Cirque de Navacelles, between the Larzac and the Cévennes
77 km (48 miles), 1 hr 45 min, intermediate
Photo: Daniel Villafruela, CC BY-SA 3.0, resizedMotorcycle ride in Occitanie
Mont Aigoual, from Le Vigan to Meyrueis
59 km (37 miles), 1 hr 25 min, intermediate
Mont Aigoual, a Cévennes summit topped by a weather observatory, is a hub for hiking; the fittest walkers climb it from Valleraugue on the demanding path of 4,000 steps. From Le Vigan, the road climbs to the Col du Minier, reaches L’Espérou and the Col de la Serreyrède, then the D269 leads up to the observatory, the last Météo-France mountain station that is still staffed. The descent takes the D18 via Cabrillac and the Col de Perjuret, on the edge of the Causse Méjean, to Meyrueis in the Jonte valley. Narrow, exposed roads, sometimes snowy in winter: check road conditions out of season.
Stops along the way
- SStart: Le Vigan
- 1Col du Minier, after 21 km (13 miles)
- 2L'Espérou, after 28 km (17 miles)
- 3Col de la Serreyrède, after 30 km (18 miles)
- 4Mont Aigoual, after 34 km (21 miles)
- 5Col de Perjuret, after 48 km (30 miles)
- FFinish: Meyrueis, after 59 km (37 miles)
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