The Geopark is magnificently suited to wandering, walking and long distance hiking with many marked trails providing access to well known sites (such as Mount Gerbier de Jonc – the source of the Loire River) and to less well-known ones throughout the area.
To make these sites of geological interest more accessible to hikers, French publisher Glénat has just released an excellent trail guide covering 5 major areas of geological interest :
- the Mezenc-Gerbier Area
- the Eyrieux valley
- the “young volcano” area straddling the upper Ardeche river valley
- the Cévenne valleys and
- the Atlantic / Mediterranean drainage divide
The book is a collective work of several authors writing about the hikes zith others writing about the Geopark and natural history of the area. I have rarely seen a better presented hiking guide and highly recommend it to anyone planning to walk in the area.
References : Publisher : Glénat (Grenoble)
ISBN : 978-2-344-02646-5
Published : January 2019