GR70 — Chemin de Stevenson conditions today
Velay · Gévaudan · Cévennes · Mont Lozère · Haute-Loire, Lozère & Gard
- Settled on Sommet de Finiels (8°C, gusts 34 km/h)
- Little rain on the steep valley sections — low rockfall/landslide trigger risk
Best day to go
Best: Thu 15 Oct (100) — Cévenol railway (Clermont–Nîmes): low rain-triggered disruption risk (1 mm / 96 h near Le Puy-en-Velay)
What's limiting the score
Huts, cols & altitudes
Robert Louis Stevenson's 1878 donkey journey: from Le Puy-en-Velay across the Velay plateau (Le Monastier, Le Bouchet-Saint-Nicolas, Pradelles, Langogne), the Gévaudan (Cheylard-l'Évêque, Notre-Dame-des-Neiges abbey, La Bastide-Puylaurent, Chasseradès, Le Bleymard), over Mont Lozère by the Sommet de Finiels, down to Le Pont-de-Montvert and Florac, and through the Cévennes to Saint-Jean-du-Gard. Weather risk is wind, fog and cold on the open Lozère plateau, and in autumn the Cévenol episodes: torrential Mediterranean rain that floods rivers and fords on the southern stages.
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Bookings, access & safety
GR70 — Chemin de Stevenson questions
- Is the GR70 — Chemin de Stevenson open right now?
- No closure is currently reported in the news and official sources we monitor. The live score is 100/100 (Excellent).
- When is the best time to walk the GR70 — Chemin de Stevenson?
- Best season: April – June and September – October. Check hut opening dates, and expect afternoon thunderstorms in summer and snow on the high cols outside it.
- How high does the GR70 — Chemin de Stevenson go?
- The highest point we track is Sommet de Finiels (1,699 m). No overnight stop is above 3,000 m; the challenge is the daily climbing and weather on the cols.
- Do I need a permit or bookings for the GR70 — Chemin de Stevenson?
- No permit needed — Book gîtes and chambres d'hôtes ahead in May–June and September; donkey hire must be arranged with a licensed operator.; Cévennes National Park — The southern half crosses the Parc national des Cévennes — follow the park rules on bivouac and fires. Rules change — confirm with the refuges and park authorities.
- Where does the avalanche level come from?
- From the official Météo-France avalanche bulletin (BRA) for the massif — or the Swiss SLF bulletin on Swiss stages — whenever one is in force (early November to early June). Otherwise the level shown is a model estimate and is labelled as such.
- How is the GR70 — Chemin de Stevenson score calculated?
- Hourly forecasts for every waypoint, corrected to its real altitude (MET Norway Locationforecast), feed six factors: weather on the cols (wind, cold, cloud, thunderstorms), snow and avalanche danger, rain against published European landslide thresholds, trail weather, views and access. Météo-France orange/red warnings, flood vigilance and credible closure reports cap the score.
Weather forecast from MET Norway (CC BY 4.0). Not an official forecast. Always follow Météo-France warnings and avalanche bulletins, préfecture and park notices and refuge guardians. Emergency: 112.
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