La vallée de la Salindrenque - Escapades à vélo
Key facts
- Distance
- 20.2 km
- Ascent
- +646 m
- Descent
- −367 m
- Estimated time
- 1 hr 20
- 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: 20.2 km under 10%. Elevation from 276 m to 534 m over 20.2 km.
Surface and path types
- Surface
- Paved 100%
- Path types
- Road 100%
Description
Best done in the morning ! Make a little detour to the village of Soudorgues and enjoy the cool waters of the Salindrenque river before you return to Lasalle. This shady circuit is on pleasant small roads through Mediterranean-style forests : umbrella pines, sweet chestnuts, holm oaks. At Soudorgues, the hardest part is over ! Celebrate by having a drink or a coffee in the café in the village centre. From Lasalle, take the D153 towards St-Jean du Gard/Ste-Croix de Caderle for about 2 km. - Turn left on to the D153d, towards Les Cabrols, Les Horts.2 - At Les Horts, turn right onto the D39, then quickly turn left onto the D271 to Soudorgues, La Coste. Continue to the Pont de la Laine bridge. - Return to the village of Lasalle on the D341a and the D39. Possibility to start from Soudorgues.
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: Lasalle, Lasalle (30).
Sources
- Track: Parc national des Cévennes, Licence Ouverte 1.0, Licence Ouverte 1.0 (Etalab) (destination.cevennes-parcnational.fr/trek/95060-La-vallee-de-la-Salindrenque---Escapades-a-velo). 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: 646 m, Parc national des Cévennes
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