L'Ermitage de Collias (Collias hermitage)
Departure from Collias (Gard)
Family outing visiting the beautiful site of Collias Hermitage.
The Gardon Gorges
Departure from Collias (Gard)
A walk beginning above the Gardon Gorges and continuing down along Gardon River. Please note that part of the route crosses an area destroyed by fires in 2017.
Pont du Gard
Departure from Saint-Bonnet-du-Gard (Gard)
Easy hike where you can discover the Pont du Gard and its environment.
The Sernhac tunnels
Departure from Saint-Bonnet-du-Gard (Gard)
At Sernhac, south of Remoulins and Saint Bonnet du Gard, there are two tunnels that flank a small nice valley. The Perrotte and Cantarelles tunnels. Head through them to discover the chimneys by which men lowered equipment and raised the rubble during excavation. One can see traces of blows of pickaxes and holes for oil lamps. Today it is a quite popular place to find some shade and cool off for the villagers.
The Vallée de l'Eure, Uzès
Departure from Uzès (Gard)
A circuit around Uzès, discovering the Eure valley and its source that once fed the city of Nimes, then a loop through Gardoise scrubland to return to Uzès.
La Capelle and Masmolène
Departure from La Capelle-et-Masmolène (Gard)
Passing through garrigue, the shade of holm oaks and vineyards, this hike will allow you to discover an old restored windmill, Gallo-Roman ruins and an XIth century Romanesque chapel with, from time to time, a breathtaking 360° panorama...
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The Montagnac bee-hives from Montfrin
Departure from Montfrin (Gard)
A picturesque walk that allows you to discover two villages (Montfrin and Théziers) as well as the largest bee wall in France.
The Blauzac Capitelles
Departure from Blauzac (Gard)
Discover Blauzac, its Roman bridge and its "capitelles", dry-stone buildings used mainly as shelters for farmers.
In the garrigue around Rochefort-du-Gard
Departure from Rochefort-du-Gard (Gard)
Discovering Rochefort-du-Gard and its religious heritage, then diving into the green oak trees, which make up a large part of the surrounding vegetation, for some solitude.
The Capitelles of Aramon
Departure from Aramon (Gard)
In Aramon, a village along the Rhone near Avignon, the capitelles trail takes you around a couple of these shelters created by the shepherds and farmers.
Belvézet
Departure from Belvézet (Gard)
A beautiful circuit in the Gard garrigue, discovering some of its small hidden hamlets.
Caesar's Camp
Departure from Laudun-l'Ardoise (Gard)
A family walk around the Oppidum of Caesar Camp in Laudun.
La Montagnette
Departure from Tarascon (Bouches-du-Rhône)
A walk in the hills of La Montagnette, setting out from Saint Michel de Frigolet abbey.
La Montagnette from Saint-Michel de Frigolet Abbey
Departure from Tarascon (Bouches-du-Rhône)
A peaceful countryside walk, ideal for relaxation.
Dent de Marcoule and Château de Gicon
Departure from Chusclan (Gard)
Starting from Chusclan, this is a hike over different types of terrain (tarmacked paths between vineyards, DFCI trails, single-track paths, etc.). Viewpoints over the Rhone Valley and Mont Ventoux. Visit to the medieval site of Gicon.