The Serre du Bois de la ville walk
Key facts
- Distance
- 5.3 km
- Ascent
- +245 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: 3.7 km under 10% and 1.6 km at 10 to 20%. Elevation from 144 m to 289 m over 5.3 km.
Surface and path types
- Surface
- Paved 51%
- Dirt & gravel 44%
- Unknown 5%
- Path types
- Trail 21%
- Track 28%
- Road 51%
Description
A short walk above St-Ambroix with fine views onto the town and its surroundings. 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 "SAINT-AMBROIX", follow "CLOS DU BOUC" via "Le Pont de la Gare", "Fabiargues", "La Montagnette" and "Chemin de la Tour". Continue to "La Tour Guisquet" for the view onto the town, then to "Serre du Bois de la Ville". For views onto the Cèze valley and to return, follow "Chemin de la Tour","La Montagnette", "Fabiargues" and "Le Pont de la Gare". 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. Take enough water, wear sturdy shoes and put on a hat. Please close all gates and barriers behind you.
Getting there
Start: Saint Ambroix, Esplanade, Saint-Ambroix (30).
Sources
- Track: Parc national des Cévennes, Licence Ouverte 1.0, Licence Ouverte 1.0 (Etalab) (destination.cevennes-parcnational.fr/trek/42389-Serre-du-bois-de-la-ville). 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: 245 m, Parc national des Cévennes
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