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GR®736 Tarn gorge and valley
Description
A 300 km circuit between Villefort and Albi which will let you explore the river Tarn and its valley.
Only the section of the GR® long-distance hiking path that crosses the Cévennes National Park (from Villefort to Le Rozier) is presented here.
The official guidebook for the GR®736 by the Fédération Française de randonnée pédestre (FFRandonnée, French hiking federation) has been published in spring 2023. You can find it on sale in the Maisons du tourism et du Parc (joint tourist office and National Park information centres), the online shop at www.cevennes-parcnational.fr, in bookshops and sports shops and at boutique.ffrandonnee.fr
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Additional information
Public transport
Summer only bus lines line 254 La Garde Guérin - Villefort - Bagnols les bains - Mende line 253 Mende - Bagnols les bains - Mont Lozère line 261 Mont Lozère - Pont de Montvert - Florac line 258 Florac - Le Rozier lio.laregion.fr/
Advice
NB: For a variety of reasons, there may be differences between the actual waymarks and the route shown in the guidebook. Please follow the waymarks. Make sure your equipment is appropriate for a multi-day hike as well as for the day’s weather conditions. Remember that the weather changes quickly in the mountains. Take enough water, wear sturdy shoes and put on a hat. Please close any gates and barriers behind you. Bivouacking in the Cévennes National Park is regulated. Get informed at La Maison du tourisme et du Parc (joint tourist office and National Park information centre) in Florac-Trois-Rivières (tel. 04 66 45 01 14).
Is in the midst of the park
The national park is an unrestricted natural area but subjected to regulations which must be known by all visitors.
Advised parking
Villefort
Access
Villefort on the D906 from Génolhac or on the D901 via Le Bleymard.
Arrival
Le Rozier
Ambiance
This hike between Mont Lozère and the Tarn gorge takes you through diverse landscapes with a wealth of natural heritage and villages with varied and typical architecture based on granite, limestone and schist. The route is also multi-purpose. Find out how to do part of the circuit by canoe, mountain-bike or e-bike or else with a donkey. Enjoy different ways of discovering the river Tarn using non-motorised means of locomotion !
Departure
Villefort
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