Les Châtaigniers de l'Empereur - Trail n°3
Une belle et douce sortie autour de Mende qui, l'hiver, a l'avantage d'être bien ensoleillée.
- 💧 1 drinking water point mapped on the route (OpenStreetMap)
At a glance
12.7 km loop starting from Mende - Mende - Foirail bus stop, 1 minutes' walk from the stop. Allow 4h12 of walking, 514 m of ascent, estimated difficulty: moderate. 1 drinking water point is mapped on the route. 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: 913 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 - Mende - Foirail bus stop start · 1 min walk (walking time measured on the IGN footpath network)
- Mende station start · 14 min walk (walking time measured on the IGN footpath network)
Other hikes from Mende - Mende - Foirail
Data source
Data produced by Conseil Departemental Lozere, licence: CC-BY-NC-SA, updated on 20 February 2025
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