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Botanical Trail of the Forest of Cycas

Sport, Pedestrian sports, Course, Hiking itinerary in Bourail
1.0 km
35min
Very easy

  • This small family botanical circuit is located in the heart of a registered site. It winds through a beautiful preserved dry forest, then through a dense and shaded mangrove. Information panels

  • DESCRIPTION OF THE TRACK
    D - Departure: enter the forest by a small path facing north-east (the route enters a dry forest, also called sclerophyll, which contains diversified and large species. The most spectacular are the giant cycads with an archaic silhouette scattered in the undergrowth and on the edge of the beach).

    1- Information panel (the dry forest): a few dozen meters further on, at the intersection, turn right. The path then meanders through pleasant, open undergrowth on flat,...
    DESCRIPTION OF THE TRACK
    D - Departure: enter the forest by a small path facing north-east (the route enters a dry forest, also called sclerophyll, which contains diversified and large species. The most spectacular are the giant cycads with an archaic silhouette scattered in the undergrowth and on the edge of the beach).

    1- Information panel (the dry forest): a few dozen meters further on, at the intersection, turn right. The path then meanders through pleasant, open undergrowth on flat, sandy-loamy alluvial soil. Its direction is generally south-east. Reach the second panel.

    2 - Information panel (the Cycas forest): head east. Reach the mangrove that borders the Nera estuary.

    3 - Information board (the mangrove) (GPS: 548 397– 7 609 954): then follow the wetland towards the north-west, then return to the starting point by taking the well-marked path which winds through the forest (south-west). It joins the outward route to the east of the starting point (Point 1).

    © Text J.F. Clair
  • Departure
    Bourail
  • Difference in height
    8.65101 m
  • Location: Roche Percée Beach, 167.5 km north-west of
    Nouméa on the RT 1, RT 27 and RM 20

    Car park: near the departure point (GPS: 548 061 – 7 609 851)
  • Plain text period
    All year round.

    Subject to favorable weather.
  • Environment
    • Overview on river
  • Spoken languages
    • French
  • Documentation
    GPX / KML files allow you to export the trail of your hike to your GPS (or other navigation tool)
  • Groups (Max capacity)
    • 12  Maximum number of people
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9 meters of difference in height
  • Maximum altitude : 15 m
  • Minimum altitude : 9 m
  • Total positive elevation : 9 m
  • Total negative elevation : -9 m
  • Max positive elevation : 5 m
  • Min positive elevation : -3 m
Services
  • Equipment
    • Car park
  • Services
    • Pets welcome
      • Leashed
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