Wildflowers Along Nature Trail – The Fairy Stretcher loop from Castelnau-de-Guers

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Wildflowers Along Nature Trail – The Fairy Stretcher loop from Castelnau-de-Guers

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Wildflowers Along Nature Trail – The Fairy Stretcher loop from Castelnau-de-Guers

04:16

15.8km

210m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 9, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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419 m

Path beneath the white rocks

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The path passes under small, dazzling white cliffs.

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2.52 km

Beautiful olive tree that escaped frost (Castelnau-de-Guers)

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One of the most devastating frosts for olive growing in Languedoc-Roussillon occurred in 1956. Nearly 800,000 olive trees perished, causing a major economic crisis in the region. This beautiful olive tree is a survivor!

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3.31 km

Garrigue around Castelnau-de-Guers

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This lunar landscape is composed of small mounds of rocks formed by rounded pebbles eroded some 50 million years ago during the flow of waters that covered the region in the Tertiary era.

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3.63 km

Wildflowers Along Nature Trail

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4.10 km

Magnificent chapel

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About 2.5 km east of Castelnau-de-Guers, in the heart of the pines, this small chapel preserves the memory of a place much older than itself. The site is attested as …

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5.71 km

A cactus totem

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A curious sculpture that fits perfectly into the landscape

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10.3 km

The Fairy Stretcher

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The Fairy Clothesline is a limestone formation dating back to the early Tertiary period, approximately 50 million years ago.

Human imagination has given rise to a legend: fairies used to …

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10.8 km

View of the Winegrower's Paradise

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Light, calm, colors, contrasts

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15.8 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

9.37 km

5.72 km

364 m

336 m

Surfaces

13.6 km

1.47 km

649 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (110 m)

Lowest point (30 m)

Weather

Wednesday 7 October

20°C

12°C

39 %

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Max wind speed: 35.0 km/h

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Comments

October 24, 2025,2025-10-24 Randonnée de l'ermitage St Antoine version longue

Long version of the marked hike "Saint Antoine Hermitage", long in the sense that I extended it to see places that are avoided by the circuit and that it would be a shame to miss!

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