Moderate
Parc national des Cévennes (cœur) · Occitania
- Distance
- 12.7 km / 7.9 mi
- Elevation gain
- 434 m
- Typical duration
- 3 hr 17 min
- Mountain
- Summit push
- Forest
Best Forest Hikes in Occitania
There are 230 hikes in Occitania in our database that fit. They average 10.3 km and 308 m (1,010 ft) of ascent, with the longest running to 41.2 km.
That is 20 percent of the 1,159 routes we map in Occitania. They are shorter than the local average, 10.3 km against 17.0 km, which is what makes this a practical shortlist for a half day.
Forest trails are the dependable choice: shade when it is hot, shelter when it is not, and a completely different character once the leaves turn. The mix is broad: 57 are rated easy and 38 are hard or harder, so there is something here whether you have two hours or a full day. A good share of them are loops, so you can park once and finish where you started.
Trails
Hard
Parc national des Cévennes (cœur) · Occitania
- Distance
- 23.6 km / 14.7 mi
- Elevation gain
- 1,388 m
- Typical duration
- 7 hr 16 min
- Mountain
- Summit push
- Forest
Hard
Parc national des Cévennes (cœur) · Occitania
- Distance
- 15.7 km / 9.8 mi
- Elevation gain
- 721 m
- Typical duration
- 4 hr 23 min
- Mountain
- Canyon and gorge
- Forest
Moderate
Parc national des Cévennes (cœur) · Occitania
- Distance
- 12.0 km / 7.4 mi
- Elevation gain
- 521 m
- Typical duration
- 3 hr 17 min
- Canyon and gorge
- Forest
- Panoramic viewpoint
Hard
Parc national des Cévennes (cœur) · Occitania
- Distance
- 18.6 km / 11.6 mi
- Elevation gain
- 716 m
- Typical duration
- 5 hr 4 min
- Lake
- Mountain
- Forest
Expert
Parc national des Cévennes (cœur) · Occitania
- Distance
- 35.9 km / 22.3 mi
- Elevation gain
- 1,239 m
- Typical duration
- 9 hr 58 min
- Mountain
- Summit push
- Forest
Expert
Parc national des Cévennes (cœur) · Occitania
- Distance
- 38.7 km / 24.1 mi
- Elevation gain
- 852 m
- Typical duration
- 10 hr
- Forest
Moderate
Parc national des Cévennes (cœur) · Occitania
- Distance
- 9.3 km / 5.8 mi
- Elevation gain
- 460 m
- Typical duration
- 2 hr 38 min
- Waterfall
- Forest
- Waymarked route
Moderate
Parc national des Cévennes (cœur) · Occitania
- Distance
- 7.8 km / 4.8 mi
- Elevation gain
- 223 m
- Typical duration
- 1 hr 57 min
- Coastal
- Forest
- Waymarked route
Moderate
Parc national des Cévennes (cœur) · Occitania
- Distance
- 8.9 km / 5.6 mi
- Elevation gain
- 561 m
- Typical duration
- 2 hr 42 min
- Forest
- Castle and ruins
- Waymarked route
Hard
Parc national des Cévennes (cœur) · Occitania
- Distance
- 16.4 km / 10.2 mi
- Elevation gain
- 535 m
- Typical duration
- 4 hr 15 min
- Forest
- Waymarked route
Moderate
Parc national des Cévennes (cœur) · Occitania
- Distance
- 7.2 km / 4.4 mi
- Elevation gain
- 216 m
- Typical duration
- 1 hr 49 min
- Forest
- Waymarked route
Moderate
Parc national des Cévennes (cœur) · Occitania
- Distance
- 6.3 km / 3.9 mi
- Elevation gain
- 425 m
- Typical duration
- 1 hr 58 min
- Forest
- Waymarked route
Hard
Parc national des Cévennes (cœur) · Occitania
- Distance
- 12.4 km / 7.7 mi
- Elevation gain
- 677 m
- Typical duration
- 3 hr 35 min
- Forest
- Waymarked route
Moderate
Parc national des Cévennes (cœur) · Occitania
- Distance
- 11.7 km / 7.3 mi
- Elevation gain
- 520 m
- Typical duration
- 3 hr 14 min
- Forest
- Waymarked route
Easy
Parc national des Cévennes (cœur) · Occitania
- Distance
- 3.5 km / 2.2 mi
- Elevation gain
- 77 m
- Typical duration
- 50 min
- Forest
- Waymarked route
Easy
Parc national des Cévennes (cœur) · Occitania
- Distance
- 4.2 km / 2.6 mi
- Elevation gain
- 236 m
- Typical duration
- 1 hr 13 min
- Forest
- Waymarked route
Moderate
Parc national des Cévennes (cœur) · Occitania
- Distance
- 5.2 km / 3.2 mi
- Elevation gain
- 337 m
- Typical duration
- 1 hr 35 min
- Forest
- Waymarked route
Moderate
Parc national des Cévennes (cœur) · Occitania
- Distance
- 5.4 km / 3.3 mi
- Elevation gain
- 266 m
- Typical duration
- 1 hr 31 min
- Canyon and gorge
- Forest
Moderate
Occitania · France
- Distance
- 10.1 km / 6.3 mi
- Elevation gain
- 594 m
- Typical duration
- 2 hr 59 min
- Lake
- Canyon and gorge
- Forest
Moderate
Occitania · France
- Distance
- 9.9 km / 6.1 mi
- Elevation gain
- 217 m
- Typical duration
- 2 hr 23 min
- Forest
- Waymarked route
Moderate
Occitania · France
- Distance
- 7.6 km / 4.7 mi
- Elevation gain
- 302 m
- Typical duration
- 2 hr 2 min
- Lake
- Canyon and gorge
- Forest
Moderate
Occitania · France
- Distance
- 6.1 km / 3.8 mi
- Elevation gain
- 337 m
- Typical duration
- 1 hr 46 min
- Mountain
- Summit push
- Forest
Expert
Occitania · France
- Distance
- 35.1 km / 21.8 mi
- Elevation gain
- 1,194 m
- Typical duration
- 9 hr 43 min
- Lake
- Canyon and gorge
- Forest
Moderate
Occitania · France
- Distance
- 6.4 km / 4.0 mi
- Elevation gain
- 494 m
- Typical duration
- 2 hr 5 min
- Lake
- Mountain
- Forest
Hard
Occitania · France
- Distance
- 9.8 km / 6.1 mi
- Elevation gain
- 1,015 m
- Typical duration
- 3 hr 34 min
- Lake
- Canyon and gorge
- Forest
Moderate
Occitania · France
- Distance
- 7.0 km / 4.4 mi
- Elevation gain
- 294 m
- Typical duration
- 1 hr 54 min
- Lake
- Canyon and gorge
- Forest
Moderate
Occitania · France
- Distance
- 6.2 km / 3.8 mi
- Elevation gain
- 248 m
- Typical duration
- 1 hr 40 min
- Forest
- Panoramic viewpoint
- Castle and ruins
Hard
Occitania · France
- Distance
- 29.7 km / 18.5 mi
- Elevation gain
- 653 m
- Typical duration
- 7 hr 36 min
- Forest
Hard
Occitania · France
- Distance
- 12.0 km / 7.5 mi
- Elevation gain
- 739 m
- Typical duration
- 3 hr 37 min
- Mountain
- Forest
- Waymarked route
Moderate
Occitania · France
- Distance
- 11.5 km / 7.1 mi
- Elevation gain
- 404 m
- Typical duration
- 3 hr
- Waterfall
- Forest
- Waymarked route
Expert
Occitania · France
- Distance
- 38.2 km / 23.7 mi
- Elevation gain
- 840 m
- Typical duration
- 9 hr 54 min
- Forest
- Waymarked route
Moderate
Occitania · France
- Distance
- 6.2 km / 3.8 mi
- Elevation gain
- 430 m
- Typical duration
- 1 hr 56 min
- Canyon and gorge
- Forest
- Waymarked route
Moderate
Occitania · France
- Distance
- 11.4 km / 7.1 mi
- Elevation gain
- 661 m
- Typical duration
- 3 hr 22 min
- Mountain
- Forest
- Waymarked route
Hard
Occitania · France
- Distance
- 16.4 km / 10.2 mi
- Elevation gain
- 884 m
- Typical duration
- 4 hr 48 min
- Mountain
- Forest
- Waymarked route
Moderate
Occitania · France
- Distance
- 9.8 km / 6.1 mi
- Elevation gain
- 230 m
- Typical duration
- 2 hr 23 min
- Canyon and gorge
- Forest
- Waymarked route
Hard
Occitania · France
- Distance
- 19.7 km / 12.2 mi
- Elevation gain
- 731 m
- Typical duration
- 5 hr 20 min
- Mountain
- Forest
- Waymarked route
Hard
Occitania · France
- Distance
- 14.2 km / 8.8 mi
- Elevation gain
- 844 m
- Typical duration
- 4 hr 14 min
- Mountain
- Forest
- Waymarked route
Moderate
Occitania · France
- Distance
- 12.0 km / 7.5 mi
- Elevation gain
- 602 m
- Typical duration
- 3 hr 24 min
- Mountain
- Forest
- Waymarked route
Easy
Occitania · France
- Distance
- 6.5 km / 4.0 mi
- Elevation gain
- 143 m
- Typical duration
- 1 hr 34 min
- Mountain
- Forest
- Waymarked route
Moderate
Occitania · France
- Distance
- 11.4 km / 7.1 mi
- Elevation gain
- 687 m
- Typical duration
- 3 hr 24 min
- Mountain
- Forest
- Waymarked route
Moderate
Occitania · France
- Distance
- 11.2 km / 6.9 mi
- Elevation gain
- 246 m
- Typical duration
- 2 hr 42 min
- Canyon and gorge
- Forest
- Waymarked route
Hard
Occitania · France
- Distance
- 16.1 km / 10.0 mi
- Elevation gain
- 611 m
- Typical duration
- 4 hr 19 min
- Mountain
- Forest
- Waymarked route
Moderate
Occitania · France
- Distance
- 10.5 km / 6.5 mi
- Elevation gain
- 411 m
- Typical duration
- 2 hr 48 min
- Mountain
- Forest
- Waymarked route
Moderate
Occitania · France
- Distance
- 13.7 km / 8.5 mi
- Elevation gain
- 302 m
- Typical duration
- 3 hr 19 min
- Canyon and gorge
- Forest
- Waymarked route
Moderate
Occitania · France
- Distance
- 6.6 km / 4.1 mi
- Elevation gain
- 409 m
- Typical duration
- 2 hr
- Mountain
- Forest
- Waymarked route
Moderate
Occitania · France
- Distance
- 7.9 km / 4.9 mi
- Elevation gain
- 202 m
- Typical duration
- 1 hr 57 min
- Forest
- Panoramic viewpoint
- Waymarked route
Easy
Occitania · France
- Distance
- 3.3 km / 2.1 mi
- Elevation gain
- 73 m
- Typical duration
- 48 min
- Forest
- Panoramic viewpoint
- Waymarked route
The shortlist, side by side
The ten highest scoring routes on this page, so you can compare effort before opening any of them.
| Route | Distance | Ascent | Time | Difficulty | Best season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La DauphineParc national des Cévennes (cœur) | 12.7 km | 434 m | 3 hr 17 min | Moderate | April to October |
| Les 4000 marchesParc national des Cévennes (cœur) | 23.6 km | 1,388 m | 7 hr 16 min | Hard | April to October |
| MassevaquesParc national des Cévennes (cœur) | 15.7 km | 721 m | 4 hr 23 min | Hard | April to October |
| Le pas de l'aneParc national des Cévennes (cœur) | 12.0 km | 521 m | 3 hr 17 min | Moderate | April to October |
| Le Pont du TarnParc national des Cévennes (cœur) | 18.6 km | 716 m | 5 hr 4 min | Hard | April to October |
| Le versant nord de l'AigoualParc national des Cévennes (cœur) | 35.9 km | 1,239 m | 9 hr 58 min | Expert | April to October |
| Les Sagnoles - VillefortParc national des Cévennes (cœur) | 38.7 km | 852 m | 10 hr | Expert | April to October |
| Les Cascades d'OrgonParc national des Cévennes (cœur) | 9.3 km | 460 m | 2 hr 38 min | Moderate | April to October |
| Aire-de-CôteParc national des Cévennes (cœur) | 7.8 km | 223 m | 1 hr 57 min | Moderate | April to October |
| Moulin du BougèsParc national des Cévennes (cœur) | 8.9 km | 561 m | 2 hr 42 min | Moderate | April to October |
If you only have time for one, start with La Dauphine, Les 4000 marches, Massevaques. Those are the routes people come back to. Every route on this page links through to a full guide with the map, elevation profile, seasonal advice and what to bring.
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