Puechagut trail

Fun, educational and sensory, it enables people with reduced mobility to discover the natural environment, whatever their disability, particularly motor or visual. Designed and built by ONF.

Come and discover the new trail designed and built by the Office National des Forêts (ONF) in the Aigoual state forest, Forêt d'Exception®, in the commune of Bréau-Mars. Playful, educational and sensory, it enables people with reduced mobility to discover the natural environment, whatever their disability, particularly motor or visual.

At the entrance to the trail, you'll find a refreshing spring. Along the 450-metre trail, stop-off points provide information on the natural riches of the site, with 5 discovery stops equipped with wooden furniture (panels, seats). At the end of the trail, you'll be treated to a breathtaking view of the southern Causse du Larzac, from a belvedere entirely designed and conceived by the ONF.

The path's deactivated concrete surface provides an even surface for easy wheelchair movement, and is easy to maintain. Special techniques were used to avoid polluting the natural environment during installation. Two colors of concrete, gray for the pathway and salmon for the theme stops, alternate along the route. Rows of pavers also separate the colors, so that the visually impaired can also detect the transition between the two zones.

At the start of the trail, two PMR-compliant parking spaces allow users to begin their journey directly on the concrete. This parking area is separated from the rest of the path by a small median strip.

A "breadcrumb trail" frames the path to guide the visually impaired. Two chicanes secure the entrance and exit to restrict motor vehicle traffic. Guardrails at the gully of the culvert and wooden bollards in the parking lot reserved for the PRM public ensure greater safety. All the furniture was produced and assembled by the ONF wood workshop in Meyrueis, Lozère, and set in concrete to prevent theft and limit damage.