La boucle d'Ardaillers
Key facts
- Distance
- 19.2 km
- Ascent
- +637 m
- Descent
- −405 m
- Estimated time
- 1 hr 25
- road cycling
- Difficulty
- Easy
- official rating
- Route
- Loop
- back to the start
Profile and gradient
- under 10%
- 10 to 20%
- over 20%
Gradient along the route: 18.7 km under 10% and 0.5 km at 10 to 20%. Elevation from 306 m to 587 m over 19.2 km.
Description
You will be taking truly Cévenol small roads through typical villages, including the impressive Notre-Dame de la Rouvière, located on the slope of the mountain From Valleraugue, head to Le Vigan on the D986. - Take the D294 to Ardaillès, then to Mas Gilbert. - Bike to Notre-Dame de la Rouvière on the D152a. - At Notre-Dame de la Rouvière, return to Valleraugue on the D152 and D986. Possibility of start from Notre-Dame de la Rouvière.
Difficulty
Official rating: easy, by Parc national des Cévennes.
Before you go
- Before committing yourself to a circuit, ensure that it is suitable for your activity level and ability. Respect traffic laws and other road users; stay in control of your speed and trajectory. Make sure to be seen and travel in single file when in a group. Remember that the weather changes quickly in the mountains. Take enough water. Safe trip !
Getting there
Start: Valleraugue, Val-d'Aigoual (30).
Sources
- Track: Parc national des Cévennes, Licence Ouverte 1.0, Licence Ouverte 1.0 (Etalab) (destination.cevennes-parcnational.fr/trek/95051-La-boucle-d-Ardaillers). Time estimated by GPX Path with the Mac app rule, breaks not included.
- Official elevation gain: 637 m, Parc national des Cévennes
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