9.2km
Total Distance
404m
Elevation Gain

Trail description

A walk from the village of Les Estables across the high pastures to Mont Mézenc at 1,753 m, the highest point of the Haute-Loire, with a view that takes in the Gerbier de Jonc and on clear days the Alps. About 9.2 km out and back with some 400 m of climbing.

Route Map

Along the trail

  1. 1
    Fontaine de la Planche du Riou
    at the start · Spring · springs can run dry
  2. 2
    Drinking water
    at the start
  3. 3
    Viewpoint · 4.2km
  4. 4
    Viewpoint · 4.6km
Parking
21m from the start
Surface
natural ground 52%, gravel 42%

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Difficulty

3/5 · Moderate