Hiking · GR 70
Le chemin de Stevenson
The journey of Robert Louis Stevenson and his donkey Modestine, from the Velay to the Cévennes: sheep plateaux, the Gévaudan, Mont Lozère and the Camisard valleys.
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes → Occitanie
Where to sleep on Le chemin de Stevenson
Halta lists 69 places to sleep within 5 km of the route: 49 campsites, 3 mountain huts, 16 bivouac spots, 1 hotel. For each one, the app shows the real detour from your stage — and it is that distance, not the straight line, that decides how a day ends.
- Campsites
- Mountain huts
- Bivouac spots
- Hotels
Alongside the campsites, mountain huts and bivouac spots drawn from open data, there are the hosts of the Halta community: travellers who welcome others into their homes, usually for free. You write to them before you come; you do not book a slot.
The 11 stages of Le chemin de Stevenson
An indicative split, drawn on real roads: distances and elevation come from route calculation, not from an estimate. In the app every stage can be adjusted — stretched, cut short, or pushed back a day.
| # | Stage | Distance | Elevation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Le Monastier-sur-Gazeille → Le Bouchet-Saint-Nicolas | 23 km | 730 m |
| 2 | Le Bouchet-Saint-Nicolas → Pradelles | 20 km | 239 m |
| 3 | Pradelles → Langogne | 6 km | 50 m |
| 4 | Langogne → Cheylard-l'Évêque | 11 km | 350 m |
| 5 | Cheylard-l'Évêque → Chasseradès | 20 km | 671 m |
| 6 | Chasseradès → Le Bleymard | 13 km | 279 m |
| 7 | Le Bleymard → Le Pont-de-Montvert | 24 km | 925 m |
| 8 | Le Pont-de-Montvert → Florac | 27 km | 782 m |
| 9 | Florac → Cassagnas | 19 km | 508 m |
| 10 | Cassagnas → Saint-Germain-de-Calberte | 11 km | 348 m |
| 11 | Saint-Germain-de-Calberte → Saint-Jean-du-Gard | 22 km | 550 m |
Frequently asked questions about Le chemin de Stevenson
How many days does Le chemin de Stevenson take?
Le chemin de Stevenson takes about 9 days, split into 11 stages over 196 km — an average of 22 km a day. The split is indicative: stages stretch or shorten depending on your form and the weather.
Where can you sleep on Le chemin de Stevenson?
Halta lists 69 places to sleep within 5 km of Le chemin de Stevenson: 49 campsites, 3 mountain huts, 16 bivouac spots, 1 hotel. On top of those are the hosts of the Halta community, travellers who welcome others into their homes, usually for free.
How hard is Le chemin de Stevenson?
Le chemin de Stevenson is rated moderate, with 5 432 m of cumulative elevation gain over 196 km. Per stage, that works out at roughly 494 m of climbing a day.
Where does Le chemin de Stevenson go?
Le chemin de Stevenson runs from Le Monastier-sur-Gazeille to Saint-Jean-du-Gard, by way of Langogne, Le Bleymard, Cassagnas, across Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes → Occitanie. It is travelled on foot and totals 196 km split into 11 stages.
Figures established on 17 September 2026, from Halta’s own data. How they are calculated.
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Étapes indicatives d'après le chemin de Stevenson (GR 70) (balisage FFRandonnée). Tracé reconstitué par routage (ODbL, openrouteservice.org). Halta 2026-08. Places to sleep: OpenStreetMap, refuges.info and DATAtourisme (ODbL). Photo : Wikimedia Commons (CC).