A one-week loop from Anduze: the bamboo garden and the steam train, the Corniche des Cévennes, the Gorges du Tarn from Sainte-Enimie to La Malène, the Millau Viaduct, the causses and Mont Aigoual, then Saint-Guilhem-le-Désert. The driving is slow, on ridge roads and along gorge floors, among schist, limestone and chestnut trees.
| Days | Stop | Drive |
|---|---|---|
| Day 1 | Anduze | Start |
| Day 2 | Florac | 68 km · 1h15 |
| Day 3 | Sainte-Enimie | 29 km · 35 min |
| Day 4 | Millau | 75 km · 1h25 |
| Day 5 | Meyrueis | 64 km · 1h15 |
| Day 6 | Saint-Guilhem-le-Désert | 108 km · 2h15 |
| Day 7 | Back to Anduze | 66 km · 1h20 |
Road route calculated from the stops (OpenStreetMap). Driving times assume no stops and no traffic: add time for photo breaks.
May, June and September: sites open, fewer people in the Gorges du Tarn than in July and August. The Aven Armand, the La Malène boats and the steam train close from November to early April; in winter, winter tyres or chains in Lozère, and beware of the "épisodes cévenols" (torrential rainstorms) in autumn.
🚗 68 km · 1h15 of driving from Anduze
The D907 to Saint-Jean-du-Gard, then the Corniche des Cévennes (D260, D983) via Le Pompidou: a narrow ridge road with passes up to 1,018 m.
🚗 29 km · 35 min of driving from Florac
The N106 then the D907bis along the floor of the Gorges du Tarn, via Ispagnac, Quézac and Castelbouc. A short drive: keep the afternoon free.
🚗 75 km · 1h25 of driving from Sainte-Enimie
The D907bis downstream via La Malène, a detour to the Point Sublime via Les Vignes, then the D907 via Le Rozier. Tunnels and tight passing places.
🚗 64 km · 1h15 of driving from Millau
The D991 through the Dourbie valley, the D110 and D29 across the Causse Noir, then the D996 through the Gorges de la Jonte.
🚗 108 km · 2h15 of driving from Meyrueis
The D986 and D157 via Camprieu, the Col de la Serreyrède and the climb to the Aigoual, then Le Vigan, Ganges and the Gorges de l'Hérault.
🚗 66 km · 1h20 of driving from Saint-Guilhem-le-Désert
Skip Florac and Millau: from Anduze, head to Sainte-Enimie via the corniche, then from Sainte-Enimie to Meyrueis via La Malène, Le Rozier and the Jonte. Nights: Anduze 1, Sainte-Enimie 1, Meyrueis 1, Saint-Guilhem 1.
| Self-drive hire, July | ≈ €57 a day (Nîmes) |
|---|---|
| Self-drive hire, January | ≈ €34 a day (Nîmes) |
| Small car, annual average | ≈ €43 a day (Kayak Nîmes, Sept 2026) |
| Your own car | The simplest option: the A9 to Nîmes, or the toll-free A75 via Clermont-Ferrand to Millau. |
|---|---|
| Vehicle | City car or compact: narrow corniche, tunnels and tight passing places in the Gorges du Tarn. |
| Where to pick it up | In Nîmes, at the station or airport, about 50 km from Anduze; it's a loop, so no one-way fee. |
| Age | At Europcar, from 18 with 1 year's driving experience; under 26, €40 a day extra. |
⚠️ The region's only toll, the Millau Viaduct (€13.80 in summer), can be avoided: the viaduct viewing area can be reached free of charge via the D911.
Gard at 80; Lozère at 90 on 87% of its network, Aveyron everywhere; Hérault at 80 almost everywhere.
Corniche, Gorges du Tarn and Aigoual: tight passing places, tunnels cut into the rock. Allow plenty of time.
0.2 g/l on a probationary licence. Up to 0.8 g/l: €135 and 6 penalty points; above that, a criminal offence.
From 1 November to 31 March in the 152 municipalities concerned. The Gard imposes nothing, except by local order when it snows.
Mainly in autumn. Never drive onto a submersible bridge or a flooded road.
The A75 is free from Clermont-Ferrand to Béziers, except for the Millau Viaduct: €11.30 to €13.80.
Privately driven speed-camera cars everywhere except Île-de-France. Radar detectors banned: up to €1,500 and 6 points.
Montpellier has one, off the route. The sticker costs €3.85.
Probationary licence: 110 on motorways, 100 on dual carriageways, 80 elsewhere.
≈ €2.15 a litre of SP95-E10, €2.39 for diesel (25 Sept 2026)
Price recorded in September 2026: it changes every week, sometimes by 10 to 20 cents in a month. Today's price: prix-carburants.gouv.fr →
⛽ 410 km at 7 l per 100 km: about €60 at September 2026 prices, to share between passengers.
National averages for the day. Prices vary widely between stations: compare on prix-carburants.gouv.fr before heading up onto the causses.
| A6 Paris-Lyon | €41.30 (car) |
|---|---|
| A7 and A9 Lyon-Montpellier | €32.80 in 2026; exit at Nîmes, partial fare not published |
| A75 Clermont-Ferrand-Béziers | Free, except for the Millau Viaduct |
| Millau Viaduct | €13.80 from 15 June to 15 September, €11.30 the rest of the year |
| Viaduct viewing area | Free access from Millau via the D911, without taking the motorway |
| Pont du Diable car park | €8 in high season, €4 in low season, free in winter |
| Pont du Diable-Saint-Guilhem shuttle | Free from 11 July to 23 August 2026 |
| Bambouseraie en Cévennes | €15.50, €11.50 for ages 4 to 12 |
| Cévennes steam train | €17.50 return, €13.50 for ages 4 to 12, €58 for a family of 4 |
| La Malène boats | €27 per person, €100 for a boat of 4 |
| Aven Armand | €18.50, €12.20 for ages 5 to 18 |
| Cité de Pierres (Montpellier-le-Vieux) | €14.80, €9.80 for ages 5 to 18 |
| Abîme de Bramabiau | €14 |
| Cévennes steam train | From April to 31 October 2026 |
|---|---|
| Bambouseraie en Cévennes | Open from 28 February to 15 November 2026 |
| Aven Armand, Cité de Pierres, La Malène boats | From 4 April to 1 November 2026 |
| Cité de Pierres | Closed on 17 October 2026 for the Templiers race |
| Abîme de Bramabiau | From 4 April to 2 November 2026 |
| The whole of Lozère | Winter tyres or chains from 1 November to 31 March |
| Aigoual roads (D986, D269, D18) | Snowbound in winter, equipment required by local order |
| Submersible bridges in the Gard | Closed during épisodes cévenols |
Allow a week for this loop of 6 stages and 6 nights from Anduze: the Corniche des Cévennes, the Gorges du Tarn, the Millau Viaduct, the causses, Mont Aigoual and Saint-Guilhem-le-Désert. With 5 days, skip Florac and Millau. Add a night in Sainte-Enimie to canoe down the gorges.
With your own car, about 400 km of loop: around sixty euros of petrol at September 2026 prices (7 litres per 100 km), with no tolls locally. Hiring in Nîmes, about €400 for the week in July (€57 a day), €240 in January. Bambouseraie, train, boats, Aven Armand, Cité de Pierres and Bramabiau: about €107 per adult.
May, June and September: all the sites are open and the gorges are less crowded than in July and August. Most close from early November to early April. Autumn brings the épisodes cévenols, 200 to 400 mm of rain in a few days; in winter, winter tyres or chains are compulsory in Lozère from 1 November to 31 March.
By boat from La Malène: 8 km to the Cirque des Baumes, about 1 hour, €27 per person or €100 for 4, from 4 April to 1 November 2026. Or by canoe from Sainte-Enimie. For the view over the whole gorge, go up to the Point Sublime, at 870 m, on the Causse de Sauveterre.
No: the viaduct viewing area can be reached free of charge from Millau via the D911, without joining the motorway. Crossing the viaduct costs €13.80 from 15 June to 15 September and €11.30 the rest of the year in 2026. The rest of the A75, from Clermont-Ferrand to Béziers, is free.
They are narrow and winding without being dangerous: a ridge-top corniche up to 1,018 m, tunnels and tight passing places in the Gorges du Tarn, hairpins up to the Aigoual at 1,565 m. Take a small car and allow plenty of time; there are no tolls on the loop.
Driving rules, prices and closures checked in September 2026; hotels checked on OpenStreetMap and then on Booking. Rules change: read the official source before you leave, and check your own government's travel advice for the country. Stop photos: Wikimedia Commons, authors and licences under each image.
Off We Gooo road trip guide · offwegooo.com/en/road-trips/cevennes · by Pierrick, updated 1 October 2026
