Our pick
- Easy
- 9.1 km
- 2 h 45
Huveaune springs loop
From the village to the travertine pools where the Huveaune rises, along a stretch of the chemin des Roys. A family loop of 9 km in the heart of the Sainte-Baume biological reserve.
Nans-les-Pins
Hikes and nature
From the Huveaune pools to the Sainte-Baume ridge: verified routes with GPX track, elevation profile and access tips.
Our pick
- Hard
- 10 km
- 4 h
The ascent of the pic de Bertagne
A sporty 10 km loop from Plan-d'Aups to the highest point of the Bouches-du-Rhône, at 1,042 m, by the col de Bertagne and the ridge, returning through the Betton valley.
Our pick
- Hard
- 17.5 km
- 4 h 30
The great Huveaune loop
A 17.5 km day walk on the north slope of the Sainte-Baume, between the banks of the Huveaune, the Taurelle, the Peyruis sheepfold and the views over the Nans plain.
Our pick
- Moderate
- 6.5 km
- 3 h
The grotto and the Saint-Pilon chapel
The must-do of the Sainte-Baume. From the Hostellerie to the grotto of Mary Magdalene through the forest, then along the ridge to the Saint-Pilon chapel and its panorama from the sea to the Alps.
- Easy
- 8.6 km
- 2 h 15
From the Huveaune to Mantelette
An easy 8.6 km loop through village lanes, along the banks of the Huveaune and between olive groves, on the traces of the chemin des Roys.
- Easy
- 10.8 km
- 3 h
From the sentier Merveilleux to the Miette oratory
A 10.8 km loop combining the legendary Sainte-Baume forest, the limestone landscapes of the plateau and the Miette oratory on the chemin des Roys.
- Hard
- 23.8 km
- 6 h 30
Sainte-Baume ridge and Grand Vallon
From Cuges-les-Pins, a sporty ascent of 23.8 km and 1,150 m of climbing by the south slope to the pic de Bertagne, then the ridge line, returning by the jas de Sylvain.
- Hard
- 20.7 km
- 7 h
Sainte-Baume ridge and jas de Frédéric
A sporty 20.7 km loop from Cuges-les-Pins, by the jas de Sylvain, the pic de Bertagne and the ridge, returning by the juniper kiln and the jas de Frédéric.
- Moderate
- 10.1 km
- 3 h
The Escaillon and the ice road
A 10 km loop in the footsteps of the old ice carriers, with the Aurélien and Olympe hills on one side and the Sainte-Baume cliff on the other.
- Hard
- 17.4 km
- 6 h
The Pivaut ice house and the Gaudin
From Mazaugues, a 17.4 km loop through the state forest to the Pivaut ice house, a monument of the ice industry, returning through the Gaudin plain.
- Easy
- 6.9 km
- 3 h
The col de Bertagne
An easy 6.9 km loop from the village of Plan-d'Aups, through the Brasque natural area, up to the "Marseillais pass" beneath the baou de Bertagne.
- Easy
- 8.6 km
- 2 h 30
The sentier Merveilleux
An easy 8.6 km loop at the foot of the cliff, in the best-preserved part of the Sainte-Baume forest, to walk in every season.
- Hard
- 22.8 km
- 6 h 45
The tour de la Lare
A great 22.8 km loop from the Encanaux, in Auriol, by the ice house, the Nayes springs and the Lare ridge, facing the Sainte-Baume and the Sainte-Victoire.
- Hard
- 14.8 km
- 5 h
The two chapels trail
From Riboux, one of the smallest villages in the Var, to the col du Saint-Pilon and then along the ridge on the GR 98: a demanding 14.8 km loop between religious heritage and panoramas.