Uzès, Eure valley and capitelles

After strolling through the narrow streets of the Duchy of Uzès, take time to discover the Alzon gorges and the beautiful capitelles, witnesses to a rich agricultural region.

From the bottom of the Refuge parking lot, climb the steps and turn right.

At "les Arènes", turn right down the street (GR 63). At the "patte d'oie" (crow's-foot), turn left down a tarmac and then dirt track. At "l'escalette", continue down the track, pass the "Moulin de Carrière" and turn right. Go past the two "Château Bérard" signposts and follow "saint-Maximin" along a path leading up to a track on the right.

At "Chemin du Mazet" (GR 63 split), follow signs for "La Montagne" on the left. At the gate (on the right, a capitelle, private road), continue straight ahead on a path climbing to a track, which you take to the left for 200m.

Alternative (less than 7km): go straight on, following "Chemin du château d'eau" then "Route de Saint-Siffret".

At "La Montagne", turn right onto "Saint-Maximin". Cross the track. Continue for 500m, then leave the track and turn left onto a path winding through the forest (follow the signs). At "Chemin des Chaussettes", leave the track and turn left onto a stony path leading downhill (capitelle on the right).

At "Combe de l'Evescat", take the path up to the plateau. At "Chemin de Saint-Quentin", turn left. Go through two gates, then cross a road and take the track opposite. At "les planes", follow the stony downhill track.

At "Les planes-Le Bas", follow "Route de Saint-Siffret", "Table d'Orientation". At the plateau, take the right-hand track. After 300 m, turn left onto the Chemin des Capitelles (numerous capitelles). On returning to the track, turn right twice and follow the asphalt path straight ahead.

At "Route de Saint-Siffret", follow the track to the right. At "Table d'Orientation", follow "La Montagnette" to the left (viewpoint), then take the track to the right. After 200 m, take the downhill track to the right (view of Uzès). At "La Montagnette", follow "Vallée de l'Eure" then "Le Moulin du Tournal".

Follow the Aqueduct on the left (700m round trip).

Follow signs for "André Gide", cross the footbridge over the Alzon and climb a stony path. At "André Gide", take the path that climbs to the right. At "Cathédrale Saint-Theodorit", follow the boulevard to the left, then rue de Gisfort, up la Traverse and rue Saint-Ferréol. At "Rue de l'Escalette", turn left into rue de l'Escalette as far as "Les Arènes".