Marceau's mill
Moulin de Marceau
Moulin de Marceau - Borre Zimmerman
PLANZOLLES

Marceau's mill

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This loop will take you past the Moulin de Marceau or “Marceau’s Mill”. As a child, Christian Paladel used to love coming to the mill with its owner, his uncle Marceau. In 2009, Marceau gave him the mill, and with the help of his son, Christian got to work straight away. Now you can find out more!

This is a small, family-friendly loop to discover the impressive restored heritage. The reconstruction of all the mechanisms, the sound of the water on the paddles and the rolling of the millstones will plunge you into the atmosphere of this place that’s steeped in history.


Description

P – From the car park opposite the Town Hall, cross the road and head towards Faugères. 200m further on, turn left to take the path to Le Rouvier.

  1. Poteau Le Rouvier - Follow Payzac 7,5 km. Take the trail that heads downhill to reach Chabrolières.
  2.  Poteau Chabrolières - Follow Faugères 4 km. 400m further along, you’ll pass a Cistercian barn. Just after a house, take the track on the left that leads down towards the stream. After the bridge, the path then climbs through the forest towards Le Destel.
  3. Poteau Le Destel - Follow St Pierre - St Jean 9,5 km. 400 m further on, you’ll come across the Moulin de Marceau below the path [http://moulin-de-marceau.jimdo.com/]. Take the path that continues to climb through the forest towards the village of Bavancel. Pass between the houses and at the road, go right. You’ll see the sign for Bavancel.
  4. Poteau Bavancel - Follow Planzolles 1,7 km. Follow the road and turn right 300m further on to take the path just before the bridge. Follow the path that goes down into the forest and cross the stream using the small wooden bridge. The path then climbs to the sign indicating Le Pélissou.
  5. Poteau Le Pélissou - Follow Planzolles 0,8 km. Turn left 100m further on to take the path to Le Rouvier.
  6. Poteau Le Rouvier - Follow Planzolles 0,4 km. Take the path then the road to get back to the start point.

Picnic tables are available for your use near the Moulin de Marceau.

  • Departure : Planzolles Town Hall
  • Arrival : Planzolles Town Hall
  • Towns crossed : PLANZOLLES and FAUGERES

Forecast


Altimetric profile


Recommandations

Picnic tables are available for your use near the Moulin de Marceau.


Information desks

Office de tourisme des Cévennes d'Ardèche

Joyeuse/Les Vans

https://www.cevennes-ardeche.com/contact@cevennes-ardeche.com+33 (0)4 75 37 24 48

Transport

Let us limit travel by car, think of public transport and carpooling. All public transport on transports-region-auvergne-rhone-alpes

Access and parking

From Les Vans (18 km) or Joyeuse (8 km) follow Lablachère. In the center continue towards Planzolles.

Parking :

Car park opposite the Town Hall