Les Chataigniers de l'Empereur
A l'ombre des châtaigniers
At a glance
11.2 km loop starting from Mende station, 11 minutes' walk from the platform. Allow 3h48 of walking, 484 m of ascent, estimated difficulty: moderate. Seasonality: occasional snow in midwinter.
Description provided by Conseil Departemental Lozere, in French; the rest is a summary generated from the route data.
When to go
Occasional snow in midwinter Highest point: 916 m.
Trail usable all year round in normal conditions. Check after a snowfall between December and February.
Best season: March to November.
Getting there by train and bus
This route links two stations: you can walk it in either direction, without coming back to where you started.
- Mende station start · 11 min walk (walking time measured on the IGN footpath network)
- Mende - Mende - Foirail bus stop start · 11 min walk (walking time measured on the IGN footpath network)
Travel time from the main stations
- Nîmes 3h46 by train
Indicative times from SNCF GTFS data. Actual times, there and back, are worked out on the interactive map.
Other hikes from Mende
Data source
Data produced by Conseil Departemental Lozere, licence: CC-BY-NC-SA, updated on 17 February 2025
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