guide you all along this route. In the description below, the signposted place names and/or directions are given in bold italics between quotation marks: Starting from "PEYREMALE", head towards "COL DE MALPERTUS" via "Le Puech", "Carignan", "Les Fourches" and "Les Selves". Continue on towards "Les Cognasses" till you reach "COL DES QUATRE CHEMINS", then head for "Les Fourches", "Carignan" and "Le Puech", before returning to "PEYREMALE". This hike is taken from the guidebook Cévennes Haute Vallée de la Cèze, published by the Communauté de communes Cèze Cévennes as part of the collection Espaces Naturels Gardois and the label Gard Pleine Nature.

Difficulty

Official rating: difficult, by Parc national des Cévennes.

Before you go

Make sure your equipment is appropriate for the day’s weather conditions. Take enough water, wear sturdy shoes and put on a hat. Please close all gates and barriers behind you.

Getting there

Start: Peyremale, au rond-point, Peyremale (30).

Sources

Track: Parc national des Cévennes, Licence Ouverte 1.0, Licence Ouverte 1.0 (Etalab) (destination.cevennes-parcnational.fr/trek/42370-Col-des-4-chemins). Time estimated by GPX Path with the Mac app rule, breaks not included.
Official elevation gain: 705 m, Parc national des Cévennes