La Châtaigneraie – Gué de Guitard rapids loop from Grotte Chauvet
La Châtaigneraie – Gué de Guitard rapids loop from Grotte Chauvet
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La Châtaigneraie – Gué de Guitard rapids loop from Grotte Chauvet
07:11
19.5km
650m
Hiking
Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.
Last updated: June 17, 2026
Tips
Your route passes through protected areas
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Réserve naturelle des gorges de l'Ardèche
Waypoints
Start point
Parking
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877 m
Quelle an der Ardèche
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4.44 km
Sand beach
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4.61 km
Climbing passage with stairs / Escalier
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6.10 km
Rapide du Padget
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6.93 km
La Châtaigneraie
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7.00 km
Figueras rapids
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9.23 km
Gorge
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10.3 km
Gué de Guitard rapids
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It's not easy, so aqua shoes …
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19.5 km
End point
Parking
Way Types & Surfaces
Way Types
14.4 km
2.09 km
1.35 km
883 m
805 m
Surfaces
16.7 km
977 m
451 m
426 m
418 m
164 m
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Elevation
Highest point (260 m)
Lowest point (70 m)
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Comments
Very nice that there are good sticks from previous hikers to cross the water because there was quite a bit of current at the end of September
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Have decent walking shoes for this hike. Some stretches need good footing and in some places there are even rails to hold on to. Going upstream we missed a turn in the path and ended up on a precarious ledge. Make sure not to make that same …
It went again into the Ardeche Gorge
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The desolate access route from/from the hiking car park is unavoidable here.
However, down in the gorge it turned out to be an attractive route.
Surrounded by numerous kayaks, it was a nice final day.
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Start at the hiking car park, down into the Ardèche valley. On narrow paths with exciting climbing sections, always along the river and along rugged, towering rock faces and then back up through the forest to the starting point.
A very varied, impressive tour 😍
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