Opening times
All year round daily.
Practical information
Accessibility
- Not accessible in a wheelchair
- Possibilité de voir le chaos en continuant un peu la route et en se garant à côté des poubelles.
Prices
Free access.
On-site services
- Pets welcome
Available facilities
- Free car park
- Car park
- Picnic area
Route information
- Distance : 3.6 km
- Duration : 109 min
- Elevation gain : 104 m
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The erosion of granite into spherical shapes
Over the course of geological time, and more specifically during the Tertiary period, the infiltration of water into fissured rock masses (joints) and chemical processes linked to high underground humidity gradually eroded the granite mass, rounding off the sharp edges and giving rise to spherical shapes in the ground. Water erosion has gradually carried away the sand and gravel produced by this process, revealing the fully formed shapes of the rocks on the surface: depending on the high humidity of the area, the hardness of certain blocks, the variety of fissures, and their position in a valley or on a slope, each has taken on a distinctive shape… Some rocks have been ‘sculpted’ in situ, whilst others remain perched or have rolled down into the scree. The Rouquette footpath follows the river of rocks, with its ever-changing atmosphere, set amidst a lush green backdrop.
Over the course of geological time, and more specifically during the Tertiary period, the infiltration of water into fissured rock masses (joints) and chemical processes linked to high underground humidity gradually eroded the granite mass, rounding off the sharp edges and giving rise to spherical shapes in the ground. Water erosion has gradually carried away the sand and gravel produced by this process, revealing the fully formed shapes of the rocks on the surface: depending on the high humidity of the area, the hardness of certain blocks, the variety of fissures, and their position in a valley or on a slope, each has taken on a distinctive shape… Some rocks have been ‘sculpted’ in situ, whilst others remain perched or have rolled down into the scree. The Rouquette footpath follows the river of rocks, with its ever-changing atmosphere, set amidst a lush green backdrop.
The Gourteau Loop Walk
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Paradise’s Waterfall Trail
Eau Dôme
Fishing trail - Lac du Lézert
Picnic area at Lézert lake
Lac du Lézert fishing jetty
