The ridge
A walk on the slopes west of Sumène, on the ridge between the Hérault and Rieutord valleys.
- 💧 3 drinking water points mapped on the route (OpenStreetMap)
At a glance
6.2 km loop starting from Saint-Julien-de-la-Nef - Cascade Mairie bus stop, 29 minutes' walk from the stop. Allow 2h06 of walking, 286 m of ascent, estimated difficulty: easy. 3 drinking water points are mapped on the route.
Description provided by Parc National des Cevennes; the rest is a summary generated from the route data.
Getting there by liO bus
The start of the trail can be reached on foot from the stop, without a car.
- Saint-Julien-de-la-Nef - Cascade Mairie bus stop · 29 min walk
Travel time from the main stations
- Montpellier Saint-Roch 2h47 by train + bus
- Nîmes 1h31 by train + bus
- Béziers 3h44 by train + bus
Indicative times from SNCF and liO GTFS data. Actual times, there and back, are worked out on the interactive map.
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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 26 December 2025
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