Urban V Way

From Saint Flour (Cantal) to Avignon (Vaucluse)

The Urban V Way is a journey across the Massif Central toward the Mediterranean, retracing the fate of Guillaume de Grimoard, the only 14th-century French pope originally from Gevaudan. The trail sets off across the high plateaus of Aubrac, a granite territory where the silence is only broken by the clinking of herd bells. Descending toward the Lot Valley, hikers discover an exceptional religious heritage, a direct legacy of medieval piety, before tackling the rugged slopes of Mount Lozere and the heart of the Cevennes. The high pastures give way to the fragrant scrublands (garrigues) of the Gard, passing through Uzes and its elegant towers. The journey ends in a grand finale before the Palais des Papes in Avignon, after crossing the Rhone River.

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Distance: 426km, Maximum altitude: 1409m, Minimum altitude: 16m, Total ascent: 9886m

Urban V Way 10 Nearby trails:
Saint Guilhem Way
Tour of the Truyere Gorges (Cantal, Lozere)
Tour of the Causse Sauveterre (Lozere-Aveyron)
Tour of the Aubrac Mountains (Lozere-Aveyron-Cantal)
Tour of the Galeizon Valley (Gard-Lozere)
GR®4 From the Atlantic to the Mediterranean
GR®6 From the Gironde to the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence
GR®7 From the Vosges to the Pyrenees
GR®42 Rhone Balconies
GR®43 From the Col des Faisses to Ste Eulalie (Lozere)
GR®44 From Les Vans (Ardeche) to Champerboux (Lozere)
GR®60 From the Signal de Mailhebiau (Lozere-Aveyron) to St Mathieu-de-Treviers (Herault)
GR®63 From Avignon (Vaucluse) to the Col de la Cabane-Vieille (Gard)
GR®65 Saint James Way (Camino de Santiago)
GR®67 Tour of the Cevennes Country (Gard, Lozere)
GR®68 Tour of Mount Lozere
GR®70 Stevenson Trail
GR®72 From the Col du Bez (Ardeche) to Barre-des-Cevennes (Lozere)
GR®700 Regordane Way

It is advisable to follow the beacons all along your hike and to bring you the FFRandonnee topo-guide. You will also find information on MonGR.fr.

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Former holiday hotel with a garden along the Allier, L'Etoile Guest House is located in La Bastide-Puylaurent between Lozere, Ardeche, and the Cevennes in the mountains of Southern France. At the crossroads of GR®7, GR®70 Stevenson Path, GR®72, GR®700 Regordane Way, GR®470 Allier River springs and gorges, GRP® Cevenol, Ardechoise Mountains, Margeride. Numerous loop trails for hiking and one-day biking excursions. Ideal for a relaxing and hiking getaway.