The tour des Puechs
Discover a looping route through the pine forest and garrigue, ideal for admiring the changing views around the village.
Itinerary :
From Congénies, near the Cave Coopérative, follow signs for La Cave Coopérative, then Avenue de la Fontaine.
Then follow Puech du Pendu, Playcine. From there, follow 4 Chemin d'Alès then Mazet de Lebrun.
Return to Congénies via La Vermeillade, Le Peyron, Avenue de la Fontaine then La Cave Coopérative.
SIGHTSEEING
- The 19th-century Bourse fountain.
- 14th-century Notre-Dame de Congénies church.
- The capitelles, dry-stone huts in the garrigue.
- The 19th-century Protestant temple.
- The late 18th-century Quaker meeting house.
- Views of the Cévennes, Pic Saint-Loup and Hortus from the puechs.
- The Lebrun mazet and its garden dedicated to animals carved in garrigue stone.
- La Portalade, the archway entrance to a former courtyard.
- At the 4 chemins d'Alès crossroads, you'll find an interpretive kiosk on biodiversity, fire risk and local heritage.
local heritage.
GOOD TO KNOW :
The hills around the village, known as puechs, are covered with pine and garrigue vegetation typical of Mediterranean regions. Pine
Aleppo pine, umbrella pine, kermes oak (whose roots seek water at depths of up to 10 meters), holm oak, boxwood, laurel, arbutus, juniper, cade, cistus, broom, thyme... all species that make up the richness of this environment.
30111 Congénies
Means of communication
- Telephone : 04 66 80 99 30
- e-mail : accueil@ot-sommieres.fr
- Pedestrian sports
- Hiking itinerary
Itinerary
- Distance : 4,9 km
- Type : BOUCLE
- Signposted itinerary (Yellow markings)
- Height difference : 102 m.
- Positive difference in elevation : 102 m.
- Duration : 1h30
Equipement
- Parking nearby
Documents
Open
All year round daily.
Rates
Free access.
Environment
- 20 - 30 min from a train station by bike
- 20 - 30 min from an SNCF station by electric bike
- 10 - 20 min from a train station by car
- Less than 10 minutes from a bus stop on foot