Hike · Lozère

Villefort Lake

8.6 km2h48+320 mEasy

A pretty discovery walk around the artificial lake, which was filled in 1964. Explore its history, hydroelectric dam, drowned village, water activities and fish farm.

Description provided by Parc National des Cevennes.

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Getting there by train

The start of the trail can be reached on foot from the station, without a car.

Villefort station · 22 min walk

Travel time from the main stations

Montpellier Saint-Roch 3h43 by train
Nîmes 2h02 by train
Béziers 3h38 by train

Indicative times from SNCF GTFS data. Actual times, there and back, are worked out on the interactive map.

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Brahic - Villefort 21.4 km · 6h48
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Cham des Balmelles - Trail n°3 22.9 km · 7h42
Chapelas Roc 7.8 km · 2h36
Croix de Gratassac 8.3 km · 3h
Croix de Gratassac - Trail n°1V 8.5 km · 3h

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Data source

Data produced by Parc National des Cevennes, licence: Open data (data.gouv.fr) - reutilisation libre, attribution par fiche, updated on 3 April 2026

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