Mount Mezenc - loop starting from Les Estables - Regional Natural Park of the Ardeche Mountains
Mount Mezenc - loop starting from Les Estables - Regional Natural Park of the Ardeche Mountains
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Mount Mezenc - loop starting from Les Estables - Regional Natural Park of the Ardeche Mountains
02:44
7.90km
290m
Hiking
Hard hike. Good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.
Last updated: June 6, 2024
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Start point
Parking
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2.59 km
North summit of Mont Mézenc
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At 1744m, it is the highest point in the Haute-Loire department. The southern peak already belongs to …
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South summit of Mont Mézenc
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You are also precisely on the watershed line.
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5.00 km
Boutières Cross Pass
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5.29 km
Path with view
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7.90 km
End point
Parking
Way Types & Surfaces
Way Types
4.40 km
2.48 km
789 m
137 m
100 m
Surfaces
3.03 km
2.92 km
1.49 km
317 m
100 m
< 100 m
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Trail Reviews
Literally in the clouds (with a good wind as a bonus), so I felt more like climbing Ben Nevis in Scotland than a peak in the Massif Central. The view at the top was magnificent….obviously blocked. It was more for going out than anything else since in these conditions, the bike clearly remains in the garage!
Mont Mézenc is the highest point on the eastern edge of the Massif Central, the third peak of the latter behind Sancy and Cantal. It is also the highest point of the departments of Haute-Loire (43) and Ardèche (07). In terms of geology, it is a phonolite device dated around 7.5 Ma among many others in the Velay, located to the northwest of the Cirque des Boutières. Phonolite is a felsic volcanic rock that produces a clear sound when struck. – Author: Randotesavoie