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Best Forest Hikes in Occitania

There are 305 hikes in Occitania in our database that fit. They average 11.0 km and 326 m (1,070 ft) of ascent, with the longest running to 175 km.

That is 19 percent of the 1,637 routes we map in Occitania. They are shorter than the local average, 11.0 km against 14.5 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: 91 are rated easy and 47 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

Expert

Les Sagnoles - Villefort

Parc national des Cévennes (cœur) · Occitania

Distance
38.7 km
/ 24.1 mi
Elevation gain
852 m
Typical duration
10 hr
  • Mountain
  • Forest
Moderate

Les Cascades d'Orgon

Parc national des Cévennes (cœur) · Occitania

Distance
9.3 km
/ 5.8 mi
Elevation gain
460 m
Typical duration
2 hr 38 min
  • Waterfall
  • Lake
  • Forest
Moderate

Le pas de l'ane

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
Moderate

Sommet de Finiels

Parc national des Cévennes (cœur) · Occitania

Distance
9.6 km
/ 6.0 mi
Elevation gain
292 m
Typical duration
2 hr 27 min
  • Mountain
  • Summit push
  • Forest
Hard

Le Pont du Tarn

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

Le versant nord de l'Aigoual

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
  • Forest
  • Panoramic viewpoint
Easy

Sentier des Rocs de Galta

Parc national des Cévennes (cœur) · Occitania

Distance
5.5 km
/ 3.4 mi
Elevation gain
223 m
Typical duration
1 hr 29 min
  • Mountain
  • Forest
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Ventalon

Parc national des Cévennes (cœur) · Occitania

Distance
7.3 km
/ 4.6 mi
Elevation gain
442 m
Typical duration
2 hr 12 min
  • Mountain
  • Forest
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

La Dauphine

Parc national des Cévennes (cœur) · Occitania

Distance
12.7 km
/ 7.9 mi
Elevation gain
434 m
Typical duration
3 hr 17 min
  • Forest
  • Panoramic viewpoint
  • Waymarked route
Hard

Les 4000 marches

Parc national des Cévennes (cœur) · Occitania

Distance
23.6 km
/ 14.7 mi
Elevation gain
1,388 m
Typical duration
7 hr 16 min
  • Forest
  • Panoramic viewpoint
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Sentier des morts

Parc national des Cévennes (cœur) · Occitania

Distance
9.2 km
/ 5.7 mi
Elevation gain
335 m
Typical duration
2 hr 26 min
  • River
  • Forest
  • Waymarked route
Hard

Bézuc

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

Fontmort

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

L'Aves

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

La forêt de l'Aigoual

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

La forêt du Lingas

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

Les corniches de l'Hospitalet

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

Les ruisseaux

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

Moulin du Bougès

Parc national des Cévennes (cœur) · Occitania

Distance
8.9 km
/ 5.6 mi
Elevation gain
561 m
Typical duration
2 hr 42 min
  • Forest
  • Waymarked route
Expert

Tour des Montagnes d'Ax

Occitania · France

Distance
70.7 km
/ 43.9 mi
Elevation gain
4,653 m
Typical duration
23 hr
  • Mountain
  • Forest
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Le roc des Hourtous

Occitania · France

Distance
10.1 km
/ 6.3 mi
Elevation gain
594 m
Typical duration
2 hr 59 min
  • Canyon and gorge
  • Forest
  • Panoramic viewpoint
Moderate

Les Escorces

Occitania · France

Distance
6.1 km
/ 3.8 mi
Elevation gain
337 m
Typical duration
1 hr 46 min
  • Mountain
  • Summit push
  • Forest
Moderate

Saint-Roman

Occitania · France

Distance
5.6 km
/ 3.5 mi
Elevation gain
326 m
Typical duration
1 hr 40 min
  • Mountain
  • Summit push
  • Forest
Expert

Les Collines du Vent

Occitania · France

Distance
38.2 km
/ 23.7 mi
Elevation gain
840 m
Typical duration
9 hr 54 min
  • Mountain
  • Forest
  • Waymarked route
Expert

Tour du Carlit

Occitania · France

Distance
50.4 km
/ 31.3 mi
Elevation gain
1,109 m
Typical duration
13 hr
  • Mountain
  • Forest
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Baousse del Biel

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

Vallon de Soubrelargue

Occitania · France

Distance
10.5 km
/ 6.5 mi
Elevation gain
640 m
Typical duration
3 hr 9 min
  • Mountain
  • Forest
  • Castle and ruins
Expert

Territori Cerdanya 360

Occitania · France

Distance
175 km
/ 108 mi
Elevation gain
7,109 m
Typical duration
51 hr
  • Mountain
  • Forest
  • Long-distance path
Hard

HRP Variante 30-31.1

Occitania · France

Distance
26.8 km
/ 16.6 mi
Elevation gain
589 m
Typical duration
6 hr 49 min
  • Forest
Moderate

HRP Variante 32.1

Occitania · France

Distance
15.2 km
/ 9.4 mi
Elevation gain
334 m
Typical duration
3 hr 40 min
  • Forest
Easy

HRP Variante 33.1

Occitania · France

Distance
3.3 km
/ 2.0 mi
Elevation gain
72 m
Typical duration
47 min
  • Forest
Hard

HRP Variante 33.2

Occitania · France

Distance
23.3 km
/ 14.5 mi
Elevation gain
512 m
Typical duration
5 hr 52 min
  • Forest
Hard

HRP Étape 32

Occitania · France

Distance
20.7 km
/ 12.9 mi
Elevation gain
456 m
Typical duration
5 hr 11 min
  • Forest
Hard

HRP Étape 33

Occitania · France

Distance
20.4 km
/ 12.7 mi
Elevation gain
449 m
Typical duration
5 hr 5 min
  • Forest
Moderate

Les Cascades perdues

Occitania · France

Distance
11.5 km
/ 7.1 mi
Elevation gain
404 m
Typical duration
3 hr
  • Waterfall
  • Forest
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Les Cascades de l'Artigue

Occitania · France

Distance
1.6 km
/ 1.0 mi
Elevation gain
36 m
Typical duration
24 min
  • Waterfall
  • Lake
  • Forest
Hard

Col du Devinayre

Occitania · France

Distance
16.4 km
/ 10.2 mi
Elevation gain
884 m
Typical duration
4 hr 48 min
  • Mountain
  • Forest
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Dargilan

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
Moderate

La crête du Suquet

Occitania · France

Distance
12.0 km
/ 7.5 mi
Elevation gain
602 m
Typical duration
3 hr 24 min
  • Mountain
  • Forest
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Les Gorges de Colombieres

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

Les clochers de Tourmentes

Occitania · France

Distance
16.1 km
/ 10.0 mi
Elevation gain
611 m
Typical duration
4 hr 19 min
  • Mountain
  • Forest
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Les deux fermes du causse noir

Occitania · France

Distance
10.5 km
/ 6.5 mi
Elevation gain
411 m
Typical duration
2 hr 48 min
  • Mountain
  • Forest
  • 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.

Distance, ascent, walking time and difficulty for the top routes
RouteDistanceAscentTimeDifficultyBest season
Les Sagnoles - VillefortParc national des Cévennes (cœur)38.7 km852 m10 hrExpertApril to October
Les Cascades d'OrgonParc national des Cévennes (cœur)9.3 km460 m2 hr 38 minModerateApril to October
Le pas de l'aneParc national des Cévennes (cœur)12.0 km521 m3 hr 17 minModerateApril to October
Sommet de FinielsParc national des Cévennes (cœur)9.6 km292 m2 hr 27 minModerateApril to October
Le Pont du TarnParc national des Cévennes (cœur)18.6 km716 m5 hr 4 minHardApril to October
Le versant nord de l'AigoualParc national des Cévennes (cœur)35.9 km1,239 m9 hr 58 minExpertApril to October
Sentier des Rocs de GaltaParc national des Cévennes (cœur)5.5 km223 m1 hr 29 minEasyApril to October
VentalonParc national des Cévennes (cœur)7.3 km442 m2 hr 12 minModerateApril to October
La DauphineParc national des Cévennes (cœur)12.7 km434 m3 hr 17 minModerateApril to October
Les 4000 marchesParc national des Cévennes (cœur)23.6 km1,388 m7 hr 16 minHardApril to October

If you only have time for one, start with Les Sagnoles - Villefort, Les Cascades d'Orgon, Le pas de l'ane. 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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