heinlagarde
Visorando Member
Premium user Sign up:
Published route(s)
Éléphant de Pierre on the Siou Blanc Plateau
7.50 mi
+902 ft
-919 ft
4h 15
Moderate
Departure from Signes (Var)
Hike on the Siou Blanc Plateau with mostly trails. Pass by the remarkable rock formation called Éléphant de Pierre.
Please note that the forest road from Solliès Toucas to Signes is closed from 15 June to 30 September. (Dates may vary from year to year depending on municipal regulations).
Plaine des Mayons - Lac des Escarcets
7.65 mi
+171 ft
-187 ft
3h 40
Moderate
Departure from Le Cannet-des-Maures (Var)
An easy hike with little elevation gain. A wide variety of landscapes in a wetland area: wooded areas, vineyards, open spaces, rock formations, varied vegetation (beautiful dwarf irises in April). Numerous fords and streams, pleasant in spring.
moderator's note: site closed since 10/09/2021 until further notice
Cassini pyramid and stele from the Siou Blanc shelter
8.49 mi
+617 ft
-633 ft
4h 25
Moderate
Departure from Signes (Var)
Hike to the Pyramide de Cassini and Grand Cap Gros, avoiding the noisy and unsightly Fiéraquet quarry.
Moderate hike with little elevation gain.
Aiguilles de Valbelle - Clos de Peiron
8.43 mi
+1,201 ft
-1,175 ft
4h 55
Moderate
Departure from Solliès-Toucas (Var)
This hike leads to a popular hiking spot in the Var region, but via a lesser-known route and using a minimum of tracks.
Circular loop of Le Croupatier starting from Château Vallon
7.06 mi
+1,526 ft
-1,506 ft
4h 35
Moderate
Departure from Ollioules (Var)
A hike featuring some little-known sections with splendid views over the Bay of Toulon and the Gorges d’Ollioules. Pass by the Chappe telegraph station and near a lime kiln.
Circular walk starting from Cuers
8.70 mi
+1,535 ft
-1,532 ft
5h 20
Moderate
Departure from Cuers (Var)
A varied walk in Cuers leading to Les Apies de Cuers, the hamlet of Valcros and the Notre-Dame de Santé Chapel.
The peaks of Le Péra and Le Bœuf, via Le Grand Noyer and Le Petit Noyer
8.92 mi
+1,880 ft
-1,854 ft
5h 45
Moderate
Departure from Bormes-les-Mimosas (Var)
Circuit in the Massif des Maures, between narrow paths and wide tracks, passing by the Sommet du Bœuf and the Collobrières weather radar.
L'Amarron from Garéoult
7.78 mi
+1,978 ft
-1,965 ft
5h 20
Moderate
Departure from Garéoult (Var)
A fairly challenging hike to a little-visited summit with splendid views of the coast, the Maures, Sainte Baume, Sainte Victoire and the Verdon.
The Sommet du Crapaud and Grand Gageai circular loop from the Pas du Cerf
5.35 mi
+1,352 ft
-1,332 ft
3h 40
Moderate
Departure from Pierrefeu-du-Var (Var)
Hike in the Maures massif along a few little-known paths to the famous summit of Grand Gageai.This is a short hike but with elevation gain and sections on little-used paths that are often steep and sometimes overgrown.
Mazaugues, Caucadis, Agnis Farm
7.53 mi
+1,578 ft
-1,552 ft
4h 50
Moderate
Departure from Mazaugues (Var)
Hike in the hills above Mazaugues in a wild and sometimes surprising environment.
Enval – l’Ambène – Saint-Pierre Abbey in Mozac
4.87 mi
+184 ft
-184 ft
2h 25
Easy
Departure from Enval (Puy-de-Dôme)
A short, half-day walk to visit the Abbey Church of Mozac along a picturesque path. Return via the same route.
Route through the mimosas from Rayol Canadel via Bonporteau
6.93 mi
+1,631 ft
-1,631 ft
4h 35
Moderate
Departure from Rayol-Canadel-sur-Mer (Var)
This hike includes some well-known sections and others that are more secluded, passing between ridges, beaches, mimosa forests and peaks offering splendid views of the coast and the Maures mountains.
The Belmont viewpoint and Lacs Blanc, Noir and Forlet as seen from the Dreieck
8.90 mi
+1,824 ft
-1,827 ft
5h 40
Moderate
Departure from Soultzeren (Haut-Rhin)
A walk along the ridges of the Hautes-Vosges, taking in both well-known and lesser-known paths. The route passes near three lakes and offers magnificent views of the Alsace plain, the Black Forest and the Alps on clear days. Plenty of blueberries in season.