The Cévennes Valleys - Cycling Getaways - 3 days

We offer an itinerary for serious athletes. 3 days of mountain passes, ridges, and breathtaking scenery.

Bike ride in the Cévennes Valleys

The Cévennes valleys offer a circuit perfectly suited for experienced cyclists. Between mountain passes, ridge roads and steep climbs, each pedal stroke reveals magnificent and wild landscapes, in the heart of an authentic and unspoiled region.

Day 1 — Cévennes Corniche Road and Cévennes Valleys Museum - Maison Rouge
58 km – 1140 m elevation gain – approximately 3 hours

From Lasalle, head north on the D153 towards Ste Croix de Caderle until you reach St Jean du Gard. (Km 17), visit Maison Rouge.
In St Jean du Gard, take the D907 towards Florac for about 3 km, then take the Corniche des Cévennes road on the right.
Col St Pierre, then de l'Exil, arriving at St Roman de Tousque, enter the village to take the small road D39 to descend to the bottom of the valley.
Upon reaching the D907, turn right towards the villages of Saumane and L'Estréchure. At the exit of L'Estréchure, take the D39 towards Lasalle via the Col du Mercou.
The Musée des Vallées Cévenoles - Maison Rouge in Saint-Jean-du-Gard is a living museum of the Cévennes, where you can discover life in the past, silk and local know-how.


Day 2 — Cévennes Mountain Passes
62 km – 1420 m elevation gain – approximately 3 hour 15 minutes

At Pont de Fer in Lasalle, follow the signs for Colognac, then St Roman de Codières, passing the Col de Bantarde (624m). Turn right and continue uphill to the Col de la Pierre Plantée (660m). Descend to St Martial, then take the Col de la Tribale and then the Col de l'Asclier. Once over the Col de l'Asclier, follow the signs for Millérines and then L'Estréchure before returning to Lasalle via the Col du Mercou (569m).


Day 3 — The Cévennes Escape
25 km – 350 m elevation gain – approximately 1 hour 45 minutes

At Pont de Fer in Lasalle, follow the direction of Colognac D153, after the village continue south D153 for approximately 3km.
At "Col de la Bantarde", continue towards "Saint Hippolyte-du-fort" by taking the D347. After passing "l'Eglise de Cros", at the next crossroads, continue straight ahead on the D169 towards "St Hippolyte-du-fort".
At the intersection with the greenway, turn left and cross the viaduct for approximately 1200m.
At the crossroads, take the road on the left towards "Monoblet" for 300m. At the intersection, turn right onto "Ancienne route de Monoblet" then continue straight ahead on the D133 for approximately 4200m.
At the crossroads, take the D135 on the right towards "Durfort" and continue for approximately 2,000m.
At the crossroads, take the D213 towards "Fressac".
At the intersection with the D21, turn left towards "St Félix-de-Pallières".
At the intersection with the D133, continue straight ahead towards "Vabres" for 500m then turn left for 1800m before taking the D133 on the right towards "Monoblet".
In "Monoblet" take the D122 on the right towards "Colognac". Follow the road to the roundabout and continue on the D185. At the intersection with the D153 turn left towards "Colognac".
Return to Colognac via the D153.


The Escapades project, led by the Communauté de communes Causses Aigoual Cévennes – Terres Solidaires, in partnership with the Fédération des Stations vertes, invites you to cycle touring: an opportunity to visit our villages but also to taste the local gastronomy, to discover the culture of the territory and to meet its inhabitants.

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