The hamlets
CHAMBONAS
The hamlets
Hard
Difficulty5h
Duration15,4km
Distance+473m
Positive Elevation-467m
Negative ElevationLoop
Course typeYellow markup
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Owned by the abbey of Saint Gilles (Gard department) in the 13th century, Chambonas still has a 13m long bridge over the Chassezac and a church dedicated to Saint Martin.
Description
Climb the steps next to the hiking signposts
- Le Pont - Follow Chanteperdrix 1,8 km (). Follow the road towards the castle.
- At the gate, follow Chanteperdrix 1.7 km (), turn left, then take the first path on the right that runs along the park's wall.
- Chanteperdrix - Follow Les Sièlves 1,5 km.
- Les Sièlves - Follow Travers de Loutre 0,8 km.
- Travers de Loutre - Follow Escoufour 1,9 km.
- Escoufour - Follow Vignelongue 2 km. Take the road uphill.
- Vignelongue - Follow La Fabrique 0,7 km.
- La Fabrique - Follow Champmajour 0,5 km. Go up to the hamlet then head left () along the road.
- Champmajour - Follow Le Vignal 1,3 km ().
- Le Vignal - Follow Bernardy 2,1 km.
- Bernardy - Follow Les Bans 1,6 km.
- Les Bans - Follow Pont des Bans 1 km (). Then return to Le Pont via Chambonas village.
- Departure : Bridge car park, Chambonas
- Arrival : Bridge car park, Chambonas
- Towns crossed : CHAMBONAS, LES SALELLES, PAYZAC, and LES ASSIONS
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Information desks
Office de tourisme des Cévennes d'Ardèche
Joyeuse/Les Vans
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 Joyeuse (15 km), join Les Vans (3 km), then continue on the D10 to reach Chambonas.
Parking :
Bridge car park, Chambonas