View of Pont d'Arc – Beach loop from Grotte Chauvet

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View of Pont d'Arc – Beach loop from Grotte Chauvet

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View of Pont d'Arc – Beach loop from Grotte Chauvet

01:13

4.50km

60m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: October 7, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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73 m

Parking lot

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The parking lot is very well laid out.
The prices are rather moderate.

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517 m

View of Pont d'Arc

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One of the most beautiful natural sites in France

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1.12 km

View of the Grotte des Châtaigniers

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2.66 km

Cirque d'Estre Cliffs and Vineyards

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The Pont d'Arc is a natural stone bridge over the Ardèche River in the Ardèche department of southern France. It is 60 meters long, 54 meters high and is located about three kilometers from Vallon-Pont-d'Arc in the direction of Saint-Martin-d'Ardèche.

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2.77 km

Path along road

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The first part of the route runs along the road. It was not too bad with traffic because it is not yet high season. During high season it is very busy here.

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3.28 km

Pont d'Arc Pedestrian Path

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pretty here, very pretty

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3.47 km

Beach

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Very well attended in summer

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4.05 km

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4.50 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

2.96 km

788 m

723 m

Surfaces

1.30 km

1.01 km

655 m

553 m

502 m

453 m

Elevation

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Weather

Wednesday 7 October

18°C

13°C

81 %

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Comments

October 15, 2024,🇫🇷 Pont d'Arc

The natural rock bridge is a good 54 meters high and a full 60 meters long. It was created around one to two million years ago when the Ardèche river broke through the natural barrier of the limestone. The upper, harder rock withstood the masses of water and so the rock breakthrough remained, which can still be seen today as …

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September 11, 2023,Le Pont d'Arc Runde- an und in der Ardeche

You can save yourself the round. Nice insights but totally overcrowded. It's enough to move in the flow... interacting with the environment makes you happy :-)

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April 18, 2025,Pont d'Arc

Today, on the last day of my vacation, I was once again a true tourist and drove to the Pont d'Arc with my little "little one." Hundreds of other tourists had the same idea on this beautiful sunny day, so I just managed to snag one of the last 10 parking spaces. I took a leisurely walk along a newly …

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