Location
of the Mézenc Massif: -> in the
South-East of the Massif
Central,
at the border between the Haute-Loire and Ardèche areas. ->
next to the Sources
of the river Loire and Mont Gerbier de Jonc.
Hotel
access : By road - By train - By foot
By Road > From Paris (approx.
6h*): Take the E05/A10
towards Orléans, then the A71 towards Clermont-Ferrand
(continued below). > From Clermont-Ferrand (approx.
2h*): Take the A75
until Junction 20, and follow the directions to le Puy-en-Velay
(continued below). > From Lyon (approx 2h*): Take the A47 until Saint-Etienne,
then the N88 until le Puy-en-Velay (continued below). > From Montélimar
(approx. 1h45*) :
Exit the A7 at Junction 18, follow the directions to Montélimar
and there follow the N102 via Aubenas. Continue along N102 until
Vals-les-Bains, then take D578 towards Mézilhac, then
D122 until Mont Gerbier and continue along until Les Estables. > From Mende (approx. 1h45*) : take the N88, pass by Langogne
and continue along until Le Puy-en-Velay (continued below). >>> In Le Puy-en-Velay
(approx. 40min*),
follow the signs for Valence using the D535. Pass by Brives-Charensac,
and continue along the D535 towards Le Monastier-sur-Gazeille.
Take the D631, towards Les Estables.
Hotel access:
In
the village of Les Estables, follow the signs to Mont Mézenc / Borée / Croix
de Boutières. Leave the village, the
road makes two large curves in succession. The hotel is located
just afterwards, on the right-hand side of the road.
*Driving
times provided by ViaMichelin.
|
 Roadwatch: Haute-Loire:
+33 (0)4
71 05 83 05 - website: www.inforoute43.fr Loire: +33 (0)4 77 37 00 37
GPS
Coordinates (UTM
WGS84) : 0591.668
4973.063 in kms, altitude 1367 m. |
Top
By train Le
Puy-en-Velay train station. Transfer between the station
and Les Estables (approx. 35 min) with the hotel shuttle on Sundays
in the summer and on Saturdays in the winter (please contact
us for shuttle timetable and mandatory reservation).
Taxi:in the village
of Les Estables (M. Ribbes +33(0)4 71 08 34 57) or in Le Puy-en-Velay (Descours +33(0)4 71 02 67 26). |
Train times
(for information purposes only) from Paris:
|
Paris >>> Le Puy-en-Velay |
|
Station |
Train |
Time |
Duration |
|
Paris Gare de Lyon |
TGV 06685 |
12:54 |
4 h 26* |
|
St-Etienne Châteaucreux |
15:41 |
|
St-Etienne Châteaucreux |
TER 89972 |
15:53 |
|
Le Puy-en-Velay |
17:20 |
|
Le Puy-en-Velay >>>
Paris |
|
Le Puy-en-Velay |
TER 89967 |
10:39 |
4 h 24* |
|
St-Etienne Châteaucreux |
12:01 |
|
St-Etienne Châteaucreux |
TGV 06695 |
12:14 |
|
Paris Gare de Lyon |
15:03 |
* Taking into account the transfer
between Le Puy and Les Estables, the total travel time is 5 hours. |
Top
By foot Access
from the GR 7 / GR 420 (from the North): At the Croix de Peccata, walk
downhill towards the Maison Forestière (900 m), take the
GR 40 and walk along it until the village of Les Estables (1800
m). In the village, take the road towards "Borée
- Mont Mézenc - Croix de Boutières" (700 m). Access
from the GR 40: Follow
the GR 40 until the village of Les Estables. In the village,
take the road towards "Borée - Mont Mézenc
- Croix de Boutières" (700 m). Access from the
GR 7 / GR 420 (from the South) : At the Croix de Boutières,
take the westbound road towards Les Estables. You will find the
hotel before the village entrance (2 km from the mountain pass).
GPS Coordinates
(UTM WGS84) : 0591.668
4973.063 in kms, altitude 1367 m. |
Top
 |