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The site is a biological reserve: one of the most fragile places in the massif, and one of the most beautiful.",[16,17,19],"h2",{"id":18},"the-route","The route",[12,21,22],{},"The walk is signposted \"Sources de l'Huveaune\" from the car park to the entrance of the reserve. You first cross the village along the cours Général-de-Gaulle and the Grand-Rue, past the Saint-Laurent church, up to the Miséricorde chapel. There begins the chemin de l'Orge, shared by the GR 9A and the yellow waymarks: it passes an oratory, runs alongside the old sanatorium buildings, then joins the chemin rural des Rois, heir to the chemin des Roys that pilgrims followed to the grotto.",[12,24,25],{},"After a stretch of forest track, a path plunges into the woods and reaches the sign marking the entrance to the biological reserve. The path then follows the river from above, over the travertine pools, with two interpretation panels on the Castelette valley and the formation of the tufa, then a viewpoint. A footbridge crosses the stream: a few metres upstream you can see the resurgence, the point where the Huveaune comes out of the ground. The return follows the other bank and then the tracks back to the village.",[16,27,29],{"id":28},"getting-there","Getting there",[12,31,32],{},"Start from the parking de la Ferrage, in the centre of Nans-les-Pins, or from the parking des Sources de l'Huveaune. The village is served by line 92 of the Zou network (Aubagne–Brignoles), La Ferrage stop.",[16,34,36],{"id":35},"advice","Advice",[12,38,39],{},"The bed of the Huveaune is fragile even when dry: swimming, mountain biking and dogs, even on a lead, are forbidden. Stay on the paths and the boardwalks. The pools are often dry in summer; spring and autumn, after rain, are the best seasons. 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The summit, at 1,042 m, is the highest point of the Bouches-du-Rhône department; it carries a civil aviation radar station, but above all a panorama that runs from the sea to the Alps on a clear day.",[16,119,19],{"id":18},[12,121,122],{},"The beginning is shared with the col de Bertagne loop: from the \"le Village\" car park you cross Plan-d'Aups, follow the chemin de la Brasque to the sensitive natural area, pass the ruin of the old farm and climb, by a rutted then stony path, to the col de Bertagne and the monument of the Excursionnistes marseillais.",[12,124,125],{},"At the crossroads of the pass, a steep path climbs hard towards the ridge through rocky sections, then joins the tarmac track serving the radar. The out-and-back to the peak takes about twenty minutes on the yellow-marked path. You then set off towards the col du Saint-Pilon on the GR 98, across the limestone pavement, passing the radio relay. After the tarmac track, a steep path drops into the Betton valley; the track of the same name and then a woodland path lead back, via the Ubac forest track, to the first houses of the village.",[16,127,29],{"id":28},[12,129,130],{},"\"Le Village\" car park, near the Maison du Pays, in the centre of Plan-d'Aups-Sainte-Baume. 14 km from Nans-les-Pins via the D80, 20 km from Gémenos via the D2, 12 km from Saint-Zacharie via the D480.",[16,132,36],{"id":35},[12,134,135],{},"A mountain route exposed to the weather, with two areas of slippery rock, between the pass and the ridge and then in the Betton valley: avoid in rain, wind or fog. Flock and guard dogs possible. In summer, access to the massif is regulated according to the fire risk: check the daily map of the Var prefecture and, for the south side, that of the Bouches-du-Rhône.",{"title":41,"searchDepth":42,"depth":42,"links":137},[138,139,140],{"id":18,"depth":42,"text":19},{"id":28,"depth":42,"text":29},{"id":35,"depth":42,"text":36},"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.","The pic de Bertagne at sunrise","\u002Fimages\u002Fhikes\u002Fpic-de-bertagne.jpg",[145,146,147],"The highest point of the Bouches-du-Rhône, 1,042 m","The ridge walk on the GR 98 and the limestone pavement","The panorama from the Mediterranean to the Alps","ascension-du-pic-de-bertagne",{},"\u002Fen\u002Fhikes\u002Fascent-of-the-pic-de-bertagne",[152,153,154,155],"pic-de-bertagne","col-de-bertagne","crete-de-la-sainte-baume-et-grand-vallon","foret-de-la-sainte-baume",{"title":112,"description":141},"5d245e14d6538b20","Parking « le Village », Plan-d'Aups-Sainte-Baume","en\u002Fhikes\u002Fascent-of-the-pic-de-bertagne",[161,162,163],"summit","viewpoint","sporty","o7MobgtwbDXtTS9t_rmrb_NjbiFrnATv9BxLtSC-mtQ",{"id":166,"coords":167,"datatourismeId":60,"difficulty":170,"distanceKm":171,"durationMin":172,"elevationGainM":173,"elevationLossM":173,"extension":87,"familyFriendly":48,"gpx":174,"images":175,"key":148,"lastVerified":60,"loop":50,"maxAltitudeM":176,"meta":177,"osmId":60,"parking":60,"seasons":178,"sources":179,"stem":184,"summerRestrictions":50,"waymarking":60,"__hash__":185},"hikesData\u002Fdata\u002Fhikes\u002Fascension-du-pic-de-bertagne.yml",{"lat":168,"lng":169},43.328065,5.713396,"hard",10,"240",481,"\u002Fgpx\u002Fascension-du-pic-de-bertagne.gpx",[],"1031",{},[93,94,95],[180,182,183],{"label":98,"url":181,"retrievedOn":100},"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.cheminsdesparcs.fr\u002Ftrek\u002F82016",{"label":102,"url":103,"retrievedOn":100},{"label":105,"url":106},"data\u002Fhikes\u002Fascension-du-pic-de-bertagne","qgqDFqs3YfLr8gu0D2WCvB3rTBYm8m7RDILskwQwre8",{"entry":187,"record":235},{"id":188,"title":189,"body":190,"description":218,"draft":48,"extension":49,"featured":50,"heroAlt":219,"heroImage":52,"highlights":220,"key":224,"meta":225,"navigation":50,"path":226,"publishedAt":60,"related":227,"seo":229,"sourceHash":230,"startLabel":69,"stem":231,"tags":232,"translationStatus":76,"updatedAt":60,"__hash__":234},"hikes_en\u002Fen\u002Fhikes\u002Fgreat-huveaune-loop.md","The great Huveaune loop",{"type":9,"value":191,"toc":213},[192,195,197,200,203,205,208,210],[12,193,194],{},"The long version of the Huveaune walks: a loop demanding for its distance rather than its gradient, which follows the river at length, climbs the tracks of the north slope of the Sainte-Baume and returns by the pas de Peyruis. This is the hike for anyone who wants to understand the coastal river as a whole, from its legendary reputation to its landscapes of scrubland and forest.",[16,196,19],{"id":18},[12,198,199],{},"From the parking de la Ferrage, you cross the village to the Miséricorde chapel, then take the chemin du Bouaou, marked in yellow, which climbs leaving the \"Vieux Nans\" sign on the left. At the olive grove, a path leaves the track and climbs for two kilometres to a ford, at the entrance to the Taurelle forest-pasture site in the state forest.",[12,201,202],{},"The main track then follows the Huveaune for two and a half kilometres, with three sets of waymarks: yellow, the red and white of the GR, the yellow and red of the GR de Pays. A path then climbs to a wide track and branches off towards the Peyruis sheepfold via Chambeyron, in yellow and blue, up to the departmental road. You follow the road to the pas de Peyruis, where panels present the site, then descend by the yellow-marked tracks towards Nans-les-Pins and the Miséricorde chapel. A start from the pas de Peyruis is also possible.",[16,204,29],{"id":28},[12,206,207],{},"Start from the parking de la Ferrage in the village centre. From Saint-Maximin, 12.5 km via the D560 and the D80; from Mazaugues, 19 km via the D1 and the D64. La Ferrage bus stop, line 92 Aubagne–Brignoles of the Zou network.",[16,209,36],{"id":35},[12,211,212],{},"Several fords can become tricky after heavy rain. Carry water for the day, there is no supply point. From 21 June to 20 September, access to the forested massifs is regulated according to the fire risk: check the daily map of the Var prefecture.",{"title":41,"searchDepth":42,"depth":42,"links":214},[215,216,217],{"id":18,"depth":42,"text":19},{"id":28,"depth":42,"text":29},{"id":35,"depth":42,"text":36},"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.","The Huveaune valley at the foot of the Sainte-Baume",[221,222,223],"Two and a half kilometres along the Huveaune","The Taurelle forest-pasture site","The pas de Peyruis and its information panels","grande-boucle-de-l-huveaune",{},"\u002Fen\u002Fhikes\u002Fgreat-huveaune-loop",[62,57,228,155],"vieux-nans",{"title":189,"description":218},"a7658ae7a890623a","en\u002Fhikes\u002Fgreat-huveaune-loop",[72,73,162,233],"full day","tOXosYvQ_0kGz2Drocywf612Dw4OEpJrbhy2dlaCD9k",{"id":236,"coords":237,"datatourismeId":60,"difficulty":170,"distanceKm":240,"durationMin":241,"elevationGainM":242,"elevationLossM":242,"extension":87,"familyFriendly":48,"gpx":243,"images":244,"key":224,"lastVerified":60,"loop":50,"maxAltitudeM":245,"meta":246,"osmId":60,"parking":60,"seasons":247,"sources":248,"stem":253,"summerRestrictions":50,"waymarking":60,"__hash__":254},"hikesData\u002Fdata\u002Fhikes\u002Fgrande-boucle-de-l-huveaune.yml",{"lat":238,"lng":239},43.370212,5.783569,17.5,"270",529,"\u002Fgpx\u002Fgrande-boucle-de-l-huveaune.gpx",[],"552",{},[93,94,95],[249,251,252],{"label":98,"url":250,"retrievedOn":100},"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.cheminsdesparcs.fr\u002Ftrek\u002F89128",{"label":102,"url":103,"retrievedOn":100},{"label":105,"url":106},"data\u002Fhikes\u002Fgrande-boucle-de-l-huveaune","PygT97OLgPGb83CFieicQSuFUWly6qkwMNfFWLsoo10",{"entry":256,"record":308},{"id":257,"title":258,"body":259,"description":287,"draft":48,"extension":49,"featured":50,"heroAlt":288,"heroImage":289,"highlights":290,"key":294,"meta":295,"navigation":50,"path":296,"publishedAt":60,"related":297,"seo":301,"sourceHash":302,"startLabel":303,"stem":304,"tags":305,"translationStatus":76,"updatedAt":60,"__hash__":307},"hikes_en\u002Fen\u002Fhikes\u002Fgrotto-and-saint-pilon-chapel.md","The grotto and the Saint-Pilon chapel",{"type":9,"value":260,"toc":282},[261,264,266,269,272,274,277,279],[12,262,263],{},"Entering the Sainte-Baume forest is like changing worlds: coolness, shade, beeches and yews in a land of scrubland. This 6.5 km loop, short but steep, leads through the forest to the grotto where tradition places Mary Magdalene's retreat, then climbs onto the ridge to the Saint-Pilon chapel. On a clear day the view stretches from the Mediterranean to the Alps.",[16,265,19],{"id":18},[12,267,268],{},"With your back to the Espace Tourisme et Découverte de la Sainte-Baume, you reach the parking de l'Hostellerie Est and enter the forest on the GR 9, due south, as far as a wooden bridge. After the crossroads at the obelisk of the Compagnons du Devoir, the chemin du Canapé begins the climb. At the chemin de Giniez you turn towards the grotto; the carrefour de l'Oratoire marks the foot of the stairs, 150 steps up to the sanctuary carved into the cliff.",[12,270,271],{},"Back at the carrefour de l'Oratoire, the GR 9 continues the climb past the chapelle des Parisiens and an oratory up to the col du Saint-Pilon, at 952 m. From there a path through the limestone pavement leads in a few minutes to the Saint-Pilon chapel, perched at 994 m on the ridge. You come back down the same way to the carrefour de l'Oratoire, then by the chemin des Roys, marked in yellow, which passes the source de Nans and joins the placette des Trois Chênes and the allée Royale. The route is listed in the Var departmental hiking plan. A shorter variant goes straight down the chemin des Roys after the grotto, without climbing to the Saint-Pilon.",[16,273,29],{"id":28},[12,275,276],{},"Parking de l'Hostellerie Est, 5 km east of the village of Plan-d'Aups via the D80 and 8.5 km south of Nans-les-Pins on the same road. The grotto is open from 8.30 am to 5 pm in winter time and from 7.30 am to 6.30 pm in summer time.",[16,278,36],{"id":35},[12,280,281],{},"A mountain route: avoid the ridge in rain, wind or fog. You cross the Sainte-Baume biological reserve, dogs must be kept on a lead. The sanctuary asks for silence. From 21 June to 20 September, access to the massif is regulated according to the fire risk; check the daily map of the Var prefecture.",{"title":41,"searchDepth":42,"depth":42,"links":283},[284,285,286],{"id":18,"depth":42,"text":19},{"id":28,"depth":42,"text":29},{"id":35,"depth":42,"text":36},"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.","The Saint-Pilon chapel on the Sainte-Baume ridge","\u002Fimages\u002Fheritage\u002Fchapelle-du-saint-pilon.jpg",[291,292,293],"The Sainte-Baume beech forest and the chemin du Canapé","The grotto of Mary Magdalene and its 150 steps","The Saint-Pilon chapel at 994 m and the 360-degree view","montee-au-saint-pilon",{},"\u002Fen\u002Fhikes\u002Fgrotto-and-saint-pilon-chapel",[298,299,155,64,300],"grotte-de-la-sainte-baume","chapelle-du-saint-pilon","hostellerie-de-la-sainte-baume",{"title":258,"description":287},"71d7a5a147ba6277","Parking de l'Hostellerie Est, Plan-d'Aups-Sainte-Baume","en\u002Fhikes\u002Fgrotto-and-saint-pilon-chapel",[75,306,162,73],"religious","-vOj1uS8XtfK9bcaea34PNnqN77I2ZvM3l6YKj6JklM",{"id":309,"coords":310,"datatourismeId":60,"difficulty":313,"distanceKm":314,"durationMin":315,"elevationGainM":316,"elevationLossM":316,"extension":87,"familyFriendly":48,"gpx":317,"images":318,"key":294,"lastVerified":60,"loop":50,"maxAltitudeM":319,"meta":320,"osmId":60,"parking":60,"seasons":321,"sources":322,"stem":327,"summerRestrictions":50,"waymarking":60,"__hash__":328},"hikesData\u002Fdata\u002Fhikes\u002Fmontee-au-saint-pilon.yml",{"lat":311,"lng":312},43.335756,5.756939,"moderate",6.5,"180",395,"\u002Fgpx\u002Fmontee-au-saint-pilon.gpx",[],"981",{},[93,94,95],[323,325,326],{"label":98,"url":324,"retrievedOn":100},"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.cheminsdesparcs.fr\u002Ftrek\u002F73715",{"label":102,"url":103,"retrievedOn":100},{"label":105,"url":106},"data\u002Fhikes\u002Fmontee-au-saint-pilon","mES85AK2DVsO4SYUstMzk4fpJfO7NVlxtDTeRcIEhkU",{"entry":330,"record":377},{"id":331,"title":332,"body":333,"description":361,"draft":48,"extension":49,"featured":48,"heroAlt":362,"heroImage":363,"highlights":364,"key":66,"meta":368,"navigation":50,"path":369,"publishedAt":60,"related":370,"seo":371,"sourceHash":372,"startLabel":69,"stem":373,"tags":374,"translationStatus":76,"updatedAt":60,"__hash__":376},"hikes_en\u002Fen\u002Fhikes\u002Fhuveaune-to-mantelette.md","From the Huveaune to Mantelette",{"type":9,"value":334,"toc":356},[335,338,340,343,346,348,351,353],[12,336,337],{},"Shorter and gentler than the springs loop, this walk circles the Mantelette district and runs for a while along the Huveaune. It suits a first family outing or a late afternoon: two and a quarter hours of walking, without difficulty, between forest, olive groves and riverbank.",[16,339,19],{"id":18},[12,341,342],{},"From the parking de la Ferrage, you reach the cours Général-de-Gaulle then the Grand-Rue, which you follow past the Saint-Laurent church up to the Miséricorde chapel. The chemin de l'Orge, shared by the GR 9A and the yellow waymarks, then leaves the village, passes the former respiratory rehabilitation centre and skirts some stables.",[12,344,345],{},"At the Sermax works, you leave the chemin des Roys for the main track, used by the GR 9, which meets and then follows the Huveaune for two and a half kilometres. After the bridge, the \"L'Huveaune\" track leads to a ford. You then leave the GR for a yellow-marked path that crosses forest and olive groves, among rock roses and holm oaks, and returns in three kilometres to the Miséricorde chapel.",[16,347,29],{"id":28},[12,349,350],{},"Start from the parking de la Ferrage, in the centre of Nans-les-Pins. From Saint-Maximin, 12 km via the D560 then the D80; from Aubagne, 25 km via the D96 and the D560. La Ferrage bus stop, Zou network.",[16,352,36],{"id":35},[12,354,355],{},"The ford can become tricky after heavy rain: adapt the outing to the conditions. From 21 June to 20 September, access to the forested massifs is regulated according to the fire risk; check the daily map published by the Var prefecture.",{"title":41,"searchDepth":42,"depth":42,"links":357},[358,359,360],{"id":18,"depth":42,"text":19},{"id":28,"depth":42,"text":29},{"id":35,"depth":42,"text":36},"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.","The village square of Nans-les-Pins, starting point of the loop","\u002Fimages\u002Fvillage\u002Fplace-du-village.jpg",[365,366,367],"The banks of the Huveaune on a forest track","The olive groves and scrubland of Mantelette","The Miséricorde chapel at the start and finish",{},"\u002Fen\u002Fhikes\u002Fhuveaune-to-mantelette",[57,62,64,65],{"title":332,"description":361},"97fd02d33fa2ba10","en\u002Fhikes\u002Fhuveaune-to-mantelette",[72,74,375],"olive trees","G3tYO7eaPvNRS3gcTO82BXDv0wBsIKPVCEF7nwQjcEs",{"id":378,"coords":379,"datatourismeId":60,"difficulty":83,"distanceKm":380,"durationMin":381,"elevationGainM":382,"elevationLossM":382,"extension":87,"familyFriendly":50,"gpx":383,"images":384,"key":66,"lastVerified":60,"loop":50,"maxAltitudeM":385,"meta":386,"osmId":60,"parking":60,"seasons":387,"sources":388,"stem":393,"summerRestrictions":50,"waymarking":60,"__hash__":394},"hikesData\u002Fdata\u002Fhikes\u002Fde-l-huveaune-a-mantelette.yml",{"lat":238,"lng":239},8.6,"135",244,"\u002Fgpx\u002Fde-l-huveaune-a-mantelette.gpx",[],"518",{},[93,94,95],[389,391,392],{"label":98,"url":390,"retrievedOn":100},"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.cheminsdesparcs.fr\u002Ftrek\u002F89406",{"label":102,"url":103,"retrievedOn":100},{"label":105,"url":106},"data\u002Fhikes\u002Fde-l-huveaune-a-mantelette","nm2iL9AC7tqs48gwcJlU6av0E5yxOMTH1q27X9yRCTg",{"entry":396,"record":443},{"id":397,"title":398,"body":399,"description":427,"draft":48,"extension":49,"featured":48,"heroAlt":60,"heroImage":60,"highlights":428,"key":432,"meta":433,"navigation":50,"path":434,"publishedAt":60,"related":435,"seo":437,"sourceHash":438,"startLabel":439,"stem":440,"tags":441,"translationStatus":76,"updatedAt":60,"__hash__":442},"hikes_en\u002Fen\u002Fhikes\u002Fsentier-merveilleux-and-miette-oratory.md","From the sentier Merveilleux to the Miette oratory",{"type":9,"value":400,"toc":422},[401,404,406,409,412,414,417,419],[12,402,403],{},"This loop extends the sentier Merveilleux towards the plateau. After the dense forest of the north slope, it crosses more open limestone country that opens the view over the whole mountain, then joins the GR 9 and the Miette oratory, one of the oratories that mark the old chemin des Roys between Nans-les-Pins and the sanctuary.",[16,405,19],{"id":18},[12,407,408],{},"From the Espace Tourisme et Découverte, you reach the parking des Trois Chênes and pass the fire-service barrier to take the track on the left. A path then climbs to the right to the Ravel spring and the sentier Merveilleux, which you follow along the rock wall for three kilometres.",[12,410,411],{},"At the Saint-Cassien track you leave the yellow waymarks, then a steep pitch leads to the Béguines track. A path then descends to the road, which you cross to pass a fire-service barrier and follow the \"Le Plateau\" track. A stony track climbs to the Miette oratory, on the GR 9. You then return by the GR, marked red and white, which overlooks the road and then skirts a building to reach the Hostellerie.",[16,413,29],{"id":28},[12,415,416],{},"Car parks of the Hostellerie de la Sainte-Baume, 8 km from Nans-les-Pins via the D80 and 12 km from Saint-Zacharie via the D480.",[16,418,36],{"id":35},[12,420,421],{},"Flock and guard dogs possible on the route: give the flock a wide berth, stop if a dog approaches and talk to it calmly. From 21 June to 20 September, access to the massif is regulated according to the fire risk; check the daily map of the Var prefecture.",{"title":41,"searchDepth":42,"depth":42,"links":423},[424,425,426],{"id":18,"depth":42,"text":19},{"id":28,"depth":42,"text":29},{"id":35,"depth":42,"text":36},"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.",[429,430,431],"The sentier Merveilleux under the cliff","The open landscapes of the plateau and the view over the whole mountain","The Miette oratory, a landmark on the chemin des Roys","sentier-merveilleux-et-oratoire-de-miette",{},"\u002Fen\u002Fhikes\u002Fsentier-merveilleux-and-miette-oratory",[436,64,155,300],"sentier-merveilleux",{"title":398,"description":427},"2ea8d132610736fb","Hostellerie de la Sainte-Baume, Plan-d'Aups-Sainte-Baume","en\u002Fhikes\u002Fsentier-merveilleux-and-miette-oratory",[73,75,74],"ULnfnxFa2TuIYWQJ7ZM6v0jJDmwCecytzcC5LHeIOo8",{"id":444,"coords":445,"datatourismeId":60,"difficulty":83,"distanceKm":448,"durationMin":315,"elevationGainM":449,"elevationLossM":449,"extension":87,"familyFriendly":48,"gpx":450,"images":451,"key":432,"lastVerified":60,"loop":50,"maxAltitudeM":452,"meta":453,"osmId":60,"parking":60,"seasons":454,"sources":455,"stem":460,"summerRestrictions":50,"waymarking":60,"__hash__":461},"hikesData\u002Fdata\u002Fhikes\u002Fsentier-merveilleux-et-oratoire-de-miette.yml",{"lat":446,"lng":447},43.335565,5.757239,10.8,271,"\u002Fgpx\u002Fsentier-merveilleux-et-oratoire-de-miette.gpx",[],"879",{},[93,94,95],[456,458,459],{"label":98,"url":457,"retrievedOn":100},"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.cheminsdesparcs.fr\u002Ftrek\u002F83947",{"label":102,"url":103,"retrievedOn":100},{"label":105,"url":106},"data\u002Fhikes\u002Fsentier-merveilleux-et-oratoire-de-miette","40ni3GDYMF6iZc9iXaC_MMzB18zY8V3lnPscvdDpSZ0",{"entry":463,"record":510},{"id":464,"title":465,"body":466,"description":494,"draft":48,"extension":49,"featured":48,"heroAlt":495,"heroImage":143,"highlights":496,"key":154,"meta":500,"navigation":50,"path":501,"publishedAt":60,"related":502,"seo":504,"sourceHash":505,"startLabel":506,"stem":507,"tags":508,"translationStatus":76,"updatedAt":60,"__hash__":509},"hikes_en\u002Fen\u002Fhikes\u002Fsainte-baume-ridge-and-grand-vallon.md","Sainte-Baume ridge and Grand Vallon",{"type":9,"value":467,"toc":489},[468,471,473,476,479,481,484,486],[12,469,470],{},"The great southern traverse of the mountain. From the centre of Cuges-les-Pins, the climb is long through the scrubland of the south slope, pauses at the jas de Sylvain, a restored sheepfold, then steepens among the rocks up to the pic de Bertagne. The 360-degree view, from the Calanques to the Sainte-Victoire and the Alps, justifies the day.",[16,472,19],{"id":18},[12,474,475],{},"Facing the église Saint-Antoine, you go down the boulevard du Chanoine-Bonifay then the rue du Docteur-Gastinel, and a track joins the chemin de Sainte-Madeleine. The climb is by an unsurfaced track through the Sainte-Madeleine and Dausserand valleys, then by a yellow-marked path in the woods. After post SB82, the ascent continues towards the pic de Bertagne; at post SB83, a wide stony path leads to the jas de Sylvain sheepfold, then a balcony path reaches a rock slab and a steep pitch.",[12,477,478],{},"At the col de l'Aigle, post SB84, you follow the GR 98 to an open valley, then the 2.2 km out-and-back to the pic de Bertagne, skirting the radar by the viewpoint path. Back on the GR 98, you follow the ridge line for 2.4 km towards the col du Saint-Pilon. At post SB88, the yellow path descends steep and slippery towards Cuges-les-Pins; at post SB87, you rejoin the jas de Sylvain and then the outward path.",[16,480,29],{"id":28},[12,482,483],{},"Car park on the boulevard du Chanoine-Bonifay in Cuges-les-Pins, 10 km south-east of Gémenos via the D8N.",[16,485,36],{"id":35},[12,487,488],{},"The descent towards Cuges from the ridge is steep and slippery, especially in wet weather: good shoes are essential. The route crosses the Var and the Bouches-du-Rhône; in summer, check the access conditions to the massifs published daily by both prefectures. Fires are forbidden in the forest in every season.",{"title":41,"searchDepth":42,"depth":42,"links":490},[491,492,493],{"id":18,"depth":42,"text":19},{"id":28,"depth":42,"text":29},{"id":35,"depth":42,"text":36},"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.","The pic de Bertagne, goal of the ascent from Cuges-les-Pins",[497,498,499],"The climb through the sunny scrubland of the south slope","The jas de Sylvain, a restored sheepfold","The pic de Bertagne and 2.4 km of ridge on the GR 98",{},"\u002Fen\u002Fhikes\u002Fsainte-baume-ridge-and-grand-vallon",[152,148,503],"crete-de-la-sainte-baume-et-jas-de-frederic",{"title":465,"description":494},"ce4213434d36b80a","Église Saint-Antoine, Cuges-les-Pins","en\u002Fhikes\u002Fsainte-baume-ridge-and-grand-vallon",[161,162,163,233],"YqYsl7ZaqQ3M9LCN9eIpNPyRFD1_rGcWbwyZ7DtBZqU",{"id":511,"coords":512,"datatourismeId":60,"difficulty":170,"distanceKm":515,"durationMin":516,"elevationGainM":517,"elevationLossM":517,"extension":87,"familyFriendly":48,"gpx":518,"images":519,"key":154,"lastVerified":60,"loop":50,"maxAltitudeM":176,"meta":520,"osmId":60,"parking":60,"seasons":521,"sources":522,"stem":527,"summerRestrictions":50,"waymarking":60,"__hash__":528},"hikesData\u002Fdata\u002Fhikes\u002Fcrete-de-la-sainte-baume-et-grand-vallon.yml",{"lat":513,"lng":514},43.277203,5.701407,23.8,"390",1152,"\u002Fgpx\u002Fcrete-de-la-sainte-baume-et-grand-vallon.gpx",[],{},[93,94,95],[523,525,526],{"label":98,"url":524,"retrievedOn":100},"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.cheminsdesparcs.fr\u002Ftrek\u002F89158",{"label":102,"url":103,"retrievedOn":100},{"label":105,"url":106},"data\u002Fhikes\u002Fcrete-de-la-sainte-baume-et-grand-vallon","Urnaqeh0-rpQrZLVfDCWhkZuB4QRTmNGpk4QCRVL_U8",{"entry":530,"record":575},{"id":531,"title":532,"body":533,"description":560,"draft":48,"extension":49,"featured":48,"heroAlt":60,"heroImage":60,"highlights":561,"key":503,"meta":565,"navigation":50,"path":566,"publishedAt":60,"related":567,"seo":569,"sourceHash":570,"startLabel":506,"stem":571,"tags":572,"translationStatus":76,"updatedAt":60,"__hash__":574},"hikes_en\u002Fen\u002Fhikes\u002Fsainte-baume-ridge-and-jas-de-frederic.md","Sainte-Baume ridge and jas de Frédéric",{"type":9,"value":534,"toc":555},[535,538,540,543,546,548,550,552],[12,536,537],{},"A variant of the southern traverse, this loop shares its climb with the Grand Vallon loop but comes back down another slope, that of the old hill trades: an abandoned sheepfold, an old cistern, resin pots still nailed to the pines, a juniper kiln. Seven hours of walking for lovers of great panoramas and the landscapes of Pagnol's Provence.",[16,539,19],{"id":18},[12,541,542],{},"From the église Saint-Antoine in Cuges-les-Pins, you reach the chemin de Sainte-Madeleine then the track that crosses the Sainte-Madeleine and Dausserand valleys. The yellow-marked path climbs through the woods to post SB82, then to post SB83 where the stony path leads to the jas de Sylvain sheepfold. A balcony path, a rock slab and a steep pitch lead to the col de l'Aigle.",[12,544,545],{},"On the GR 98 you reach the open valley, then the 2.2 km out-and-back to the pic de Bertagne viewpoint. The ridge continues for 2.4 km to post SB88, where the yellow path descends, steep and slippery, towards Cuges. At post SB87, this time you take the blue path towards the juniper kiln, then the jas de Frédéric track, before finding post SB82 again and the outward path.",[16,547,29],{"id":28},[12,549,483],{},[16,551,36],{"id":35},[12,553,554],{},"Steep and slippery descent after the ridge, to be taken carefully in wet weather. A route straddling the Var and the Bouches-du-Rhône: in summer, check the access conditions to the massifs of both prefectures before setting off.",{"title":41,"searchDepth":42,"depth":42,"links":556},[557,558,559],{"id":18,"depth":42,"text":19},{"id":28,"depth":42,"text":29},{"id":35,"depth":42,"text":36},"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.",[562,563,564],"The traces of the old hill trades, sheepfold, cistern, resin pots","The pic de Bertagne and the ridge on the GR 98","The juniper kiln and the jas de Frédéric",{},"\u002Fen\u002Fhikes\u002Fsainte-baume-ridge-and-jas-de-frederic",[152,154,568],"sentier-des-deux-chapelles",{"title":532,"description":560},"956b6588c0e4dcc5","en\u002Fhikes\u002Fsainte-baume-ridge-and-jas-de-frederic",[161,162,163,573],"history","II1-mTrdI62vnOkpgA0_Nh24Lze_4gVGMneoFvZfgoE",{"id":576,"coords":577,"datatourismeId":60,"difficulty":170,"distanceKm":580,"durationMin":581,"elevationGainM":582,"elevationLossM":583,"extension":87,"familyFriendly":48,"gpx":584,"images":585,"key":503,"lastVerified":60,"loop":50,"maxAltitudeM":176,"meta":586,"osmId":60,"parking":60,"seasons":587,"sources":588,"stem":593,"summerRestrictions":50,"waymarking":60,"__hash__":594},"hikesData\u002Fdata\u002Fhikes\u002Fcrete-de-la-sainte-baume-et-jas-de-frederic.yml",{"lat":578,"lng":579},43.277124,5.701638,20.7,"420",964,963,"\u002Fgpx\u002Fcrete-de-la-sainte-baume-et-jas-de-frederic.gpx",[],{},[93,94,95],[589,591,592],{"label":98,"url":590,"retrievedOn":100},"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.cheminsdesparcs.fr\u002Ftrek\u002F89156",{"label":102,"url":103,"retrievedOn":100},{"label":105,"url":106},"data\u002Fhikes\u002Fcrete-de-la-sainte-baume-et-jas-de-frederic","eTWZ_cYYR7TT_fuWINvaSEg-8KtiZeT2ajB8IDVo8nY",{"entry":596,"record":645},{"id":597,"title":598,"body":599,"description":627,"draft":48,"extension":49,"featured":48,"heroAlt":628,"heroImage":629,"highlights":630,"key":634,"meta":635,"navigation":50,"path":636,"publishedAt":60,"related":637,"seo":640,"sourceHash":641,"startLabel":69,"stem":642,"tags":643,"translationStatus":76,"updatedAt":60,"__hash__":644},"hikes_en\u002Fen\u002Fhikes\u002Fescaillon-and-the-ice-road.md","The Escaillon and the ice road",{"type":9,"value":600,"toc":622},[601,604,606,609,612,614,617,619],[12,602,603],{},"Before electricity, the Sainte-Baume supplied Marseille and Toulon with ice. Water froze in basins in winter, was stored in great stone ice houses and carried down to the towns by night. This loop follows one of the roads the carters used, climbs the Escaillon woods and comes back through the Nans plain.",[16,605,19],{"id":18},[12,607,608],{},"From the parking de la Ferrage, you follow the Plan-d'Aups road for a moment towards the edge of the village, then take on the left the \"Circulaire de l'Escaillon et chemin de la glace\" circuit, marked in green. The path enters the woods, joins the Foux track and zigzags up the Escaillon woods to the plateau. The climb gradually opens the view over the Aurélien and Olympe hills, with the Sainte-Victoire in the distance.",[12,610,611],{},"On the plateau you pass a cistern, then follow the waymarks for a kilometre and a half before turning onto a track that descends for nearly three kilometres, facing the great rock wall of the Sainte-Baume. The \"Barnum\" forest track comes out on a small road that crosses the farmland of Nans to the route du Cauron, then to the media library and the car park.",[16,613,29],{"id":28},[12,615,616],{},"Start from the parking de la Ferrage. From Saint-Maximin, 12.5 km via the D560 and the D80; from Aubagne, 26 km via the D96 and the D560. La Ferrage bus stop, Zou network.",[16,618,36],{"id":35},[12,620,621],{},"A flock and its guard dogs may be on the route: give the flock a wide berth, stop if a dog approaches, do not stare at it and talk to it calmly without waving your poles. From 21 June to 20 September, access to the massif is regulated according to the fire risk; check the daily map of the Var prefecture.",{"title":41,"searchDepth":42,"depth":42,"links":623},[624,625,626],{"id":18,"depth":42,"text":19},{"id":28,"depth":42,"text":29},{"id":35,"depth":42,"text":36},"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.","The village of Nans-les-Pins and its plain seen from the Saint-Maximin road","\u002Fimages\u002Fvillage\u002Fvieux-nans.jpg",[631,632,633],"The Escaillon plateau and its viewpoints","An old road of the ice trade","The farmland of the Nans plain on the way back","l-escaillon-et-le-chemin-de-la-glace",{},"\u002Fen\u002Fhikes\u002Fescaillon-and-the-ice-road",[638,639,224],"glaciere-de-pivaut","glaciere-de-pivaut-et-le-gaudin",{"title":598,"description":627},"bdf1c9d25c70f34d","en\u002Fhikes\u002Fescaillon-and-the-ice-road",[162,573,73],"k2OT1w1e03WvzYFezJWbyb9DSvmjppBL50SnbFgMYqs",{"id":646,"coords":647,"datatourismeId":60,"difficulty":313,"distanceKm":650,"durationMin":315,"elevationGainM":651,"elevationLossM":651,"extension":87,"familyFriendly":48,"gpx":652,"images":653,"key":634,"lastVerified":60,"loop":50,"maxAltitudeM":654,"meta":655,"osmId":60,"parking":60,"seasons":656,"sources":657,"stem":662,"summerRestrictions":50,"waymarking":60,"__hash__":663},"hikesData\u002Fdata\u002Fhikes\u002Fl-escaillon-et-le-chemin-de-la-glace.yml",{"lat":648,"lng":649},43.369961,5.784104,10.1,340,"\u002Fgpx\u002Fl-escaillon-et-le-chemin-de-la-glace.gpx",[],"673",{},[93,94,95],[658,660,661],{"label":98,"url":659,"retrievedOn":100},"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.cheminsdesparcs.fr\u002Ftrek\u002F89125",{"label":102,"url":103,"retrievedOn":100},{"label":105,"url":106},"data\u002Fhikes\u002Fl-escaillon-et-le-chemin-de-la-glace","9734pwkZFcPFcuYkqr-hVeLdVLcCYApBn_aiiLusm64",{"entry":665,"record":712},{"id":666,"title":667,"body":668,"description":696,"draft":48,"extension":49,"featured":48,"heroAlt":697,"heroImage":698,"highlights":699,"key":639,"meta":703,"navigation":50,"path":704,"publishedAt":60,"related":705,"seo":706,"sourceHash":707,"startLabel":708,"stem":709,"tags":710,"translationStatus":76,"updatedAt":60,"__hash__":711},"hikes_en\u002Fen\u002Fhikes\u002Fpivaut-ice-house-and-the-gaudin.md","The Pivaut ice house and the Gaudin",{"type":9,"value":669,"toc":691},[670,673,675,678,681,683,686,688],[12,671,672],{},"Mazaugues was the ice capital of Provence. Its ice houses, huge stone wells where the ice from the freezing basins was piled up in winter, supplied Toulon and Marseille until artificial ice arrived. The Pivaut ice house, the most imposing, has been restored by the Var department and can be visited along an interpretation trail. This loop climbs to it through the forest and returns through the Gaudin plain.",[16,674,19],{"id":18},[12,676,677],{},"From the school car park, you cross Mazaugues along the avenue de la République, the place Gabriel-Péri and the place de la Mairie, then follow the D64 towards Plan-d'Aups for a kilometre, with care. At the Grand Jas post, the chemin Saint-Victor then the \"La Venelle\" track climb for more than four kilometres through the state forest, in red waymarks.",[12,679,680],{},"After the MZS19 cistern and the Clos de l'Héritière crossroads, a path descends to the D95. At the Gaudin post you follow the road for 140 m then the themed trail of the Pivaut ice house, which you visit before returning to the post. A wide stony track then descends towards the road and the Escaillon sud car park, then a track, the solar farm and the crossing of the Caramy lead back to the GR 99 and Mazaugues.",[16,682,29],{"id":28},[12,684,685],{},"School car park, in the centre of Mazaugues, 15.4 km from Brignoles via the DN7, the D5 and the D95.",[16,687,36],{"id":35},[12,689,690],{},"Two stretches run along the road: take care. A ford over the Caramy may be in water depending on the season. Flock and guard dogs possible. From 21 June to 20 September, access to the massif is regulated according to the fire risk; check the daily map of the Var prefecture.",{"title":41,"searchDepth":42,"depth":42,"links":692},[693,694,695],{"id":18,"depth":42,"text":19},{"id":28,"depth":42,"text":29},{"id":35,"depth":42,"text":36},"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.","The Gaudin ice house, known as Pivaut, in Mazaugues","\u002Fimages\u002Fheritage\u002Fglaciere-de-pivaut.jpg",[700,701,702],"The restored Pivaut ice house and its interpretation trail","The Mazaugues state forest","The views over the Gaudin plain",{},"\u002Fen\u002Fhikes\u002Fpivaut-ice-house-and-the-gaudin",[638,634],{"title":667,"description":696},"d8b9bd837a07dda3","School car park, Mazaugues","en\u002Fhikes\u002Fpivaut-ice-house-and-the-gaudin",[573,73,233],"kAwhb_9PTxRW9teH7Hn9J9tvp4z8BZgbuZBfVZ-NgZ0",{"id":713,"coords":714,"datatourismeId":60,"difficulty":170,"distanceKm":717,"durationMin":718,"elevationGainM":719,"elevationLossM":719,"extension":87,"familyFriendly":48,"gpx":720,"images":721,"key":639,"lastVerified":60,"loop":50,"maxAltitudeM":722,"meta":723,"osmId":60,"parking":60,"seasons":724,"sources":725,"stem":730,"summerRestrictions":50,"waymarking":60,"__hash__":731},"hikesData\u002Fdata\u002Fhikes\u002Fglaciere-de-pivaut-et-le-gaudin.yml",{"lat":715,"lng":716},43.348192,5.922336,17.4,"360",448,"\u002Fgpx\u002Fglaciere-de-pivaut-et-le-gaudin.gpx",[],"736",{},[93,94,95],[726,728,729],{"label":98,"url":727,"retrievedOn":100},"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.cheminsdesparcs.fr",{"label":102,"url":103,"retrievedOn":100},{"label":105,"url":106},"data\u002Fhikes\u002Fglaciere-de-pivaut-et-le-gaudin","x09VrsptjoPKKHc24m0rwKP3EQuIB0EYJrCBIt1xMEs",{"entry":733,"record":777},{"id":734,"title":735,"body":736,"description":764,"draft":48,"extension":49,"featured":48,"heroAlt":60,"heroImage":60,"highlights":765,"key":153,"meta":769,"navigation":50,"path":770,"publishedAt":60,"related":771,"seo":772,"sourceHash":773,"startLabel":158,"stem":774,"tags":775,"translationStatus":76,"updatedAt":60,"__hash__":776},"hikes_en\u002Fen\u002Fhikes\u002Fcol-de-bertagne.md","The col de Bertagne",{"type":9,"value":737,"toc":759},[738,741,743,746,749,751,754,756],[12,739,740],{},"The col de Bertagne is the most accessible balcony of the western ridge of the Sainte-Baume. The loop starts in the centre of Plan-d'Aups, crosses the Brasque valley, a former mining and farming site turned sensitive natural area, and reaches the pass that hikers from Marseille have made their own for more than a century. The return is in the shade of the Betton track.",[16,742,19],{"id":18},[12,744,745],{},"From the \"le Village\" car park, near the Maison du Pays, you cross the D2 to follow the rue du Pic-de-Bertagne to the square and the town hall, then the chemin de la Brasque, tarmacked as far as the entrance to the departmental sensitive natural area. The woodland path follows the GR de Pays Marseille-Provence 2013, marked red and yellow, passes the ruin of the old Brasque farm and continues on the track to a clearing.",[12,747,748],{},"A rutted then stony path then climbs, gently at first and then more steeply, to the col de Bertagne and the monument of the Excursionnistes marseillais. The view opens over the Gémenos valleys, the Marseille conurbation and the Mediterranean, beneath the baou de Bertagne. You come down by the tarmac track then the Betton forest track, marked in yellow, for nearly two kilometres, before a woodland path leads back to the first houses of the village.",[16,750,29],{"id":28},[12,752,753],{},"\"Le Village\" car park in the centre of Plan-d'Aups-Sainte-Baume, 14 km from Nans-les-Pins via the D80, 20 km from Gémenos via the D2 and 12 km from Saint-Zacharie via the D480.",[16,755,36],{"id":35},[12,757,758],{},"Flock and guard dogs possible: give the flock a wide berth, stop if a dog approaches, talk to it calmly without waving your poles. From 21 June to 20 September, access to the massif is regulated according to the fire risk; check the daily map of the Var prefecture.",{"title":41,"searchDepth":42,"depth":42,"links":760},[761,762,763],{"id":18,"depth":42,"text":19},{"id":28,"depth":42,"text":29},{"id":35,"depth":42,"text":36},"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.",[766,767,768],"The Brasque sensitive natural area and its old farm","The col de Bertagne and the monument of the Excursionnistes marseillais","The view over the Gémenos valleys, Marseille and the sea",{},"\u002Fen\u002Fhikes\u002Fcol-de-bertagne",[152,148,155],{"title":735,"description":764},"63eb6109b32ce0b5","en\u002Fhikes\u002Fcol-de-bertagne",[162,573,74],"ABaPRSU3rzEGNa6RIHB_tnVjA7dty0df5ur6qYU7QbI",{"id":778,"coords":779,"datatourismeId":60,"difficulty":83,"distanceKm":781,"durationMin":315,"elevationGainM":782,"elevationLossM":783,"extension":87,"familyFriendly":50,"gpx":784,"images":785,"key":153,"lastVerified":60,"loop":50,"maxAltitudeM":786,"meta":787,"osmId":60,"parking":60,"seasons":788,"sources":789,"stem":794,"summerRestrictions":50,"waymarking":60,"__hash__":795},"hikesData\u002Fdata\u002Fhikes\u002Fcol-de-bertagne.yml",{"lat":780,"lng":169},43.328068,6.9,283,282,"\u002Fgpx\u002Fcol-de-bertagne.gpx",[],"897",{},[93,94,95],[790,792,793],{"label":98,"url":791,"retrievedOn":100},"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.cheminsdesparcs.fr\u002Ftrek\u002F89121",{"label":102,"url":103,"retrievedOn":100},{"label":105,"url":106},"data\u002Fhikes\u002Fcol-de-bertagne","EJsP6Xpah5NHedFIZsq98avfEMui73TpdglJjWIZYfg",{"entry":797,"record":845},{"id":798,"title":799,"body":800,"description":828,"draft":48,"extension":49,"featured":48,"heroAlt":829,"heroImage":830,"highlights":831,"key":436,"meta":835,"navigation":50,"path":836,"publishedAt":60,"related":837,"seo":838,"sourceHash":839,"startLabel":840,"stem":841,"tags":842,"translationStatus":76,"updatedAt":60,"__hash__":844},"hikes_en\u002Fen\u002Fhikes\u002Fsentier-merveilleux.md","The sentier Merveilleux",{"type":9,"value":801,"toc":823},[802,805,807,810,813,815,818,820],[12,803,804],{},"The sentier Merveilleux, the \"marvellous path\", lives up to its name. It runs at the foot of the mountain, in the cool, damp atmosphere of one of the best-preserved forests in France: beech, yew, holly, lime and maple, mid-mountain species that survive here, in the middle of Provence, thanks to the microclimate of the north slope. It is a loop without difficulty, walkable all year round whenever the massif is open.",[16,806,19],{"id":18},[12,808,809],{},"Start from the parking des Trois Chênes, at the junction of the Mazaugues, Nans-les-Pins and Plan-d'Aups roads. You pass the fire-service barrier at the back of the car park and follow the yellow waymarks: after a few hundred metres a path climbs to the right, crosses a track and joins, at the Ravel spring, the sentier Merveilleux itself. It runs along the rock wall for three kilometres, under the trees.",[12,811,812],{},"At the Saint-Cassien track you leave the yellow waymarks for the track, then a steep pitch joins the Béguines track. It remains to follow it for two and a half kilometres, to skirt the forester's house by a narrow path and to return to the car park by the outward stretch.",[16,814,29],{"id":28},[12,816,817],{},"Parking des Trois Chênes, 8 km from Nans-les-Pins via the D80 and 5 km from the village of Plan-d'Aups.",[16,819,36],{"id":35},[12,821,822],{},"A flock and its guard dogs may be present: give it a wide berth and stay calm if a dog comes to meet you. From 21 June to 20 September, access to the massif is regulated according to the fire risk; check the daily map of the Var prefecture.",{"title":41,"searchDepth":42,"depth":42,"links":824},[825,826,827],{"id":18,"depth":42,"text":19},{"id":28,"depth":42,"text":29},{"id":35,"depth":42,"text":36},"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.","The Hostellerie de la Sainte-Baume and the forest seen from the Saint-Pilon","\u002Fimages\u002Flodging\u002Fhostellerie-de-la-sainte-baume.jpg",[832,833,834],"The north-slope beech forest and its rare species","Three kilometres along the rock wall","The Ravel spring and the forester's house",{},"\u002Fen\u002Fhikes\u002Fsentier-merveilleux",[155,432,294],{"title":799,"description":828},"1bb75d19834ce1c6","Parking des Trois Chênes, Plan-d'Aups-Sainte-Baume","en\u002Fhikes\u002Fsentier-merveilleux",[73,74,843],"flora","nTtsx-xoJ9-1OvlsHPlr8goEKPo1fMhuOla2M6rLRCU",{"id":846,"coords":847,"datatourismeId":60,"difficulty":83,"distanceKm":380,"durationMin":850,"elevationGainM":851,"elevationLossM":851,"extension":87,"familyFriendly":50,"gpx":852,"images":853,"key":436,"lastVerified":60,"loop":50,"maxAltitudeM":452,"meta":854,"osmId":60,"parking":60,"seasons":855,"sources":856,"stem":861,"summerRestrictions":50,"waymarking":60,"__hash__":862},"hikesData\u002Fdata\u002Fhikes\u002Fsentier-merveilleux.yml",{"lat":848,"lng":849},43.335206,5.76571,"150",256,"\u002Fgpx\u002Fsentier-merveilleux.gpx",[],{},[93,94,95],[857,859,860],{"label":98,"url":858,"retrievedOn":100},"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.cheminsdesparcs.fr\u002Ftrek\u002F83951",{"label":102,"url":103,"retrievedOn":100},{"label":105,"url":106},"data\u002Fhikes\u002Fsentier-merveilleux","x6uqxaTL28pv57WO6X-FitZRyQ4HIZMGqRLnS3de93U",{"entry":864,"record":910},{"id":865,"title":866,"body":867,"description":895,"draft":48,"extension":49,"featured":48,"heroAlt":60,"heroImage":60,"highlights":896,"key":900,"meta":901,"navigation":50,"path":902,"publishedAt":60,"related":903,"seo":904,"sourceHash":905,"startLabel":906,"stem":907,"tags":908,"translationStatus":76,"updatedAt":60,"__hash__":909},"hikes_en\u002Fen\u002Fhikes\u002Ftour-de-la-lare.md","The tour de la Lare",{"type":9,"value":868,"toc":890},[869,872,874,877,880,882,885,887],[12,870,871],{},"On the north-western flank of the massif, between Auriol and Saint-Zacharie, the Lare ridge faces the Sainte-Baume and the Sainte-Victoire. This demanding loop begins at the Encanaux ice house, follows the river, climbs through olive trees and terraces, visits the Nayes springs and ends along the long ridge, above the Coutronne, Infernets and Encanaux ravines.",[16,873,19],{"id":18},[12,875,876],{},"From the car park, you go down to the barrier then climb to the ice house by the blue-marked path, before reaching the Encanaux bridge. The blue path \"Les Lagets par les Hélianthes\" climbs for a kilometre, then a succession of tracks and paths, in blue then yellow waymarks towards Saint-Zacharie, crosses the Gastaude stream and climbs the little Grand Vallon path.",[12,878,879],{},"A second stage leads to the Nayes springs: a track towards the springs, a stony path, a concrete lane then a canal to follow to the springs. You set off again towards the pont d'Orgnon by the Sources track, then the Adret and Lare tracks, still in blue waymarks, climb the ridge. At the buried cistern, a yellow-marked track begins the long descent to the Encanaux.",[16,881,29],{"id":28},[12,883,884],{},"Parking des Encanaux, 4.3 km south-east of Auriol via the D560 and the D45A, 14 km from Aubagne. A start is also possible from the Nayes springs car park, in Saint-Zacharie.",[16,886,36],{"id":35},[12,888,889],{},"Allow a full day and plenty of water: the loop exceeds 22 km and 1,000 m of climbing. Fires are forbidden in the forest in every season. In summer, check the access conditions to the forested massifs published daily by the Bouches-du-Rhône prefecture.",{"title":41,"searchDepth":42,"depth":42,"links":891},[892,893,894],{"id":18,"depth":42,"text":19},{"id":28,"depth":42,"text":29},{"id":35,"depth":42,"text":36},"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.",[897,898,899],"The Encanaux ice house and the coolness of the river","The Nayes springs and their canal","The Lare ridge above the Coutronne and Infernets ravines","tour-de-la-lare",{},"\u002Fen\u002Fhikes\u002Ftour-de-la-lare",[638,224,155],{"title":866,"description":895},"37ebebf4c5585e96","Parking des Encanaux, Auriol","en\u002Fhikes\u002Ftour-de-la-lare",[162,72,163,233],"ZG9zaAkLiVY_RAFHEhjzN1TQDxEqhif4EmHPz3QUktw",{"id":911,"coords":912,"datatourismeId":60,"difficulty":170,"distanceKm":915,"durationMin":916,"elevationGainM":917,"elevationLossM":917,"extension":87,"familyFriendly":48,"gpx":918,"images":919,"key":900,"lastVerified":60,"loop":50,"maxAltitudeM":920,"meta":921,"osmId":60,"parking":60,"seasons":922,"sources":923,"stem":928,"summerRestrictions":50,"waymarking":60,"__hash__":929},"hikesData\u002Fdata\u002Fhikes\u002Ftour-de-la-lare.yml",{"lat":913,"lng":914},43.349953,5.660219,22.8,"405",1006,"\u002Fgpx\u002Ftour-de-la-lare.gpx",[],"740",{},[93,94,95],[924,926,927],{"label":98,"url":925,"retrievedOn":100},"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.cheminsdesparcs.fr\u002Ftrek\u002F89144",{"label":102,"url":103,"retrievedOn":100},{"label":105,"url":106},"data\u002Fhikes\u002Ftour-de-la-lare","UZ9jlxDe3vfENkJv3QBR3IrIDxyOVak-t0Nd9CEs06w",{"entry":931,"record":976},{"id":932,"title":933,"body":934,"description":962,"draft":48,"extension":49,"featured":48,"heroAlt":60,"heroImage":60,"highlights":963,"key":568,"meta":967,"navigation":50,"path":968,"publishedAt":60,"related":969,"seo":970,"sourceHash":971,"startLabel":972,"stem":973,"tags":974,"translationStatus":76,"updatedAt":60,"__hash__":975},"hikes_en\u002Fen\u002Fhikes\u002Ftwo-chapels-trail.md","The two chapels trail",{"type":9,"value":935,"toc":957},[936,939,941,944,947,949,952,954],[12,937,938],{},"Riboux has some forty inhabitants and a setting of untouched Provence at the foot of the south slope of the Sainte-Baume. This loop follows in the footsteps of the pilgrims of the southern massif, from the Sainte-Agathe chapel towards the Saint-Pilon chapel, with a long ridge traverse as the reward for the climb.",[16,940,19],{"id":18},[12,942,943],{},"From the village car park, the yellow waymarks lead in 700 m to the parking du Puits, then a small tarmac road reaches the Pé de la Colle in two kilometres, where it becomes a dirt track. After the houses, a yellow-marked path leaves the track and climbs, ever more steeply, to the col du Saint-Pilon.",[12,945,946],{},"You then take the GR 98 on the left, red and white, and follow the ridge line for 3.8 km, with the Saint-Pilon chapel and the limestone pavement on the horizon. At the crossroads of paths you leave the GR for the yellow path towards Cuges-les-Pins, then the blue path towards the jas de Frédéric for 1.3 km. The \"Brancaille\" track, marked in yellow, then brings you back to the village in 3.3 km.",[16,948,29],{"id":28},[12,950,951],{},"Car park in the centre of Riboux, 10 km from Cuges-les-Pins via the D8N, the D1 and the D602, 20 km from Gémenos or Signes.",[16,953,36],{"id":35},[12,955,956],{},"A mountain route: avoid the ridge in rain, wind or fog. The route crosses the Var and the Bouches-du-Rhône; in summer, check the access conditions to the massifs published daily by both prefectures.",{"title":41,"searchDepth":42,"depth":42,"links":958},[959,960,961],{"id":18,"depth":42,"text":19},{"id":28,"depth":42,"text":29},{"id":35,"depth":42,"text":36},"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.",[964,965,966],"The village of Riboux and its few dozen inhabitants","The climb to the col du Saint-Pilon by the south slope","Nearly four kilometres of ridge on the GR 98",{},"\u002Fen\u002Fhikes\u002Ftwo-chapels-trail",[299,294,503],{"title":933,"description":962},"65ed80d141d6869f","Village car park, Riboux","en\u002Fhikes\u002Ftwo-chapels-trail",[162,75,163],"VRBfBI4hHj62GGItbjLV0EKq_R_EgLYnKErVBrHoKWo",{"id":977,"coords":978,"datatourismeId":60,"difficulty":170,"distanceKm":981,"durationMin":982,"elevationGainM":983,"elevationLossM":984,"extension":87,"familyFriendly":48,"gpx":985,"images":986,"key":568,"lastVerified":60,"loop":50,"maxAltitudeM":987,"meta":988,"osmId":60,"parking":60,"seasons":989,"sources":990,"stem":995,"summerRestrictions":50,"waymarking":60,"__hash__":996},"hikesData\u002Fdata\u002Fhikes\u002Fsentier-des-deux-chapelles.yml",{"lat":979,"lng":980},43.302649,5.756445,14.8,"300",627,628,"\u002Fgpx\u002Fsentier-des-deux-chapelles.gpx",[],"998",{},[93,94,95],[991,993,994],{"label":98,"url":992,"retrievedOn":100},"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.cheminsdesparcs.fr\u002Ftrek\u002F89123",{"label":102,"url":103,"retrievedOn":100},{"label":105,"url":106},"data\u002Fhikes\u002Fsentier-des-deux-chapelles","SqvTeKqL7EBVN8z5lSvxJlgERRX9hUwdsT3PbOwUNBk",1788743534951]