Balazuc viewpoint – Balazuc Bridge loop from Lanas

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Balazuc viewpoint – Balazuc Bridge loop from Lanas

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Balazuc viewpoint – Balazuc Bridge loop from Lanas

03:43

12.9km

260m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 14, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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7.31 km

Viel Audon

Highlight • River

Much better and more relaxing than Balazuc, which is totally overcrowded for the small town in summer. Fortunately, many shy away from the road or do not know "a lot …

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7.95 km

Rock Formations and Tower at Balazuc

Highlight • Natural Monument

When you leave the village, make sure you have sufficient supplies of drinks, the climb can be tough 😉

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8.85 km

Balazuc viewpoint

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Great view over the town and the narrow old stone arch bridge that leads over the wild Ardeche.

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9.30 km

Balazuc and the Ardèche Cliffs

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Very nice old place on the Ardeche with a beautiful beach

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9.43 km

Balazuc Bridge

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If you visit the place, be sure to cross the old stone arch bridge. A picturesque setting.

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9.53 km

View of the Ardèche River

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Great view over the Ardèche

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9.56 km

View of Balazuc

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Balazuc is a beautiful village on the Ardéche. There are several restaurants.

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10.4 km

Beautiful view of the cliffs near Balazuc

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Magnificent path under the cliffs between Lanas and Balazuc along the right bank of the Ardèche.

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12.9 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.66 km

3.64 km

1.45 km

1.16 km

915 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

4.83 km

2.65 km

1.77 km

1.68 km

1.16 km

763 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (230 m)

Lowest point (130 m)

Weather

Friday 16 October

22°C

12°C

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Comments

April 1, 2026,Die Gorges de l'Ardèche: Einsam, spannend mit viel Sonne

Yesterday I spent the whole day in and around the Gorges de L'Ardèche. I started in Balazuc, then went along the cliffs towards Lanas. Shortly before Lanas, I hiked up onto the Ardèche plateau and back towards Balazuc, but just before the village, I turned right through the valley and then continued upwards on narrow, very stony paths until I …

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August 25, 2023,Lanas - Viel Audon - Balazuc - Lanas

Along tours 4 and 5 from the book "France's wild south, Ardèche" by Uli Frings.

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June 2, 2024,🇫🇷#1 Balazuc 🪨

Back from our vacation in the South of France, we are making our "hiking" tours public. We are enthusiastic Ardèche vacationers, first in the early 80s with a steep-wall tent, now very comfortable in a mobile home right on the Ardèche.

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