GR70 - Chemin de Stevenson
Description
- Name GR70 - Chemin de Stevenson (GR70)
- Length of trail 272 km, 169 miles
- Length in days 14 days
- Start of trail Puy-en-Velay
- End of trail Alès
- Traildino grading MW, Moderate walk, backpacking trail
- Hut tour grading T1, Walk
Le Puy - Alès, 272 km, 14 days
The GR70 is the route Robert Louis Stevenson followed with his donkey Modestine in 1878 through the Cévennes. His book was and still is widely popular. It is possible to redo the hike of Stevenson these days, with his book in your hands and the GR guide in your pocket, maybe with one of the numerous offspring of Modestine as your beast of burden.
Opinions
- JanMail August 2010
- Rate 10
Map
Links
Facts
- GR 70 Stevenson Trail. Chemin Stevenson (German)
For our German visitors: here you'll find a good page about the Stevenson Trail in the Cévennes.
- Chemin Stevenson (French)
Official website of the Randonnee Stevenson GR70 Association. Some info available in English too.
- Chemin Stevenson GR70
Website dedicated to the GR70 or Stevenson Trail. Some parts are also in English, but not all. To read the full content you will need to read French. Looks a bit outdated, but is nice to browse through.
- Le chemin de Stevenson - 07 Ardèche (French)
Here you can read in short the story of Stevenson and the current "chemin", the GR70 in the Ardèche and Cévennes.
- Mit Rucksack & Gitarre (German)
Mit Rucksack & Gitarre - ein Reiseerlebnis auf dem Chemin de R. L. Stevenson durch die Cevennen.
- Stevensonweg GR70 - GPS-Daten (German)
Stevensonweg GR70/Chemin de R. L. Stevenson. Deutsche Website mit GPS-Downloads - Kartenausdruck - Überfluganimation (GoogleEarth) und weiteren Informationen.
Reports
- Chemin Stevenson GR70 by Catherine Revel (French)
Website dedicated to the GR70 or Stevenson Trail, with a report of the walk with donkeys, by Catherine Revel. Looks a bit outdated, but nice if you read French.
- Rando 21 » GR 70 Le chemin de Stevenson (French)
Rando 21 is a hiking club. Here a basic text-style blog; might give you some clues.
- Randonnée d'une semaine avec un âne bâté dans les cévennes (French)
Trail report; someone who actually took a donkey with him. They made a circle, combining the GR70, GR67 and GR72.
Guides and maps
Lodging
- Gite GR67 GR70 Mas Audibert Les Aigladines (French)
En Cévennes, sur les GR67 et GR70 chemin de Stevenson. Gite (or bed and breakfast) Mas Audibert, dans le village de Les Aigladines, proche de Mialet et Saint Jean du Gard. Possibilité pour 12 personnes. Chambre de 6 pers. maxi. Piscine.
Organisations
Tour operators
GPS
Other
Books
United Kingdom
2017
- The Robert Louis Stevenson Trail
- A guidebook for walking in the footsteps of Stevenson as he travelled through France's Velay and Cevennes regions accompanied by his faithful donkey, Modestine. At 140km, this route is ideal for people new to walking holidays. Starts at Le Puy, finishes at St Jean de Gard. A great route with a historic and literary feel. Read more
- Also available from:
- The Book Depository, United Kingdom
- Bol.com, Netherlands
- De Zwerver, Netherlands
- Bol.com, Belgium
United Kingdom
2007
- The Robert Louis Stevenson Trail
- A guidebook for walking in the footsteps of Stevenson as he travelled through France's Velay and Cevennes regions accompanied by his faithful donkey, Modestine. At 140km, this route is ideal for people new to walking holidays. Starts at Le Puy, finishes at St Jean de Gard. A great route with a historic and literary feel. Read more
Netherlands
2007
- The Robert Louis Stevenson Trail
- A guidebook for walking in the footsteps of Robert Louis Stevenson as he travelled through France's Velay and Cevennes regions, from Le Puy to St Jean de Gard, accompanied by his faithful donkey, Modestine. At 140km, this route is ideal for people new to walking holidays. Early one morning in the autumn of 1878 Stevenson set out from the sleepy... Read more
Netherlands
2008
- Wandelgids Cevennen - GR 70: The Robert Louis Stevenson Trail van Le Puy tot St-Jean du Gard - Cicerone | Cicerone
- Uitstekende wandelgids van een gerenommeerde Engelse uitgever. De tochten zijn met zorg beschreven en voorzien van allerhande nuttige informatie. Early one morning in the autumn of 1878 RLS set out from the sleepy village of Le Monastier-sur-Gazeille with his donkey, Modestine, to traverse the Velay and Cévennes to the small town of... Read more
Belgium
2007
- The Robert Louis Stevenson Trail
- A guidebook for walking in the footsteps of Robert Louis Stevenson as he travelled through France's Velay and Cevennes regions, from Le Puy to St Jean de Gard, accompanied by his faithful donkey, Modestine. At 140km, this route is ideal for people new to walking holidays. Early one morning in the autumn of 1878 Stevenson set out from the sleepy... Read more
Netherlands
2017
- Wandelgids Frankreich: Cevennen - Stevensonweg GR 70 | Conrad Stein Verlag
- Handzaam boekje met de routebeschrijving inclusief een heleboel praktische informatie. De beschrijving is uitstekend, maar kaarten zijn beperkt en schetsmatig aanwezig. Duits. Auf dem 220 km langen Stevensonweg folgt der Wanderer den Fußspuren des schottischen Schriftstellers Robert Louis Stevenson, der 1878 gemeinsam mit seiner Eselin... Read more
Maps
United Kingdom
- Le-Puy-en-Velay - Privas - PNR des Monts d`Ardèche IGN Top100 Map 156
- Map No. 156, Le-Puy-en-Velay - Privas, at 1:100,000, part of the TOP100 series from the Institut Géographique National (IGN). These exceptionally detailed, contoured and GPS compatible road maps which include English language map legend are ideal for exploring the French countryside by car, by bike, or even on foot. Used by millions of locals... Read more
United Kingdom
- Chemin de Stevenson GR70 IGN 89023
- Robert Louis Stevenson’s and his donkey Modestine’s trail from the “Travels with a Donkey in the Cevennes”, now the GR70 long-distance hiking route, presented at 1:100,000 on a waterproof and tear-resistant map from IGN with cartography from their highly popular TOP100 series. Coverage starts in Le Puy-en-Velay along the GR3/GR43 and continues... Read more
- Also available from:
- De Zwerver, Netherlands
Netherlands
- Wandelkaart GR 70 The Stevenson Trail | IGN
- Speciale wandelkaart met de ingetekende GR 70 van le Puy en Velay naar Ales. Op een schaal van 1:100.000 wordt de route keurig en helder ingetekend, met hoogtelijnen aan de zijkant van de kant wordt duidelijk of het een al dan niet zwaar traject is. Op de achterkant staan bezienswaardigheden op de route vermeld. Read more
United Kingdom
2017
- Le Chemin de Stevenson GR70
- Le Chemin de R.L. Stevenson, FFRP topoguide Ref. No. 700, tracing the writer’s 272kms route with a donkey across the Cevennes from Le Puy-en-Velay to Alès. The guide also includes suggestions for dividing the whole route into shorter, two to six day long trips. Current edition of this title was published in June 2015.ABOUT THE FFRP (Fédération... Read more
- Also available from:
- De Zwerver, Netherlands
Netherlands
2017
- Wandelgids 700 Le Chemin de Stevenson - Parc National des Cévennes | FFRP
- Franstalige wandelgids met een beschrijving van een aantal dagtochten / rondwandelingen. Uitstekende beschrijvingen met duidelijk kaartmateriaal. Mislopen is nauwelijks mogelijk, maar ja .. de franse taal! Ook praktische informatie staat in deze gids. Alle gidsen bevatten een door ons toegevoegde uitgebreide frans - nederlandse... Read more
Walking holidays
United Kingdom
- Stevenson's Trail North
- The Northern section of Stevenson’s Trail explores the Haut Loire and the Romanesque Abbey Churches are a delight. In September 1878, the young Scottish writer, Robert Louis Stevenson, departed on an epic journey by foot through the départements of Haute-Loire, Ardèche, Lozère and Gard, finishing 12 days and 220km later in St Jean du Gard, deep... Read more
United Kingdom
- Stevenson's Trail South
- This is the most popular section of the trail as you are walking in the Cévennes National Park for the majority of the walk. In September 1878, the young Scottish writer, Robert Louis Stevenson, departed on an epic journey by foot through the départements of Haute-Loire, Ardèche, Lozère and Gard, finishing 12 days and 220km later in St Jean du... Read more