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If you are coming from Le Castellet, head towards "Le Brulat" (D26) and continue towards Sainte-Anne du Castellet, turning left onto the D246 before the village. Cross the village, take the Chemin du Moulin towards the Caday district, then the Chemin Fontaine de Marc. At the three-way junction, continue straight ahead on the unpaved road for about 200 metres until you pass below a farmhouse and cross a dirt track. At this point, turn left and park on the median below.
If you are coming from the Marseille road via Camp du Castellet, enter Sainte-Anne via the D87 and, after an S-bend, at the oratory, turn right onto Chemin du Moulin and follow the instructions above.
(S/E) Take the path that continues on from Chemin Fontaine de Marc.
From there, follow the route described in the Perrye83 hike until you reach La Roche Redonne.
(1) Note the presence of a very well-preserved paved slanting street over a stretch of several dozen metres. During this part of the route, you can also see the hills mistakenly named "Roche Redonne" on the IGN map at the top right: in fact, Roche Redonne is the one we will visit further on from our point 3 (near point 3 of the Perrye83 hike).
(2) At an elevation of approximately 355 metres, you will see a discreet path leading to the eastern face of the rock. Take this path and you will soon find yourself at the foot of the cliff, where a series of rock shelters known as "baumes" in Provence begins.
(3) After walking about 200 metres under the rock shelters, you will come out at the bottom of the slope that forms the western side of Roche Redonne. You can climb the slope to the top of the rock to enjoy a magnificent 360° panorama.
Take the path heading west and follow the route described by Perrye83.
(4) Instead of continuing along the main dirt track, take a dirt path that branches off to the right and after 50 metres passes the ruins of Camp de Penon, a badly damaged building and a well with a metal grille.
Continue along the path, which is initially earthy and then rocky, and stay on the ridge: three times you will pass a path on the right, always taking the left. It is on this section that you will see an abundance of fossilised burrows made by sandworms from the Cretaceous period. About 1.7 km after Camp de Penon, you will come to a straight track.
(5) Turn left, heading east, for 450 m before crossing a stream and catching a glimpse of the Roman bridge at Le Cannet on your right.
(6) Turn right onto a path which, after 150 m, crosses a track. Turn right again and after 150 m you will reach the Roman bridge.
(7) Take the track heading north-east and, after 450 m, you will pass the ruins of the Caday horse relay station, which is worth stopping to see. Continue for 100 m and you will come to the Font de Marc path. Take this path on the left to return to the car park (S/E).
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