The three passes, MTB circuit #3 (red)
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©Léa Rocher

An athletic loop with some technical uphill passages and a rather steep and stony descent. Handsome views over Vialas and its surroundings.



Au départ de Vialas, lancez-vous sur ce parcours sportif sur des sentiers de schiste cévenol. Ce circuit  vous mènera sur les lignes de crêtes, offrant des panoramas à couper le souffle sur les vallées.

Attention quelques passages techniques en montée et une descente assez raide et caillouteuse. Pour conclure cette session intense, un plongeon dans les eaux vives du Luech pour recharger les batteries. 

The characteristics of the route.
Vialas (48)
  • Distance 20.9 km
  • Elevation gain 770 m
  • Elevation lost 770 m
  • Min. elevation 520 m
  • Max. elevation. 1105 m
  • Duration (depending on pace) 3h
  • Suivre le balisage Yes
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Follow the MTB markup n°2 


Signposts will guide you all along this route, as well as yellow painted waymarks. In the description below, the signposted place names and/or directions are given in bold italics between quotation marks :


Starting from the tourist office “Vialas”, bike to “Place de l’Ancienne Gendarmerie” :



  1. Then continue to the brook via “La Vigne”, “Plagette”.

  2. Then climb to “Col de La Baraquette” via “La Tranchée”, “Légaou”, “Ruisseau du Villaret”, “Le Villaret”, “Sous le col de La Baraquette 3,5 km”.

  3. At “Col de la Baraquette”, take a ridge path to climb to “Col de Chalsio”.

  4. From there, go to “Col de Banette” via “Draille de l’Espinas”.

  5. From the pass, begin your descent to “Vialas” via “Le Pradet”, “Castagnols”,

  6. “La Tranchée”, “Plagette”, “La Vigne”, “Place de l’Ancienne Gendarmerie”.


This MTB route is taken from the guidebook Mont Lozère – Pays des sources, Sommet des Cévennes, published by the Pôle de pleine nature du Mont Lozère.



Parking : Vialas
Area : Cévennes et Mont Lozère
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