Discover the region from Montpellier without a car?
Yes, it's possible, thanks to Hérault-Tourisme's transport services, which will take you all over the region.
La ligne de bus 608 offers the following hikes:
- "Le bois de Lèques" from Les Matelles (2h round trip): downhill and uphill to the MAIRIE des Matelles stop.
- "Le sentier de Sauzet" from the D113 (2h40 round trip): downhill and uphill to the "EMB. DE VIOLS", the roundabout before Viols-en-Laval.
- "Le sentier des Drailles" from Viols-le-Fort (2h45 round trip): descent and ascent to the stop "PLAN DE L'EGLISE" on a car park along the Avenue du Castellas.
- "Le Ravin des Arcs" from the car park on the bend in the D986 (1h30 round trip), downhill and up to the "MASCLA" stop in the hamlet of Notre-Dame-de-Londres.
- The "Pic Saint-Loup" from Saint-Martin-de-Londres (6h round trip): downhill and back up to the "CENTRE" stop and follow the yellow and red signs towards Mas-de-Londres to then reach Cazevieille and pick up the yellow line from the Pic Saint-Loup car park to reach its summit. Detailed Google Maps itinerary: here!
- The "Pic Saint-Loup" from Cazevieille (2h30 round trip), only from 6 April to 30 June 2024 with the "Rando du Pic Saint-Loup" shuttle bus* (more information at the bottom of this page).
PLEASE NOTE: there is no stop on line 608 in the Montpellier-Le Vigan direction for the Ravin des Arcs hike.
Leaving from the "Occitanie" tramway station in Montpellier :
La ligne de bus 610 offers the following hikes:
- The oenorando "Entre Grés de Montpellier et Pic Saint-Loup" from Assas (4h),
- Les Charbonnières from Sainte-Croix-de-Quintillargues (2h30).
PLEASE NOTE: The times and stops of bus route 611 (departing from Castelnau PAS Montpellier) do not allow you to hike the Fontanaride from Teyran.
La ligne de bus 614 allows you to hike
- Du Bois de Saint-Sauveur from Saint-Clément-de-Rivière (2h).
And to discover the Grand Pic Saint-Loup...
La ligne de bus 615 takes you to the summit of Pic Saint-Loup from Saint-Mathieu-de-Tréviers (5h return).
PLEASE NOTE: The timetable for bus route 615 does not allow you to hike the Crête de Taillade from Claret with a return trip during the day.
PLEASE NOTE: The timetable of bus route 616 does not allow you to hike the Arnède à la Caravette from Murles with a return trip during the day.
There is no public transport to Ferrières-les-Verreries, Saint-Jean-de-Buèges or Pégairolles-de-Buèges.
*A "Rando du Pic Saint-Loup" shuttle will be running from 6 April to 30 June 2024.
This shuttle is an extension of line 608 and runs from Montpellier (Occitanie tramway station) to Cazevieille, via Saint-Martin-de-Londres.
It runs as follows:
- every day during the "zone C" spring holidays (from 6 April to 21 April inclusive);
- every weekend (saturdays and sundays) from 27 April to 30 June inclusive;
- all public holidays between 06 April and 30 June (i.e. 8 May, 9 May and 20 May) except 1 May, when route 608 and this shuttle will not operate;
- Friday 10 May, which will be considered a school holiday.
Click here to consult the timetables.