The Route of Stevenson by mountain bike

In the afternoon, you arrive in Puy-en-Velay, the first step for Robert Louis Stevenson in 1878, before he set off for Monastier-sur-Gaveille.
Before heading to your accommodation, let yourself be transported in this story-filled town with a stroll through the medieval streets in the old centre. Don’t miss a visit to the cathedral with its magnificent Roman cloister, the Statue of the Black Virgin of Puy, and St Michel chapel, built atop an 80m rocky peak.
Night in Puy-en-Velay.

For your first stage, you will climb up to the Plateau du Pays Vellave, a volcanic platform at around 1000m altitude, from where you can enjoy wide views across the Puy-en-Velay basin. Next, you head south, taking on a beautiful descent towards the Rivers Loire and Coubon, before climbing back up to the plateau towards Le-Monastier-sur-Gazeille, the true starting point of Robert Louis Stevenson and his donkey Modestine’s adventure, in September 1878. 
Following the Gazeille valley, you will reach the volcanic plateau and a beautiful descent will take you to Goudet, where you can meet the Loire and go for a swim.
Then it's 4 km of small roads to avoid a nasty push. You will cross pastures and arrive at Bouchet Saint-Nicolas.

Night in Bouchet-Saint-Nicolas.

Level 3 : 47km Alt+820m
Level 4 : 59km Alt+1180m

For this second stage, you finish your crossing of Velay to arrive in Gévaudan. Pass by Pradelles, a medieval village which has been officially named as one of the most beautiful villages in France, and Langogne, the entry point into the territory of the Beast of Gévaudan, which terrorised inhabitants for 100 years. Once you have arrived in Luc, which is home to one of the most significant châteaux from the Middle-Ages, you have another climb before descending once more, into the forest, towards  Laveyrune.
Night in Laveyrune in a ‘gite’.

If you choose the double room option, you will arrive at La Bastide Puylaurent, which you will reach not via the next day's stage but via a shortcut on a small road (+4 km). The next day's stage starts from Laveyrune and returns to La Bastide. So, either you want to do the whole stage and you will have to add the 4 km shortcut to the next day's stage, or you leave directly from La Bastide and your stage will then be 30 km +820 m -890 m.

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If you have chosen the double room option, your stage can start at La Bastide Puylaurens: 30km +820m -890m or at Laveyrune 47km + 1300m.

Today, starting from Laveyrune, you will pass over the summit of Espervelouze (1225m), the Notre-Dame-des-Neiges (where Stevenson spent three days), the Mourade (1310m), the Gardille Forest and Chasseradès, before a climb towards the hilltops of Goulet from where you will be lead on to Bleymard, at the foot of Mont Lozère. 
This stage is physically demanding, with several steep but short climbs (Mourade and Goulet). 
Night in Bleymard.

You've arrived in the mountains! Today you'll climb a little higher as you reach the Cévennes, ascending Mont Lozère and passing through forests, moors and grasslands. Then it's a 600-metre descent to Pont-de-Montvert, an iconic location in the Camisard movement of 1702, where you can take a dip.

You will cross the Tarn before climbing via the GTMC into the Bougès massif and the villages of Grizac and Bedouès to arrive in Florac!

Overnight stay in Florac Trois Rivières.

Follow the old railway through the Moment Valley towards St Julien d’Arpaon and Cassagnas. Via the Fontmort Forest and the Col de la Pierre Plantée, you cross the Cévennes National Park. Then, through the Gardon Valley and a few climbs up fast forest tracks to arrive at Saint-Etienne-Vallée-Française. 

Further on, from Col Saint-Pierre, you reach Saint-Jean-du-Gard via a lovely descent through the Vallée Borgne forest.
This last stage is very beautiful and includes some challenging sections with fast, technical descents.

Saint-Jean-du-Gard marks the end of your mountain bike tour following in the footsteps of Robert Louis Stevenson.