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Mornas Fortress hiking path

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/ Montée à la Forteresse
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/ Rando fiche Forteresse de Mornas
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This family loop takes you on a discovery of the medieval fortress
from Mornas.Perched on a 137m high cliff,it proudly dominates the Rhône Valley.

easy

Distance 2.9 km

1:30 h

160 m

154 m

190 m

36 m

This walk ,through the scrubland,allows you to contemplate the fortress under
different angles and appreciate its imposing architecture.Buy the kit "intrigue in the city" to visit Mornas in a fun way( 10€ at the OTI in Bollène)

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On this route through the Provençal countryside, you’ll see the castle from many angles and get a wonderful sense of its imposing architecture.

A stroll where nature blends with the scents of thyme and history!Leaving the village, you take the circuit that smells of the garrigue. It allows you to contemplate the fortress from different angles and to appreciate its imposing architecture.

The fortress can be visited and animations will plunge you into the life of the castle in the 13th century. It is by going around this rocky spur that one understands the defensive role played by the fortress during the Hundred Years' War.

Difficulty

easy

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Highest point

190 m

Lowest point

36 m

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Safety information

Before you go:

Check the general and local weather forecast, making sure there is no precipitation.
Get information on the approach route, height of the route, travel time, possible escape (IGN map, GPS, topo-guide, etc...).
Evaluate possible risks by asking mountain professionals, mountain huts, gîtes, etc.
Ask someone close to your objective and contact him/her again in case of changes: departure and return times, number of participants with the telephone number of each, vehicle(s), car park, etc.
Avoid going alone, use equipment that is appropriate for the activity, adjusted and in good condition, headlamp, complete first aid kit, survival blanket, etc...

In the event of a problem:

Alert: call 112 (European emergency number)

5 key points to transmit your alert:

Where? commune, location, route, altitude
Who? Identity, phone number
What? Type of accident, number of victims, severity, fall kinetics...
When? Time of the accident
Weather? wind, visibility

Tips and hints

APIDAE tourism data updated on 08/07/2021 by "Office de Tourisme Intercommunal Provence Côté Rhône".
Spotted an error? Write to julie.coquet@ccrlp.fr with the following information:
File name: Sentier de randonnée Forteresse de Mornas | Record identifier: 5078996 | URL (link) for this Outdooractive page.

Start

Place de La fontaine, opposite the Porte saint Nicolas gate in Mornas (70 m)

Coordinates:

44.203837, 4.729917

DMS

44°12'13.8"N 4°43'47.7"E

UTM

31T 638219 4895968

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Destination

Place de La fontaine, opposite the Porte saint Nicolas gate in Mornas

Turn-by-turn directions

START AT THE FOUNTAIN,and head down Rue des Bourgades towards Laouzière. Turn left into Chemin des Issards. Take care when going under the railway tracks.
2 TAKE THE DIRT TRACKON THE LEFT SIGNPOSTED CANTARELLE, which crosses the old Pierrelatte canal and then runs alongside it for about 100 m. Bear left onto the small uphill path lined with dry stone walls that wends its way between former quarries. Take care to keep away from the edges! Above the main quarry, the path continues through unspoilt countryside and joins a more pronounced track that goes up to the right.
3 AT CANTARELLE, the path joins a firebreak trail that you follow towards Chapelle Saint-Baudile. After passing in front of the chapel, you head towards the fortress on a path that winds through native shrubs and rocky lime stone outcrops. Take care on the steps.
4 TO RETURN TO THEVILLAGE CENTRE, FOLLOW THE MORNAS SIGN down the fortress’s main access lane, then along the road between the church of Notre Dame de Val Romigier and the cemetery, and under the railway tracks to get back to the Place de la Fontaine.

Note

all notes on protected areas

Public transport

Bollène la Croisière (accessible by car): 6 min

Orange : 20 min

Montélimar : 35 min

TGV Avignon : 45 min

Getting there

Motorway A7 – Exit 19 RN7

Coordinates

44.203837, 4.729917

DMS

44°12'13.8"N 4°43'47.7"E

UTM

31T 638219 4895968

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Arrival by train, car, foot or bike

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Equipment

Clothing adapted to the season and conditions (cold, hot, wet...)
Hiking boots adapted to the terrain (even for children!)
Hiking poles (useful for stability and to relieve the joints)
Mobile phone and spare battery

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Difficulty

easy

Distance

2.9 km

Duration

1:30 h

Ascent

160 m

Descent

154 m

Highest point

190 m

Lowest point

36 m

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