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Tourbières de La Rochette -
Les sources de la Loire
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The Touring Club de France built a landmark in 1938 to mark the ''source authentique", the real source of the Loire River. A nearby information panel provides details of the Gerbier de Jonc platform and the council information booth .
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Ray Pic Waterfall Viewpoint
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The Ray Pic waterfall roadside viewpoint offers a clear view of this famous UNESCO-listed geosite directly from a viewing platform built above the main waterfall and the secondary waterfall. Accessible to people with reduced mobility.
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The Mézenc-Gerbier massif
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Mount Mézenc and Mount Gerbier-de-Jonc form this massif spanning Haute-Loire and Ardèche, with stunning views of ancient volcanoes. A unique land where the Loire begins, marmots live, and phonolite rock tells the story of this preserved heritage.
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Vallée de La Beaume
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The Beaume springs from the Tanargue massif to finish its course in the Ardèche at the foot of the Sampzon Rock and has beautiful sandy, rocky beaches for you to enjoy a swim with the whole family.
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Tanargue Mountain Range
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The Tanargue massif, which culminates at almost 5,000 feet, overlooks the entire Pays Beaume-Drobie. This vast crest of granite which stands out in the landscape takes the name ‘Tanargue’ from the protohistoric era.
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La Tourbière des Narcettes
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A remarkable wetland, the peat bog is a rare natural habitat on a European scale, home to a protected fauna and flora. An educational discovery trail and illustrated booklet provide a better understanding of this fragile environment.
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Géosite Unesco : les chaos granitiques
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Landscapes of granite boulders at an altitude of 1,000 metres on the Montselgues plateau, identified as a geosite in the Monts d'Ardèche Unesco World Geopark.
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Observation platform for vultures and the landscape
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Located near the Teste rouge rendering site, the new vulture observation platform allows visitors to observe these majestic birds of prey while highlighting the importance of their role in the local ecosystem.
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Volcano : Montpezat’s Gravenne
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The volcano of Gravenne, Montpezat side is an old Strombolian cone of 806 meters. The flows, emitted by this Strombolian volcano, have all spilled into the Fontaulière valley.
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The Chambon’s maar
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The Maar of Chambon is a volcanic explosion crater cut into the base, located a little south of that of the Vestide du Pal and crossed by the Chambon stream. Stone extractions were made to build some houses in the village.
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The vestide of the Pal
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The Vestide du Pal is a big maar crater of 1700m of diameter and 150m of depth. A succession of basalt alluvial fan created itself inside the crater. It could be the biggest maar crater of Europe.
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The Gorges du Doux
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Discover the Doux Valley, from the Ardèche mountains to the mouth of the Doux river. This site is classified ENS (Sensitive natural area). The visit is possible by the Train de l'Ardèche from Tournon sur Rhône or by Vélorail in Boucieu le Roi.
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Le Rocher de Soutron
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Le Rocher de Soutron treats visitors to amazing views after a 15 minute hike uphill. A pilgrimage is held every year in early August. At the top: the 17th century Saint Julien de Soutron Chapel.
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Le mont Chiniac
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Le Chiniac dominates the city of St-Agrève. Walk through its alleys and discover at the top a circular viewpoint on the plateau, valleys, mountains of Velay, Vivarais and the Alps in clear weather.Panorama must from the orientation table.
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Panoramic viewpoint -
Les coulées basaltiques
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St-Clément is a village with superb panoramic views. The site is of geological interest, with more than 11 lava flows from the Mézenc massif piled up over several million years to form the plateau perched by the hollowing out of the valleys.
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Vallée de la Drobie
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The valley of La Drobie is in the southern Cévennes, south-west of the Monts d'Ardèche Regional Nature Park of which it forms one of the "reference landscapes".
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Chassezac Gorges
The Chassezac River is a tributary of the Ardèche and its spectacular gorges split the plateau. They are lined by heady cliffs ideal for climbing.
Chassezac Gorges