Stevenson Trail - The Practical
Des remerciements spéciaux vont à Jean-Jacques et Renée Bonnardel,
mes compagnons de marche pour ce voyage
En vérité, je ne voyage pas pour atteindre un endroit précis mais pour marcher simple plaisir de voyager - Robert Louis Stevenson
Source: Opening page of "An Inland Voyage and Travels with a Donkey in the Cevennes
by Robert Louis Stevenson" Geroge H. Harrap & Co Ltd 1948 edition.
For background information and maps on the Stevenson trail, see my earlier report of September 2015
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Date |
From |
To |
Time
Hrs/Mins |
Km |
Cum |
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Sat 30 Apr |
Travel to Le Puy en Velay
Eurostar ETD Ashford 07-55 hrs ETA Lyon Part Dieu 13-00 hrs (£73)
ETD Lyon Part Dieu 14-24 hrs ETA St Etienne 15-09 hrs
ETD St Etienne 15-53 hrs ETA Le Puy en Velay 17-20 hrs (€ 18.60)
Hotel Bristol, Le Puy en Velay
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Sun 1 May |
Sightseeing in Le Puy en Velay
Hotel Bristol, Le Puy en Velay
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| 1 |
Mon 2 May |
Le Puy en Velay |
Le Monastier sur Gazeille
Auberge Les Acacias |
4-20 |
20.75 |
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| 2 |
Tues 3 May |
Le Monastier sur Gazeille |
Le Bouchet St Nicolas
Chambres d'Hotes L'Houstaou |
6-18 |
28.38 |
49.13 |
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Wed 4 May |
Le Bouchet St Nicolas |
Langogne
Hotel de la Poste |
6-00 |
28.56 |
77.69 |
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Thurs 5 May |
Langogne |
Cheylard l'Évêque
Le Refuge du Moure |
3-37 |
17.17 |
94.86 |
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Fri 6 May |
Cheylard l'Évêque |
La Bastide PuyLaurent
Hotel La Grande Halte |
5-29 |
26.72 |
121.58 |
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Sat 7 May |
La Bastide PuyLaurent |
Chasseradès
Hotel Des Sources |
2-39 |
12.0 |
133.58 |
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Sun 8 May |
Chasseradès |
Le Bleymard
Hotel La Remise |
3-56 |
19.0 |
152.58 |
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Mon 9 May |
Le Bleymard |
Pont de Montvert
Auberges Des Cévennes |
4-36 |
18.76 |
171.34 |
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Tues 10 May |
Pont de Montvert |
Florac
Hotel Des Gorges Du Tarn |
3-37 |
17.86 |
189.2 |
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Wed 11 May |
Florac |
Le Cauvel
Le Château de Cauvel |
5-14 |
25.53 |
214.73 |
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Thurs 12 May |
Le Cauvel |
St Étienne Vallée Française
Château de Cambiaire |
4-13 |
19.39 |
234.12 |
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Fri 13 May |
St Étienne Vallée Française |
St Jean du Gard
Hotel Oronge |
2-43 |
13.77 |
247.89 |
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Sat 14 May |
ETD St Jean du Gard 09-00 hrs ETA Alès 09-55 hrs (by Bus)(€ 1)
ETD Alès 10-26 hrs ETA Nîmes 11-16 hrs (by Bus) (€7-50)
Hotel Abalone, Nîmes
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Sun 15 May |
ETD Nîmes 09-55 hrs ETA London Luton 10-55 hrs Ryanair Flight FR3257 |
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GPS Statistics
| Day |
To |
Distance |
Time |
Elevation in meters |
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Km |
Elapsed
Hrs-Mins |
Moving
Hrs-Mins |
Gain |
Loss |
Max |
Min |
| 1 |
Monastier sur Gazeille |
20.75 |
5-43 |
4-20 |
613 |
352 |
982 |
627 |
| 2 |
Le Bouchet St Nicolas |
28.38 |
8-00 |
6-18 |
829 |
537 |
1,218 |
765 |
| 3 |
Langogne |
28.56 |
7-00 |
6-00 |
390 |
703 |
1,238 |
901 |
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Cheylard l'Évêque |
17.17 |
5-06 |
3-37 |
433 |
224 |
1,241 |
910 |
| 5 |
La Bastide PuyLaurent |
26.72 |
7-13 |
5-29 |
675 |
780 |
1,247 |
972 |
| 6 |
Chasserades |
12.0 |
3-04 |
2-39 |
461 |
219 |
1,310 |
1,020 |
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Le Bleymard |
19.0 |
4-38 |
3-56 |
546 |
643 |
1,413 |
1,068 |
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Pont du Montvert |
18.76 |
5-48 |
4-36 |
622 |
806 |
1,638 |
877 |
| 9 |
Florac |
17.86 |
4-35 |
3-37 |
192 |
721 |
1,091 |
540 |
| 10 |
Le Cauvel |
25.53 |
6-56 |
5-14 |
803 |
582 |
965 |
549 |
| 11 |
St Étienne Vallée Française |
19.39 |
5-31 |
4-13 |
447 |
919 |
972 |
252 |
| 12 |
St Jean du Gard |
13.77 |
3-49 |
2-43 |
482 |
587 |
605 |
185 |
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Total |
247.89 |
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6,393 |
7,073 |
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The route and the stops are almost identical to my September 2015 trip, but with four variations
On Day 2, to Le Bouchet, we took the GR40 just before Ussel and rejoined the GR70 at Bargettes; this added about 3 km to the walk
On Day 5, when we reached Rogleton, we took the route via Notre Dame de Neiges to La Bastide PuyLaurent; this added 4.15 km compared with September 2015, but meant that the side trip of 7.73 km from La Bastide to visit Notre Dame de Neiges the following day was not necessary, making an overall saving of 3.5 km.
On Day 8, to Pont de Monvert, due to the high winds, rain and fog we did not climb Cap de Finiels, instead taking the lower route.
On Day 9, due to the bad weather, we took a taxi to Col de Sapet, and walked from there; this shortened the distance and saved 675 meters of hard climbing, but it gave us the opportunity to do the longer route into Florac via Bedoues. |
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