28 - From the Via Fluvia to the Ramel gorges
Start: Yssingeaux (Parking de l'Antreuil)
This circuit starts in Yssingeaux, where you can take the Via Fluvia as far as St-Julien-du-Pinet. Along your route you will see several sucs (volcanic peaks), including the Suc d'Ayme, the Suc de Jorance and the Suc d'Alibert. You will then continue to Malataverne and Beaux. From there, you will set off to discover the Ramel gorges before returning to your starting point!
- Distance
- 30 km
- Elevation gain
- +573 m
- Elevation loss
- -579 m
- Duration
- 2 h
Route on the map
Base map © OpenTopoMap (CC-BY-SA): route licensed under ETALAB-2.0 via Données : Comité Départemental Randonnée Pédestre Haute-Loire · FFRandonnée · sportsnature.hauteloire.fr — sous licence ETALAB 2.0.
The feel of the route
The Ramel gorges
The Ramel rises at an altitude of 1,098 m near Queyrières in the Meygal. Near Beaux, its gorges become deep and narrow, leaving a landscape of scenic beauty. This is where a legend was born, that of the beast of the Ramel, whose cry was heard for the first time in 1959. The animal was never seen or caught... Today you can relax at the “Saut du chien”, a place where the calm feels almost like magic...
The Glavenas chapel
A former Celtic place of worship, it is an exceptional site both for its architecture and for its geographical position, which offers a panorama over the Yssingelais, the Emblavez and the Devès hills. The only surviving part of a 12th-century castle built by the lords of Glavenas, this Roman-style castle chapel is covered with a remarkable roof of lauzes (stone slabs).
Site freely accessible all year round, guided tours by reservation
In pictures
Other hikes in the area
Other activity
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