Le plateau des Balmelles

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Distance: 9.18 mi
Elevation gain: 1,444 ft
Technical difficulty: Easy
Elevation loss: 1,611 ft
Max elevation: 2,807 ft
TrailRank: 37
Min elevation: 1,533 ft
Trail type: Loop

Time: 3 hours 59 minutes
Coordinates: 1613
Uploaded: September 27, 2011
Recorded: September 2011

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near Saint-André-Capcèze, Languedoc-Roussillon (France)

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About 4 km South East of Villefort, take the C 12 Les Balmelles.
After about 600 M park on the col des Balmelles.

Hike the forest road to the left (West).
Follow the dirt / concrete forest road up to the next crossing, turn right uphill, marked GRP.
This road leads uphill. At the cross, turn right, going slightly downhill.

Keep going on the main road and keep to the right, following yellow/red.

At the crossing GR Pay, keep right, towards Aidons.
The trail turns right again and starts to decend on a rocky path.
Close to Aidons, take the forest road to the left, going uphill to a small GSM tower.
At the tower the road turns left and after a short while, at the crossing go right.

At the next crossing keep right heading for Les Salces.
just before Les Salces, turn left and keep on going uphill, disregard any other road/trail.

On the rock path leading uphill, take the stairs to the left.
At the crossing take the same road you came from.

Hiking time: 4 Hour.
Easy/Moderately.