L'Espinas
Key facts
- Distance
- 4.7 km
- Ascent
- +269 m
- Descent
- −230 m
- Estimated time
- 1 hr 35
- hiking
- Difficulty
- Moderate
- official rating
- Route
- Loop
- back to the start
Profile and gradient
- under 10%
- 10 to 20%
- over 20%
Gradient along the route: 2.2 km under 10%, 2.0 km at 10 to 20% and 0.5 km over 20%. Elevation from 700 m to 949 m over 4.7 km.
Surface and path types
- Surface
- Paved 33%
- Dirt & gravel 47%
- Unknown 20%
- Path types
- Trail 12%
- Track 32%
- Road 36%
- Off-network 20%
Description
Difficulty
Official rating: moderate, by Parc national des Cévennes.
Getting there
Start: Au Relais de l'Espinas, Ventalon en Cévennes (48).
Sources
- Track: Parc national des Cévennes, Licence Ouverte 1.0, Licence Ouverte 1.0 (Etalab) (destination.cevennes-parcnational.fr/trek/96854-L-Espinas). 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: 269 m, Parc national des Cévennes
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