GR 70
Although it is not on the formal route, many hikers begin at Le-Puy-en-Velay and walk to Le Monastier-sur-Gazeille via a section of the GR 430. Similarly, many walkers continue beyond the official end-point of Saint-Jean-du-Gard to Alès via sections of the GR 61 and GR 44 D. Both of these cities have railway stations.
The route was formally adopted by the Fédération Française de la Randonnée Pédestre (French Hiking Federation) in 1994, and by 2007 an estimated 6000 hikers walked its full length each year. A dedicated organisation, the Association Sur Le Chemin de Robert Louis Stevenson, promotes the trail and maintains an accommodation list.
Route
Places marked with an asterisk are not on the formal route, but are often included by those walking the GR 70.
- Le-Puy-en-Velay*
- Coubon*
- Le Monastier-sur-Gazeille
- Saint-Martin-de-Fugères
- Goudet
- Le Bouchet-Saint-Nicolas
- Landos
- Pradelles
- Langogne
- Saint-Flour-de-Mercoire
- Cheylard-l'Évêque
- Luc
- Laveyrune
- Abbaye Notre-Dame-des-Neiges*
- La Bastide-Puylaurent
- Chasseradès
- Le Bleymard
- Mont Lozère
- Finiels
- Le Pont-de-Montvert
- Florac
- Saint-Julien-d'Arpaon
- Cassagnas
- Saint-Germain-de-Calberte
- Saint-Étienne-Vallée-Française
- Saint-Jean-du-Gard
- Mialet*
- Alès*
Trivia
The trail and Stevenson's journey are central to the plot of the movie My Donkey, My Lover & I.
References
- ^ "Stevenson trail GR70". gr70-stevenson.com. Retrieved 7 February 2017.
- ^ "Sur le sentier de Stevenson GR70" (in French). gr70-stevenson.com. Archived from the original on 2 December 2008. Retrieved 7 February 2017.
- ^ Castle, Alan (2007). The Robert Louis Stevenson Trail (2nd ed.). Cicerone. ISBN 978-1-85284-511-7.
- ^ "Welcome to the Stevenson trail!". Association Sur Le Chemin de Robert Louis Stevenson. Retrieved 3 July 2017.