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Little hiking track in the Cevennes                                                    

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Petite Randonnée little trail of 1, 2, or 3 hours  Indicated in yellow : ''PR'' Carte IGN : 2740 and (Top 25) This charming track starts a few kilometres from St. Germain de Calberte-village, were you have to take the road direction "villages de vacances" at "la place du monument au mort" (not the D984 to "Col de Jalcreste" - also leaving the village near the church). At the first intersection, you go down to the right and will arrive after 2,5km in "le Cros" (altitude:476 m), at the end of this hamlet there's a special parking for hikersmarked by Parking PR.

What's called " la Flandonenque'' is a beautiful valley with numerous little hamlets at the North of the village St. Germain de Calberte. This circuit permits you to discover the highest part of this valley, situated in the central zone centrale of the "Parc National des Cévennes".  The Gardon-river which takes  it's origin at Flandres (750 m)  is the oneness of this valley.

3 h walk Le Cros- Flandre - Nozières - La Fare - Vernet - Le Cros Take the path along the river till you arrive at an intersection, were you choose left. This path is called "L'Escaillou" you'll passing through a chestnut forest and walk around an old sheephouse without roof. Little by little you can distinguish the hamlet Nozières at your right at the opposit hill-side. The path rejoins the hardened road leading to "Flandre" from St. Germain de Calberte. Ones leaving Flandre behind, take care not to miss the little restaured water-mill at the right under the path. Then the path passes from the North to the South side, passing over another brook.

Suddenly the vegetation changes she becomes more  Mediterranean (black oak, heather etc. Then you'll cross the beatiful hamlet Nozières, of which some houses are restored but also partially is in are impressionating ruins (some of them have been burnt down in 1944. At the end of the hamlet take the path going down to la Fare. I's a very  agreeable and varied path which permits you to discover the Flandonnenque valley a nice part of St. Germain's heritage and nature..

La Fare is a charming almost   restored hamlet. In 1944 it has been  entirely destructed to kill the French resistants and anti-fascists Germans who took possession of the hamlet to hide. Take the descending path at the right side of the houses  to arrive at a big "DFCI"-path. On the opposite hillside you'll distinguish  the hamlet  Vernet (650 m) -

Photo Alain Avesque The path will leads you down to this hamlet (Bed & breakfast : chambre et table d'hote -tél 00 33 (0)4 66 45 91 94) which you have to cross between the houses. The restored houses have preserved their traditional cevenol character. Behind "la Sapinette", a big épicia pine tree planted in 1910 by Grandfather Aigoin, a litle stairs  under a pergola and a second one under the linden-tree lead you to a meadow which you cross towards the sheep fold, of there you're going down  following the direction of  the electric overhead wires towards stairs and a very little bridge to cross the stream. The pastures you'll cross are kept in repair by sheep. Please open and close the barriers carefully and keep your eventual dog(s) on leash.

Going up you'll notice a beautiful ancient walled in kitchen-garden at the opposite hill side. A constructiong of dry stone terraces and stairs. At a bifurcation, under pine trees  you take to the right going up  to a little top then you'll follow the slope straight on till the Gardon river we you can refresh yourself. At the other side you cross the meadows to climb up to the road of le Cros.

 
Randonnée créé par : ACCUEIL & DÉCOUVERTE EN CÉVENNES

               
HOTEL RESTAURANT le petit Calbertois -tél 00 33 (0)4 66 45 93 58
48370 St Germain de Calberte- e-mail :calbertois@bigfoot.com

3 Bed & breakfast - Chambre d'hôtes at the track
Mas Lou Abeilhs
Lou Cabanis
Vernet

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