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Hiking in Lozère

181

routes

9.2 km

median distance

167 m

median elevation gain

The Lozère is the least populated department in France, and you hear it on the trails. Nasbinals opens onto the Aubrac: a basalt plateau at 1,200 metres, unfenced summer pasture, droving tracks and the GR65 to Compostela.

Saint-Alban-sur-Limagnole and Le Malzieu-Ville give onto the Margeride, a granite massif of forest and heath, more enclosed, where the Beast of Gévaudan left its legend.

The relief is steady rather than steep, but altitude and isolation set the rules: little resupply, changeable weather, and fog that drops on the Aubrac without warning.

When to go — May to October; the Aubrac holds snow into April and the shepherds' huts only open in season. Bring proper navigation — waymarking is no substitute for a map in poor visibility.

OpenRando lists 181 hiking routes in Lozère. The median distance is 9.2 km, and most routes fall between 4.4 and 17.9 km — from an afternoon loop to a full day out.

On the climbing side, the median elevation gain is 167 m, and the most demanding routes exceed 353 m. Enough range to pick your effort by season and by form.

The most common starting points cluster around: Nasbinals, Saint-Saturnin, Saint-Alban-sur-Limagnole, Le Malzieu-Ville, Le Buisson, Les Salces. Every route comes with its GPX track, elevation profile and interactive map.

Longest routes in Lozère

  • Chemin de Compostelle : aller-retour à Nasbinals depuis Lasbros – Parc naturel régional de l'Aubrac35.9 km
  • Chemin de Compostelle : aller-retour à Aumont-Aubrac depuis Saint-Alban-sur-Limagnole29.7 km
  • Boucle Saint-Alban-sur-Limagnole – Église Saint-Alban au départ de Saint-Alban-sur-Limagnole28.8 km

All routes in Lozère