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View of Mount Ricateau loop from Cendras

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View of Mount Ricateau loop from Cendras

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View of Mount Ricateau loop from Cendras

00:47

12.3km

100m

Cycling

Easy bike ride. Mostly paved surfaces. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 25, 2026

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Your route passes through protected areas

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Parc national des Cévennes (aire d'adhésion)

Waypoints

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Start point

Parking

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5.52 km

View of Mount Ricateau

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Northwest of Alès rises a somewhat strange mountain, Mont Ricateau. It looks a bit like a volcano, and for good reason: its pointed conical shape is due to its original function as a spoil tip for the former Rochebelle coal mine. In the summer of 2004, a forest fire hit the town of Alès. The mountain was particularly badly affected, and the mining waste buried beneath it caught fire. It is said that since then, a smoldering fire has been glowing beneath its surface. Now it is clear why Mont Ricateau looks like a volcano.

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12.3 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.62 km

3.01 km

1.05 km

532 m

< 100 m

< 100 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

10.2 km

1.05 km

1.02 km

< 100 m

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Monday 9 November

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