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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

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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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Parc naturel régional des Monts d'Ardèche

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Start point

Parking

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2.59 km

North summit of Mont Mézenc

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North summit of the two-part Mont Mézenc with a great panorama, weather permitting.
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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From this side of Mont Mézenc, you have an incredible view of the departments of Ardèche and Haute-Loire.

You are also precisely on the watershed line.

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5.00 km

Boutières Cross Pass

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The Col de la Croix de Boutières from Saint-Martin-de-Valamas is 27.1km long with a total drop of 1024m. The average gradient is 3.5% with maximum gradients of 9%.

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5.29 km

Path with view

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a nice stretch of the GR near Mont Mézenc

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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

Elevation

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Weather

Wednesday 2 September

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Comments

June 9, 2023,Rando pluie : le Mont Mezenc

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!

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April 22, 2023,V5XP+P4 Borée - Mont Mézenc Sud 1753m et Nord 1749m depuis le Col de La Croix de Boutières

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 …

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Mount Mezenc - loop starting from Les Estables - Regional Natural Park of the Ardeche Mountains

North summit of Mont Mézenc

South summit of Mont Mézenc

Boutières Cross Pass

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