Once upon a mine

Key facts

Distance: 8.6 km
Ascent: +406 m
Descent: −332 m
Estimated time: 2 hr 35; hiking
Difficulty: Moderate; official rating
Route: Loop; back to the start

Profile and gradient

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Description

A hike between hamlets to discover their industrial past. 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: From "ROBIAC" follow "ROCHESSADOULE" via "Robiac - Route de Chanteperdrix", "Conrocs" then"Patte d’Oie du Ronc Rouge", "Arbousset", "La Font" and "Rochessadoule, Mairie". Return to "ROBIAC" via "La Passerelle du Rieusset", "Rochessadoule - le Pialet", "Le Ramier" et "Frayssinet", "Rochessadoule, Église", "Le Puits de Brissac", "Le Brossard", "La Tintonne", "L’Ancienne Voie Ferrée" and "Robiac - Route de Chanteperdrix". 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: 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 all gates and barriers behind you.

Getting there

Start: Robiac, Le Buis, Robiac-Rochessadoule (30).

Sources

Track: Parc national des Cévennes, Licence Ouverte 1.0, Licence Ouverte 1.0 (Etalab) (destination.cevennes-parcnational.fr/trek/42382-La-mine-au-bois-dormant). Time estimated by GPX Path with the Mac app rule, breaks not included.
Official elevation gain: 406 m, Parc national des Cévennes