Montpezat-sous-Bauzon, Ardèche

Opening : Saturday 23 May 2026 between 8.30 am and 5 pm.

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Montpezat-sous-Bauzon Town Council and the CDC Ardèche des Sources et Volcans invite you to enjoy hiking as well as a range of events celebrating nature, local expertise and heritage. This year’s theme: flavour

Hiking Festival Programme

8.30 am: Welcome, on-site registration for activities and complimentary coffee courtesy of the town hall

8.45 am: Guided hike – Montpezat Shepherd’s Trail, 10km, elevation gain: 500m, with the Montpezat Source du Sport Nature Association

9.00 am: Nature and heritage walk, led by Ardèche Randonnée, 8km – duration 3 hours – moderate difficulty – 15–20 participants (registration required)

9.00 am: Vinyasa yoga workshop – duration 1 hour with Pauline Dabrowski (Venue to be confirmed: Notre-Dame de Prévenchères or the village hall) – please bring your own mats! (3 mats available to borrow)

9.30 am: Tour of the village of Montpezat: a friendly stroll to discover the secrets of the narrow streets and local history with the association Les Enfants et les Amis de Montpezat – duration: 1 hour 15 mins – number of participants: 25 (booking required)

9.30 am: Digital hike ‘Discovering Montpezat-sous-Bauzon and Chalias’, 6.6 km, 2 hours 30 mins, elevation gain: 284 m, with Isabelle Legrand (registration required)
10 am: Storytelling walk “Butterflies and Papouillons” for children up to 4 years old with Suzanne Joux – pushchair-friendly route – duration 1 hour – 15 children + accompanying adults
duration 1 hour – by registration

10am: Storytelling walk ‘Papillons et Papouillons’ for children up to 4 years old with Suzanne Joux – a route suitable for pushchairs – duration: 1 hour – booking required

10am: Yoga for children and teenagers – ages 6–12 (accompanied by a parent) – booking required

10am–3pm: Orienteering with the Departmental Orienteering Committee – courses suitable for all levels and ages

From 10.30am: Yoga and stretching – two 30-minute sessions with Madeleine Archimbaud – bring your own mats!

11.00 am: Tour of the Clastres site: Prévenchères Church, St Roch Chapel and the paintings by Jean Saussac, organised by the association Les Enfants et les Amis de Montpezat – duration: 1 hour 15 minutes – registration required

12.30 pm: Light refreshments and drinks available on site
Booking recommended with the restaurants:
• Auberge de Montpezat: 06 60 82 30 91
• Chataigneraie 07 (pizzeria): 04 69 22 16 55
• Bar-tabac Dechaumes (appetiser platter): 09 86 10 14 47

1.30 pm: Nature and heritage walk, led by Ardèche Randonnée, 6 km – moderate difficulty – duration 2½ hours – booking required


2.00 pm: Workshop on making ‘seed bombs’, run by the Montpezat library

2.00 pm: Tour of the Clastres site: Prévenchères church, St Roch Chapel and the paintings of Jean Saussac, organised by the association Les Enfants et les Amis de Montpezat – duration: 1 hour 15 minutes – number of participants: 25 – registration required

3.00 pm: Musical walk with Emilie Stora, Marie Charbonnier and Philippe Pereira – 1.5 km route – duration 1 hour 30 minutes – by registration

3.00 pm: Walk to discover edible plants and their benefits with Bernadette GIAUFRET from La Rose et l’Hellebore – duration 2 hours – 15 participants – by registration

All day:
- Stalls:
• Ardèche branch of the French Hiking Federation: workshops on map reading and trail marking
• Sources & Volcans Tourist Office: immersive virtual reality experience ‘Geotrip Monts d’Ardèche’, every 30 minutes from 10.00 am to 12.30 pm and then from 2.00 pm to 4.30 pm – registration required
• Montpezat Media Library: story reading, treasure hunts, “Everything is connected, everything is alive!” exhibition from 11.00 am to 4.30 pm, seed bomb-making workshop at 2.00 pm
• The Departmental Orienteering Committee from 10.00 am to 3.00 pm: several orienteering courses
• Montpezat Source du Sport Nature Association: from 11.30 am, introduction to walking, frisbees available for disc golf
• Sensory trail in the orchard next to Notre Dame de Prévenchères
• Giant snakes and ladders game and self-guided fitness trail along the municipal campsite

Parking:
Please carpool whenever possible : https://movici.auvergnerhonealpes.fr/evenement/2315/Fetes-de-la-Rando
Clastres car park

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