Plage de La Clape in Lalevade-d'Ardèche is a sandy beach on the Ardèche at the end of a large, wooded park. It has a picnic area, toilets, parking spaces and a children's playground. In July and August, a supervised swimming area is open there from 1:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. from Tuesday to Sunday.
Lalevade-d'Ardèche is located on the right bank of the Ardèche, downstream from the municipality of Pont-de-Labeaume and the confluence with the Fontaulière, and upstream from the confluence with the Salyndres.
Those planning their stay in Lalevade-d'Ardèche may wish to rent a holiday apartment.
Activities
The pump track in Lalevade-d'Ardèche is open to all users and can be used free of charge. Parc de la Clape is the starting and finishing point of Via-Ardèche. It offers more than 50 km of gentle gradients where visitors can engage in sporting activities and discover remarkable landscapes.
The Base de Loisirs la Clape/Lalevade in the centre of Lalevade-d'Ardèche has five permanent orienteering courses: a very easy, an easy, an intermediate, a difficult and a wheelchair-accessible course.
The circular route Le tour des hameaux is signposted as a hiking trail in Lalevade-d'Ardèche.
The Parcours de santé de la Clape has a running track approximately 700 metres long and offers an opportunity for physical exercise. It includes a balance beam, a hanging ladder, equipment for abdominal exercises, parallel bars and a double climbing frame.
History
The béalières of Lalevade-d'Ardèche are part of gravity-fed water management: a levade retained water for irrigation, while larger channels called béalières carried water to gardens.
The industrial heritage of Lalevade-d'Ardèche includes coal mines, tanneries, silk mills and sawmills.
