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THE "GARD... A PIED"

Whether you are simply a walker or an experienced hiker, the "Gard à Pied" offers you a selection of 53 circuits, most of them round trips and all of them waymarked. This guide retraces the itineraries on IGN maps, indicates the time needed, the level of difficulty, access routes and all the things to be discovered along the way.   On sale at the Departmental Tourism Committee and at Tourist Offices in the Gard, at bookshops throughout France and at supermarkets and sports shops. Référence D 030. Price : 13,40 euros.

 

COLLECTION OF MAPS "RANDONNEES EN ESPACES NATURELS GARDOIS"

Each cartoguide offers more than 100km of hiking, equestrian and mountain biking routes. Whether with family or friends, choose between following the routes proposed or creating your very own route. Let yourself be guided by your wishes... - From Cèze to Ardèche, forest massif of Valbonne (5 euros) - Hills of Costières, near by the road to Santiago de Compostela - Gardon massif and Gorges, path of the roman aqueduct - Massif and Gorges of the Cèze, natural area Méjannes-le-Clap - Vallée du Vidourle, Pays de Sommières - Between the Vistre and the Vidourle, around the Via Domitia - From Garrigues to Costières, Nîmes Métropole - Garrigues et Concluses, autour de Lussan. Soon On sale at the Departmental Tourism Committee and at Tourist Offices in the Gard. Price : 3 euros.

  COLLECTION OF MAPS "AUTOUR DU PARC NATIONAL DES CEVENNES"

If you are looking for culture, beautiful nature, and wide-open spaces, this collection opens the gateway of the Cevennes to you. These pocket guides each hold a dozen sheets describing short round trip footpaths, as well as useful information (where to eat, where to sleep, shops...).   Round trips : - autour de Saint Jean du Gard - de la Vallée Borgne - du Canton de Trèves - en Pays Viganais, vallées de l'Arre et du Coudoulous - la Vallée de la Vis, des Causses et de l'Oiselette - de la Vallée de l'Hérault et du Rieutord - autour de Génolhac - de la Haute Vallée de la Cèze - de la Vallée du Galeizon - du Pays Grand'Combien On sale, for 5 euros, at the Departmental Tourism Committee, at each of the tourist offices concerned and at Cevennes National Park information centres

COLLECTION OF MAPS "PATRIMOINE EN PAYS GARDOIS"

A collection of maps to discover the Gard natural and cultural Heritage : "De Gardon en Garrigue, Massillargues Atuech - Au fil de Liouc - Jeux de vins, Saint Nazaire de Gardies - Vins d'hier et de demain, Laudun et Chusclan - Le Saint Michelet, Valcézard - Le sentier de la Cézarenque, Aujac". About Cultural Heritage  : "Saint-Gilles, Ombre et Lumière - Saint Hippolyte du Fort, Convivencia e resistancia - Montardier - Lasalle - Colognac - Vénéjan". Other maps : "Le Massif de l'Aigoual - Les Cévennes , Mont Lozère - La Vallée de la Cèze et Côte du Rhône - Uzège Pont du Gard ? Le Pays Vidourle Camargue" Available at the Departmental Tourism Committee, and at each of the tourist offices concerned.

SPECIAL HIKING READY-MADE HOLIDAYS FROM OUR RECEPTION & LEISURE SERVICE

WEEK-END IDEAS
The Gard's Service Loisirs Accueil (Reception & Leisure Service) offers you a range of hiking packages.

For all information or bookings :
SERVICE LOISIRS ACCUEIL du GARD - 3, rue Cité Foulc - B.P 122 - 30010 NÎMES Cedex 4
Tél : 00 33 (0)4 66 36 96 30 - reservation@tourismegard.com

Booking request

Loisirs Accueil du Gard - Forme juridique Association Loi 1901 - N° SIRET 304 275 985 00014 - Code APE : 7990Z - N° d'autorisation : AU 030 95 0001 Préfecture du Gard - Garantie financière APS - 6, rue Villaret de Joyeuse 75017 PARIS - Edition 2009. Nos conditions générales de vente sont régies par les articles 95 à 103 du titre VI du décret d'application 94 490 du 14 juin 1994, pris en application de l'article 31 de la loi 92 645 du 13 juillet 1992, régissant les conditions d'exercice des activités relatives à l'organisation de voyages ou de séjours. Elles sont disponibles sur simple demande et envoyées à chaque demande de renseignements et/ ou de réservations.

KEY EVENTS OF THE YEAR

The Cévennes Hiking Festival (Le Festival de la randonnée en Cévennes)
Every year, this Festival, organised during the Ascension weekend (spring FIRA) and during the All Saints’ holidays (autumn FIRA), allows hundreds of hikers to discover the most intimate parts of the Cévennes. You will be able to meet the locals: they will tell you about their trade, life in this occasionally rugged country, local history. The hikes are prepared and supervised by experts who know the local area and its history.
Along the trails, we will offer you: conviviality and exchange, by purposely restricting the number of participants; the meal break which is an opportunity to taste local products and traditional cuisine, whether in farms, inns, small restaurants or even in the heart of the countryside.

FIRA: +33 (0)4 66 85 17 94 - le.fira@wanadoo.fr - www.randocevennes.com


"Avril en balade"
Every year during the spring holidays, the Pays Uzège-Pont du Gard tourist offices and tourism centre offer you a comprehensive programme of hikes or simple walks. Around eighty suggestions for discoveries and encounters will allow you to uncover the treasures of this country. There is something to suit all tastes: heritage and culture, walking and the terroir, or adventure and nature... to be enjoyed by children and adults alike!
OT du Pont du Gard : +33 (0)4 66 37 22 34 - info@ot-pontdugard.com
OT d'Uzès : +33 (0)4 66 22 68 88 - otuzes@wanadoo.fr

Scrubland Festival (Garrigue en Fête)
Each year during Easter weekend, the Site of the Pont du Gard invites you for a celebration focused on nature and culture: the traditional farm picnic, the producers market, educational farms, a library... Three festive days as a family or among friends!
www.pontdugard.fr

Nature Escapades from April to September.

With its head in the Massif Central, one foot in the Mediterranean, and facing the garrigue, the territory of the Gard offers a very varied range of landscapes. A large number of rare and protected species provides these areas with true ecological wealth.
In order  to share this natural heritage with you, from April to September, the Gard Departmental Council offers more than 100 free Escapades guided by environment professionals. Designed for all types of public: family or friends, those who enjoy short or long walks, in the daytime or in the evening… these outings reserve some unforgettable moments for you! 
‘Capitelle’, birds of the garrigue or the Camargue, Méjannes-le-Clap forest, rivers, lakes and marshes, pastoralism on the limestone plateaux, open-air storytelling… a large range of escapades awaits you!
More information / Tel : 0033 (0)4 66 76 79 38.