Les Ocres de Fougeras – loop starting from the Dions car park

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Les Ocres de Fougeras – loop starting from the Dions car park

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Les Ocres de Fougeras – loop starting from the Dions car park

02:05

7.75km

100m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily walkable paths. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: June 6, 2024

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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5.53 km

Ochres of Fougeras

Highlight • Viewpoint

Les Ocres de Fougeras, not far from Nîmes, is a magnificent natural site.
Formerly exploited for the many uses of ochre, it is now a magnificent natural site.

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6.59 km

Windmill

Highlight • Monument

Thanks a lot for the nice pictures.

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7.75 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

2.80 km

2.49 km

1.27 km

1.20 km

Surfaces

3.20 km

2.48 km

2.09 km

Elevation

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Weather

Friday 6 November

16°C

2°C

0 %

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Comments

September 24, 2023,Les Ocres de Fougeras – boucle au départ du parking de Dions

We missed the ochres as we did not see the path which turned right. But we had a very beautiful view of the Cévennes and Uzège.
The mill is quite nice.

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June 26, 2025,Les Ocres de Fougeras – boucle au départ du parking de Dions

The chasm is closed to access by police order due to cave-ins.
The ochres are very difficult to access and barely visible in early summer when everything is still green. It's necessary to take a detour, pass by a mining company, and descend the road until you reach a dry stream bed, which you must climb back up to reach …

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