On the road to Rutènes
This walk offers handsome panoramic viewpoints over the Arre and Coudoulous valleys, with perched villages.
- 💧 2 drinking water points mapped on the route (OpenStreetMap)
At a glance
10.3 km loop starting from Le Vigan - La Prairie bus stop, 39 minutes' walk from the stop. Allow 3h30 of walking, 469 m of ascent, estimated difficulty: moderate. 2 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
This route links two stations: you can walk it in either direction, without coming back to where you started.
- Le Vigan - La Prairie bus stop start · 39 min walk
- Le Vigan - Cité Scolaire bus stop start · 43 min walk (walking time measured on the IGN footpath network)
Travel time from the main stations
- Montpellier Saint-Roch 3h04 by train + bus
- Nîmes 1h47 by train + bus
Indicative times from SNCF and liO GTFS data. Actual times, there and back, are worked out on the interactive map.
Other hikes from Le Vigan - La Prairie
Data source
Data produced by Parc National des Cevennes, licence: Open data (data.gouv.fr) - reutilisation libre, attribution par fiche, updated on 23 December 2025
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