L’Arboux

Key facts

Distance: 7.2 km
Ascent: +416 m
Descent: −371 m
Estimated time: 2 hr 25; hiking
Difficulty: Moderate; official rating
Route: Loop; back to the start

Profile and gradient

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Description

Descend towards L’Arboux hamlet, which owes its name to the Occitan arboç (strawberry tree), a tree not found everywhere in the Cévennes, before going back up to explore the crop terraces of Cévennes mild onion. 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 at “MANDAGOUT”, walk to “L’ARBOUX” via “Mandagout, Centre” : - “Croix de Navous”. Then : - “L’ARBOUX”. Go to “COSTUBAGUE” via : - “L’Arboux”. - At “COSTUBAGUE” continue to : - “La Planque”, then return to “MANDAGOUT” via “Mandagout -Centre”. This walk is taken from the guidebook Les Vallées Cévenoles - En Pays Viganais, published by the Communauté de communes Pays Viganais-Cévennes as part of the collection Espaces Naturels Gardois and the label Gard Pleine Nature.

Difficulty

Official rating: moderate, 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 any gates and barriers behind you.

Getting there

Start: Mandagout, Mandagout (30).

Sources

Track: Parc national des Cévennes, Licence Ouverte 1.0, Licence Ouverte 1.0 (Etalab) (destination.cevennes-parcnational.fr/trek/96954-L-Arboux). Time estimated by GPX Path with the Mac app rule, breaks not included.
Official elevation gain: 416 m, Parc national des Cévennes