Above Sugiton

A fairly easy walk in the Calanques National Park, offering beautiful views of the area.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 10.52 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 3h 45 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Moderate

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 248 m
  • ↘
    Descent: - 247 m

  • ▲
    Highest point: 317 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 143 m

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Description of the walk

The walk starts at the Domaine de Luminy. Park in front of the School of Architecture, where there are plenty of parking spaces. This university centre is easily accessible from the city via the Marseille bus network for those without a car.

(S/E) Head straight south and pass through the gate on the Discovery Trail.

(1) Leave the track on your left. Continue straight on along the Discovery Trail until you reach the Col de Sugiton junction.

(2) Turn right and walk for about 700 m to reach the Morgiou viewpoint.

(3)Enjoy the exceptional view, then turn back and return to the pass.

(2) Turn right, ignore a track on the right and continue to the next junction.

(4) Continue straight on to another viewpoint situated on the edge of the Falaise des Toits.

(5) Enjoy the view and turn back to the previous fork.

(4) Take the path on the right that goes uphill and arrive at a crossroads.

(6) Take the track on the left (north) for 700 m until you reach a wide track.

(7) Head down this track for 600 m until you reach another track.

(8) Continue right, heading north for 600 m, until you reach a three-way junction.

(9) Turn left and head downhill for 1.2 km until you reach another fork.

(10) Continue downhill to the left until you reach a fork with a path on the right.

(11) Continue along the track to the left for 600 m until you reach a crossroads.

(12) Ignore a path starting at the bend and a track opposite. Continue to the right for 1 km. Return to the Discovery Trail at the original fork.

(1) Head up to the right, northwards, to the car park (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 143 m - Domaine de Luminy.
  2. 1 : km 0.62 - alt. 164 m - Crossroads of the circular loop
  3. 2 : km 1.67 - alt. 215 m - Crossroads. Return to the viewpoint - Col de Sugiton (215m)
  4. 3 : km 2.39 - alt. 246 m - Panorama of Morgiou
  5. 4 : km 3.91 - alt. 216 m - Junction. Return to the viewpoint
  6. 5 : km 4.11 - alt. 205 m - Viewpoint
  7. 6 : km 4.68 - alt. 269 m - Crossroads. Track to the left
  8. 7 : km 5.32 - alt. 308 m - Junction
  9. 8 : km 5.97 - alt. 244 m - Junction. Track on the right
  10. 9 : km 6.58 - alt. 271 m - Downhill track to the left.
  11. 10 : km 7.73 - alt. 224 m - Crossroads
  12. 11 : km 8.47 - alt. 198 m - Turn left
  13. 12 : km 8.82 - alt. 190 m - Track on the right
  14. S/E : km 10.52 - alt. 144 m - Domaine de Luminy.

Reviews and comments

4.6 / 5
Based on 4 reviews

Reliability of the description
4.5 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.3 / 5
Route interest
5 / 5
juliemolto
juliemolto

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Nov 08, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

A magnificent hike with some very beautiful views. Quite busy on the first part and much quieter on the second!

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Chriselise
Chriselise

Overall rating : 3.3 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 29, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Without a network connection in the calanques, we lost our way at point 6. We followed the GR trail.
So we turned back. Sign on a rock 6a to take.

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DominiqueBonnet
DominiqueBonnet

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 27, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

Very well...

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fouado
fouado

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Dec 24, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A very pleasant walk with magnificent views!
The return journey is a bit long and not particularly interesting, but the paths are easy!

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