Col des Aires

Key facts

Distance: 13.5 km
Ascent: +531 m
Descent: −418 m
Estimated time: 3 hr 55; hiking
Difficulty: Difficult; official rating
Route: Loop; back to the start

Profile and gradient

under 10%
10 to 20%
over 20%

Description

An athletic hike to explore the magnificent panoramas of the southern Cévennes, from ridges to valleys. 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 BRESSON”, walk to “CAMPIS” via : - “Le Roc de Gourgue”, - “Le Bois”, - “Ancienne Ecole de Campis”. - From “CAMPIS”, continue to : - “Serre de campis”, - “Loves” , - “Serre de Loves” to : - “POMMIERS”. Continue to : - “Pierre Plantée”. From here, optional there-and-back of 400m to the menhir (standing stone). Return to “SAINT BRESSON” via : - “Roquevieille” and “Le Roc de Gourgue”. This walk is taken from the guidebook Les Vallées Cévenoles - En Pays Viganais, published by the Communauté de communes Pays Viganais-Cévennes as part of the collection Espaces Naturels Gardois and the label Gard Pleine Nature.

Difficulty

Official rating: difficult, 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 any gates and barriers behind you.

Getting there

Start: Saint-Bresson, Saint-Bresson (30).

Sources

Track: Parc national des Cévennes, Licence Ouverte 1.0, Licence Ouverte 1.0 (Etalab) (destination.cevennes-parcnational.fr/trek/96952-Col-des-Aires). Time estimated by GPX Path with the Mac app rule, breaks not included.
Official elevation gain: 531 m, Parc national des Cévennes