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Amaranth and vanilla to the bar: the asses both carry the baggage and they know better than the walkers, where it's at. Namely, always in the footsteps of Robert Louis Stevenson, as the tourists now grazed by the Cevennes - including stubborn accompaniment.

 

Saint-Jean-du-Gard - Amaranth head their ears. Even a slight jerk on the halter, and the Eseldame already marching on the narrow path in the middle of the Cevennes in southern France.

Again and again the two branches streak filled panniers, the Amaranth on the back helps. It is steep, but the animal balances the approximately 30 kilograms, and cleverly brings his charge with small steps to the valley. Eselwanderungen like these with Amaranth are the rugged mountainous region between the Rhône and the Massif Central to a trademark has become: There are several providers, the four-legged and give guided tours organized.

The Cévennes are a wild migrant region. Characterized by the dry plateaus and deeply incised, wild river valleys like the Ardeche and Tarn. Often you will see hours of no house, no true man. However, there is a network of huts - in French: Gites d'etape - hikers record.

Break every two hours

With a good map and tips from locals equipped, is also an overnight tour is no problem. Who's with the donkey is on, you need a hostel, however, also feed and paddock space for the animal to keep. It is therefore recommended that a tour by a Eselvermieter put together for you.

It should also be included that a hike with the Grautier rather tranquil affair is jagged and less of a march. Although it is a prejudice that donkeys are basically lazy, but they go at it more leisurely. Between three and four kilometers submit an ass back in an hour - that yes, he has the baggage of up to 40 kilograms. Moreover grow right and left foot height exactly on a variety of delicious grasses.

If you are not constantly on his ass eating dissuade you should at first walking miles to make it clear who the boss is eaten and when. Every two to three hours, a break on the program, then the luggage bags removed, so the animal can graze and drink.

There should be an extra-long knit in his luggage. How to order an expertly Anbindeknoten ties, is the "donkey-owners on time" before the tour in a Crash Course explains. Although no prior knowledge of riding or Eselführen necessary - a degree of animal lovers, however, is a prerequisite.

The Eselvermieter, which usually keep an entire herd, show patience, how the animal is captured the morning, where the halter should sit and how Striegel and Hufkratzer properly used. Since the lodge hosts on the route often have experience with donkeys, visitors can enjoy while still good advice, so if something does not work as intended.

On the paths of Stevenson

Even if Eseltouren through various regions are: The original route through the Cevennes carries around 200 kilometers in the footsteps of author Robert Louis Stevenson from Le-Puy-en-Velay to Saint-Jean-du-Gard in the southern mountainous region. Among the works of the famous Scots include "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" and of course, "Treasure Island", to his lesser-known titles, the "Travel with a donkey through the Cévennes.

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Donkey Route: 200 km on the footsteps of Stevenson

It describes his adventures on the side of Modestine, a rather stubborn Eselstute. 1878 Stevenson broke as a young man to walk on - today, one would say it was a kind of self Strip. From locals laughed at, made the writer 150 years ago to prepare for an important segment of the tourism industry in the mountainous region.

On the walks of holidaymakers from happening and to abandoned villages, which come from a time when the Cevennes were still densely populated. At that time operated the people agriculture and built, among other things wine, olives and peaches on. In the higher altitudes were harvested chestnuts and large sheep and goat herds guarded. In the 17th Century there was a significant sericulture in the region. By epidemics and cheap imported goods, however, broke this industry together, and more and more people migrated from.

Donkey with elephant memory

Meanwhile, there are many cottages, small hotels and guesthouses in the Cévennes - mostly for nature lovers and tourists who enjoy sports. For dinner lure to reward for a hard day's specialties from the region such as chestnuts, hearty pies and roast venison, the most in the huts of the economy people are prepared. It is customary for all guests together with their hosts in a large dining table - with a lot of time for conversation, stories and a bottle of Rhone wine.

At one point on the hike are Amaranth and its companion vanilla but still very stubborn: they want partout a certain way not down. Only after lots of persuasion pound they become increasingly steep path downward. To that end, the panniers are removed, with front legs stretched and almost on the back of the donkeys slipping controls a small slope down.

So steep paths are actually unusual for the specified route, the Eselverleiher into a map - and in fact: The walkers are wrong turn. Exactly at the intersection where the animals are not weiterwollten. The donkey tours run regularly and have a good memory.

ESELWANDERUNGEN in the Cévennes

Cost information from suppliers Eselwanderungen:

Eselwanderungen in the Cévennes are recommended for families with children from about eight years. However, even young children can come when a "Krax" can be taken and the daily stages are short.
A donkey will cost the lender on the spot about 200 to 250 euros for a week. A night in a hut costs about 15 euros in the dormitory and 25 euros in a double room.

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