Mountain refuge Cabane de Fontanille

Intermediate stop in the Cévennes

The Cabane de Fontanille is mainly a support for the division of days in the Cans et Cévennes inside the Lozère. It is not in a high-mountain, but in a half-mountain relief where the orientation and management of the stage remain important, especially if long routes are linked. In this environment, your interest does not depend so much on the immediate high levels and on serving as a useful reference on the map when you cross the area between small cords, forest slopes and link roads.

Routes and environmental references

Its position makes sense by the proximity of signposted routes of different reach. It appears relatively close to trace as VdT 02 Florac - Ispagnac , GR 67 and GR 7 , in addition to local variants such as Les courennes. This allows us to assess whether it compensates for using it as a step point or as a small detour to fail a longer day. It also helps to position itself with regard to references of the near relief, with cimas such as La Chaumette and, more importantly, the Signal du Bougès , which mark the mountainous character of this section of the Cévennes without making it strictly alpine land.

At about 700 meters of altitude, the cabane moves on a moderate level, but that does not eliminate the need for prudent planning. There are sources registered less than a kilometre away, although it is necessary to have autonomy and to verify on the ground their flow or state according to the time. As in many free shelters or walking coats, it is more sensible to propose it as a logistical resource within a journey than as an isolated destination, taking into account weather, water available and sufficient scope to reorient if long routes are linked to this cevenol sector.