Le Montgrillet
Key facts
- Distance
- 5.2 km
- Ascent
- +297 m
- Descent
- −189 m
- Estimated time
- 1 hr 35
- hiking
- Difficulty
- Easy
- official rating
- Route
- Loop
- back to the start
Profile and gradient
- under 10%
- 10 to 20%
- over 20%
Gradient along the route: 3.5 km under 10% and 1.7 km at 10 to 20%. Elevation from 154 m to 283 m over 5.2 km.
Surface and path types
- Surface
- Paved 22%
- Dirt & gravel 74%
- Unknown 4%
- Path types
- Trail 74%
- Road 22%
- Off-network 4%
Description
A walk “by stone and wood”, through time, past ancient vestiges and ancestral know-how. This circuit tells the story of humans and the land and the evolution of a landscape. From generation to generation, men and women have arranged and exploited this slope. As you walk between garrigue (arid shrubland) and chestnut orchards, you will discover many elements of built dry-stone heritage: faïsses (crop terraces), a shelter, a mazet (typical southern seasonal one-room dwelling on farmland), a capitelle (small hut) and a cobblestoned track. 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 "Meyrannes", head towards "La Font de Bourboul" via "Meyrannes-le-Royal", "Les Faysses", "La Vigna Del Bos", "Les Calades" and "Le ruisseau de La Font de Bourboul". After a little detour to the fountain, return to "Meyrannes" via "Le ruisseau de La Font de Bourboul", "Les Faysses" and "Meyrannes-Le Royal". 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: easy, by Parc national des Cévennes.
Before you go
- Make sure your equipment is appropriate for the day's weather conditions. Remember that the weather changes quickly in the mountains. Take enough water, wear good shoes and put on a hat. Please close all gates and barriers after yourself.
Getting there
Start: Meyrannes, Meyrannes (30).
Sources
- Track: Parc national des Cévennes, Licence Ouverte 1.0, Licence Ouverte 1.0 (Etalab) (destination.cevennes-parcnational.fr/trek/39832-Le-Montgrillet). 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: 297 m, Parc national des Cévennes
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