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THE
STEVENSON TRAIL
517 Euros per person.
For groups
6 days / 5 nights
“I
have been after an adventure all my life, a pure dispassionate
adventure such as befell early and heroic voyagers; and thus to
be found by morning in a random woodside nook in Gévaudan was
to find my daydreams realised.” Robert-Louis Stevenson.
This hike starts in the ancient county of the
Gévaudan, crosses the Mont Lozère and drops into the
Protestant valleys of the Cévennes.
Special features include being able to follow in
the footsteps of Robert-Louis Stevenson...
Hotel
accommodation.
Day
- 1
Chasseradès to Le Bleymard: 13 kilometers.
Pick-up
at the Florac Cévennes Evasion office or at Mende train station.Transfer by
bus.
The hike starts at Chasseradès, a very friendly village with a magnificent
church on the main square. The trail leads through the Goulet Forest where
the River Lot rises.
Overnight: Hôtel de la Remise.
Day - 2
Le Bleymard to Le Pont de Montvert: 15
kilometers.
The trail
climbs up towards the Mont Lozère and through the Pic Finiels, from where
Robert-Louis Stevenson looked down over the Cévennes of the Protestant
rebels known as the Camisards.
Overnight: Hôtel les Sources du Tarn.
Day - 3
Le Pont de Montvert to Florac: 23
kilometers.
The trail
crosses the Bougès massif (1420 meters in altitude) and then drops back
down to the Tarn before reaching Florac where the headquarters of the
Cévennes National Park is located.
Overnight: Hôtel des Gorges du Tarn.
Day
- 4
Florac to Cassagnas: 16
kilometers.
Stevenson made his way into the Cévennes via the Valley
of the Mimente and the historical village of Saint julien.
Overnight: Gîte Espace Stevenson.
Day
- 5
Cassagnas to Saint Germain de Calberte: 15
kilometers.
The trail leads through
chestnut forests where many battles took place during the Religious Wars in
the 18th century,
before arriving at Saint Germain de Calberte, a typical village of the
Cévennes.
Overnight: Hôtel Le Petit Calbertois.
Day
- 6
Saint Germain de Calberte to Saint Jean du Gard: 20
kilometers.
The trail
follows the river Gardon through the village of Saint Etienne Vallée
Française and then climbs up to the Saint Jean pass.
From Saint Jean du Gard, a bus will take you back to Florac.
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