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C. Hatty · 07/30/2026

The Stevenson Trail: Following Literary Footsteps Through the Cevennes

Le Puy-en-Velay - 30 July 2026: France 2's lunchtime news featured the Stevenson Trail in the Cevennes on Thursday - a long-distance hiking route where literary history, mountain landscapes and the yearning for a slower summer converge. The GR 70 crosses the southern Massif Central, where granite plateaus, chestnut forests and remote hamlets shape each stage.The signposted trail runs for 272 kilometres from Le Puy-en-Velay to Alès, crossing Velay, Gévaudan, Mont Lozère and the Cevennes. It is usually completed in twelve to fourteen daily stages. It owes its name to ...

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