Lachapelle Sous Aubenas: Holiday Apartments and Holiday Homes

Those exploring Lachapelle-sous-Aubenas on foot will find Le Tinal et Chastrenas: an easy circular hike covering 6.0 kilometres and 140 metres of elevation gain.

For travellers wishing to rent a holiday apartment in Lachapelle Sous Aubenas, searching for accommodation is a separate part of planning the holiday.

Hiking

The hiking trail 23-Le Serre de Vinobre - St-Sernin passes through the municipalities of Saint-Sernin, Lachapelle-sous-Aubenas and Vogüé. Le Tinal et Chastrenas starts and ends at Place Anthoine du Roure in Lachapelle-sous-Aubenas. The trail also features an orientation board with an impressive panorama. This family-friendly circular hike runs through gentle limestone hills with a Mediterranean character.

Landscape

Lachapelle-sous-Aubenas stretches between garrigue in the east and pine forests in the west. Other hiking trails in Lachapelle-sous-Aubenas lead through wooded hills to viewpoints with open panoramas. Along the Le Tinal et Chastrenas trail, olive growing and viticulture shape the landscape at the foot of the Cévennes, which are covered with maritime pines.

Culture and History

A ruin along the Le Tinal et Chastrenas trail is the remnant of a so-called tinal, a building often used communally for wine production within the vineyard. Near the trail is a shelter built entirely of dry stone masonry, locally known as a capitelle. A fossilised marine crocodile of the genus Metriorhynchus is exhibited in the town hall of Lachapelle-sous-Aubenas. Maison Auzas was a silkworm-breeding business specialising in the production of silkworm eggs.

Routes

The 9-kilometre paved Voie verte connects Vinezac, Lachapelle-sous-Aubenas and Saint-Sernin; 8 kilometres run along a dedicated route. Via Uzer, it connects to the Voie verte des Val de Ligne over a distance of 1.2 kilometres.

Other destinations: Saint-Julien-Boutières, Aubenas, Saint-Christol, Sainte-Eulalie, Saint-Jean-De-Muzols, Saint-Marcel-Dardeche, Peyraud, Eclassan.

For the overview of the wider travel region: Ardèche.