Baousse del Biel – loop starting from la Bourgarie – Cévennes National Park

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Baousse del Biel – loop starting from la Bourgarie – Cévennes National Park

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Baousse del Biel – loop starting from la Bourgarie – Cévennes National Park

02:28

7.64km

180m

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

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

Please check local regulations for:

Parc national des Cévennes (cœur)

Aire d'adhésion du parc national des Cévennes

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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291 m

View of the Gorges du Tarn

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Directly after La Bourgarie, a small square invites you to linger and enjoy the view of the gorge.

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1.27 km

Baousse del Biel (Old Man's Hump)

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La Baousse del Biel, literally the Bosse du Vieux, with its 40m high Arc de Triomphe shape (opening 27 meters high by 25 meters wide) is an emblematic natural monument of the Causse Méjan.

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3.68 km

View of the Gorges du Tarn from Cinglegros

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The Cinglegros rock is a remarkable place on the Causse Méjean. The panorama is splendid. In addition to its particular shape, it offers a magnificent perspective on the Tarn gorges.

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6.11 km

Volcégur Ruins

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Unfortunately, these houses are also left to decay. The last inhabitants are said to have thrown themselves into the gorge in a madness for magic mushrooms.

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7.64 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

3.76 km

3.51 km

353 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

3.79 km

3.51 km

353 m

Elevation

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Highest point (880 m)

Lowest point (780 m)

Weather

Wednesday 28 October

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Comments

May 17, 2023,Tarnschlucht

Totally great tour.
Challenging only in a few places, but with a great view of the entire gorge.
We recommend.

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June 3, 2024,[Itinéraire] Baousse del Biel

Beautiful walk with some scrambling. Wrong again, but keep left on the walk and you'll get there. Saw several vultures and an enormous variety in flora. The ride from Florac via the D16 is also an experience for someone from a flat country😉.

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May 13, 2025,Kraxelei in der Gorges du Tarn

Since a kayaking trip didn't work out on the spur of the moment, I decided to go for a hike along a scenic path at the upper edge of the Tarn Gorge. It was a very good alternative, and one I didn't regret.
There are a striking number of stone arches here—nature also builds some triumphal arches here.

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June 24, 2025,Baousse del Biel – Schleife ab la Bourgarie – Nationalpark Cévennes

It's never taken us so long to cover 8 km before, but around every bend there was a new view to admire, and then there were countless griffon vultures to admire. One flew so close over our heads that we could hear the sound of the airflow against its wings before we even saw it... Unfortunately, we weren't fast enough …

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