Grisou the Mule
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Follow in the steps of Grisou, a sure-footed, one-eyed mule which criss-crossed the paths of this valley for 20 years!
You will walk on old paths and explore the landscape cleverly fashioned by humans.



Emboîtez le pas de Grisou, mulet borgne aux sabots sûrs qui sillonna pendant 20 ans les sentiers de cette vallée ! 
Parcourez d'anciens chemins et découvrez des paysages façonnés par l'homme par le biais, notamment, d’aménagements bien étudiés.

The characteristics of the route.
D 984 entre Saint-André de Lancize et Saint-Germain de Calberte (48)
  • Distance 10.49 km
  • Elevation gain 480 m
  • Elevation lost 480 m
  • Min. elevation 426 m
  • Max. elevation. 812 m
  • Duration (depending on pace) 5h
  • Suivre le balisage Yes
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Walk uphill alongside the road for 260 m.
1) Take the path on the right downhill to the river. Cross the bridge and go back up on a path with hairpin bends, which crosses a track three times.
2) After the chestnut orchard, take the track on the right to the road.
3) Cross the road and take the path which climbs above Le Valès to Les Ayres.
4) Turn left onto the D 54 to go through the village and, by the big chestnut trees, take the track on the left (the former draille or drovers’ road) to the Croix de Bourrel.
5) Shortly before the Croix de Bourrel, take the path on the left to join the road. Turn right onto the road. At the first intersection, turn right; at the second, turn left to walk through the hamlet of Saint-André de Lancize.
6) In the lower hamlet, take the grassy path through the gardens and meadows, then cross a ford, "le Gourg de la Vache". Continue on this path, cross a second ford, and walk uphill to join the road. 
7) Turn left onto the road and, as you leave Le Viala, take on your right the small road that goes uphill to the hamlet of La Carrière. Go past the houses, stay on the track, join up again with the D 984 to reach Valmale. Go downhill on the road and take the track below the road, on the left, to return to your car.



Parking : On the side of the D 984, 500 m from the hamlet of Valmale, direction St-Germain
Area : Cévennes et Mont Lozère
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© Nathalie Thomas
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