The walk goes from the Plateaux de Blandas to the spectacular Cirque de Navacelles. After a long descent you will arrive at the fully restored Moulins de la Foux. From the mills you walk along the banks of La Vis to the hamlet of Navacelles. Here you climb out of the valley again and you pass the viewpoint Belvédère de Cascade to see this natural wonder for the last time.
Distance: 14 km.
Time: 4h30.
Grade: Moderate.
Type: Circular.
Gps Track: Yes.
Route description: No.
Wheelchair: Not suitable.
Dog: Not allowed.
Height gain: 492 meters.
Trail: 90% unpaved.
Marking: Partial GR and PR.
Hiking shoes recommended.
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Through an impressive valley.
This walk starts in the beautiful hamlet of Blandas, soon you leave the village and go a little bit on the Plateaux de Blandas. At the edge of the plateau you have a unique view of the impressive Cirque de Navacelles. You now descend slowly but surely to the Moulins de la Foux. This vertical watermill has been completely restored. After the visit to the mill, it continues along the banks of the meandering La Vis. Along the way you can picnic or swim in different places. Note that after heavy rainfall the river can be very dangerous. Eventually you walk via a somewhat wider dirt road to the village of Navacelles. You can enjoy something there at the Gîte d 'Etappe or relax on the banks of the river. From the village you follow the GR7 and begin a fairly tough climb back to the plateau. Once at the top you follow an asphalt road for about 1 kilometer and you can walk to the Belvédère de Cascade. From this viewpoint you again have a beautiful and unique view of the Cirque. You now walk further back into the center of Blandas.
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Take enough drinking water with you, in the summer it can be scorching hot on the last climb from Navacelles to the Plateau de Blandas and there is no shade at all!
POI 1 - Cirque de Navacelles.
The Cirque de Navacelles is a large cauldron that lies at the southern edge of the Massif Central, near the towns of Saint-Maurice-Navacelles and Blandas. The valley was formed about 3 million years ago by glacial erosion. The Vis river then cut through the base of the valley, creating a horseshoe lake. The lake dried up and left behind clay and peat. There is also a myth attached to the cirque. The crater is said to have been created by a hoofprint of the horse of Gargantua during his world trip, father of Pantagruel. This concerns two giants, father and son, whose myths can be found throughout France.
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