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Col de la Croix de Boutières (1502m) walks
Mont Mézenc
Visorando Member 
3.98 mi
+856 ft
-863 ft
2h 35
Moderate
Departure from Les Estables (Haute-Loire)
Climb Mont Mézenc from the Croix de Peccata - car park.
Mont Mézenc
Visorando Member 
5.26 mi
+1,024 ft
-1,037 ft
3h 20
Moderate
Departure from Les Estables (Haute-Loire)
Discover Mont Mézenc and its two peaks and take a detour to admire the Cirque des Boutières.
The tour of the Mézenc from Chaudeyrolles
Visorando Member 
13.06 mi
+1,867 ft
-1,857 ft
7h 40
Moderate
Departure from Chaudeyrolles (Haute-Loire)
This tour of Mont Mézenc allows you to admire the landscape stretching far in all directions: the Massif Central, the Ardèche, the Alps, the Pilat Massif... It is possible to climb Mont Mézenc during the circuit. The hike offers the best possible view of the beautiful Boutières cirque. The circuit also includes a return trip through the village of Chaudeyrolles and a tour of Mont Signon.
The Ventographe des Boutières via the Mézenc peaks
Visorando Member 8.85 mi
+1,545 ft
-1,565 ft
5h 25
Moderate
Departure from Borée (Ardèche)
Circular starting from the Croix de Boutières, passing by the peaks of Mont Mézenc and the strange machine called the Ventographe des Boutières.
The snows of Mont Mézenc
Visorando Member 
4.62 mi
+1,040 ft
-1,040 ft
3 hrs
Moderate
Departure from Les Estables (Haute-Loire)
The hike starts at the forest house car park and climbs through the powder snow of Mont Mézenc. From the summit, your efforts are rewarded with a magnificent view of the village of Les Estables below and Mont Alambre. And even the Alps, if the weather is clear.
Walks near Col de la Croix de Boutières (1502m)
Les Estables - Goudet
Visorando Member 
16.61 mi
+1,010 ft
-2,871 ft
8h 30
Difficult
Departure from Les Estables (Haute-Loire)
This second stage leads from the Hauts Plateaux du Mézenc to the Loire Valley. It takes you through the Mézenc National Forest and the Breysse woods, a mixture of beech and coniferous trees.The route more or less follows theGR®®40trail, avoiding wide tracks and small roads where possible.
The Recoumène Viaduct
Visorando Member 6.02 mi
+781 ft
-1,007 ft
3h 25
Moderate
Departure from Présailles (Haute-Loire)
The point of interest on this route is linked to the history of the Transcévenole, an old railway line, and the Récoumène Viaduct. It also offers beautiful views of the region.
From the Chaumasse Water Tower to Mézilhac via the Knoll of Ourseyre
Visorando Member 
7.76 mi
+761 ft
-1,617 ft
4h 15
Moderate
Departure from Sagnes-et-Goudoulet (Ardèche)
A one-way hike along the ridges of the Ardèche mountains. Best done on a fine, sunny day after rain to enjoy superb views of the Alps almost all the way, from Mont Blanc to Mont Ventoux.
Rocher de Cheylard - from Ray-Pic to the Col d'Aizac
Visorando Member 
15.40 mi
+3,281 ft
-4,544 ft
9h 55
Difficult
Departure from Péreyres (Ardèche)
The first stage of this two-day loop around the Rocher de Cheylard takes you from the edge of the Ray-Pic waterfall to Aizac, a small village in the Cévennes Ardéchoises, perched on a pass between Volane and Besorgues.
Beech forests, broom-covered moors, chestnut trees, Roman roads, crystal-clear streams, passes with breathtaking views... you will walk from the Ardèche plateau to the lower Ardèche.
Monastier-sur-Gazeille - Le Bouchet-Saint-Nicolas
Visorando Member 
14.64 mi
+2,533 ft
-1,585 ft
8 hrs
Very difficult
Departure from Le Monastier-sur-Gazeille (Haute-Loire)
Second stage of a complete journey along the Chemin de Stevenson between Le-Puy-en-Velay and Alès. It's at Monastier-sur-Gazeille, and thus with this second stage, that Stevenson's real route begins. From this point on, the route follows the GR®70 (Red and White markings). Please note: the markings have been slightly modified from those shown in violet on the IGN map (in particular to avoid a few short stretches of road).