View of Mount Ricateau – Climb of the Croix des Vents loop from Alès

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View of Mount Ricateau – Climb of the Croix des Vents loop from Alès

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View of Mount Ricateau – Climb of the Croix des Vents loop from Alès

02:53

63.3km

690m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: November 5, 2026

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Your route passes through protected areas

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Parc national des Cévennes (aire d'adhésion)

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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1.53 km

View over the Gardon d'Alès

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This section of the Gardon is always beautiful. Lots of fish 🐟 and water birds 🦢.

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2.04 km

Alès

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Alès is after Toulouse, Montpellier, Perpignan and Nîmes, the fifth largest city in Occitanie. As it is the largest city near the Cévennes mountains, it is nicknamed the capital of …

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3.56 km

View of Mount Ricateau

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Northwest of Alès rises a somewhat strange mountain, Mont Ricateau. It looks a bit like a volcano, and for good reason: its pointed conical shape is due to its original …

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10.9 km

Les Mages Village

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Hiking junction in the center of Les Mages. Here you will also find information panels about the hiking network. There is also parking, making this a good starting point.

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39.4 km

Path of the Tronquisses

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Hiking junction that is part of the Cévennes hiking network. The signage between the junctions is by means of yellow markings.

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62.2 km

The arenas of Alès date back to the end of the last century. In 1891, a society of bullfighting enthusiasts had bullfighting arenas built in the Tempéras district. The first bullfights took place in the summer of 1891.

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63.3 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

57.4 km

2.00 km

1.97 km

1.82 km

152 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

60.9 km

2.39 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (390 m)

Lowest point (120 m)

Weather

Monday 9 November

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Comments

July 31, 2025,Aufstieg zum Croix des Vents Runde von St. Julien de Cassagnas

I think the approach to Ales is fairly good. The first few kilometers are on country roads, then the D6, a fairly busy road. In Ales, there are several roundabouts, so you have to keep track of everything. I really enjoyed the climb up the Croix de Vents. From then on, it was a worthwhile bike ride.

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