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Rapide de la Madeleine – Gué de Guitard rapids loop from Réserve naturelle des gorges de l'Ardèche

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Rapide de la Madeleine – Gué de Guitard rapids loop from Réserve naturelle des gorges de l'Ardèche

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Rapide de la Madeleine – Gué de Guitard rapids loop from Réserve naturelle des gorges de l'Ardèche

04:46

13.7km

400m

Hiking

Hard hike. Good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required.

Last updated: August 5, 2026

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Includes a segment that may be dangerous

A part of this route comprises technical, difficult, or hazardous terrain. Specialist equipment and prior experience may be required.

After 11.3 km for 24 m

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559 m

Réserve naturelle des gorges de l'Ardèche

Nature Reserve

1.33 km

Passage through the cliffs

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The asperities of the cliffs and the erosion due to the activity of the waters of the Ardèche have drawn an adventurous path for hikers. A superb passage which requires …

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4.04 km

La Cathédrale Rock Formation (Ardèche Gorge)

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I walked the river bank late March. Slow going due to high water with section near via feratta needing caution as path swept away with small but challenging section to scramble to start of vf and avoid getting feet wet

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Rapide de la Madeleine

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The water level is quite low here.
For hikers, this means that you can easily cross the Ardeche barefoot or with Aquashoes.

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5.80 km

Viewpoint

6.56 km

The Templars' Leper Hospital

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View of the ruin

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10.7 km

Gué de Guitard rapids

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Here near Rapide du Gué de Guitard you can cross the river as shown on the map. So slightly diagonally across the river bed.
It's not easy, so aqua shoes …

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13.7 km

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

9.43 km

2.00 km

1.29 km

963 m

Surfaces

9.02 km

2.26 km

1.94 km

418 m

< 100 m

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Friday 7 August

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June 17, 2023,Tag 10.2 | Ardeche Schlucht mit 2 Überquerungen

After the rock tour this morning we drove west to the Ardeche Gorge (Gorges de l'Ardèche).
A 32 km long gorge between Vallon-Pont-d'Arc and Saint-Martin-d'Ardèche. We don't want to judge which gorge is more impressive - this one or the Verdon gorge, which we visited 10 days earlier. The Ardeche Gorge is wider and the river calmer and ideal for …

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Rapide de la Madeleine – Gué de Guitard rapids loop from Réserve naturelle des gorges de l'Ardèche

View of the Elephant Rapid

Passage through the cliffs

La Cathédrale Rock Formation (Ardèche Gorge)

Rapide de la Madeleine

The Templars' Leper Hospital

Gué de Guitard rapids

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