Around Murs via the Grande Blaque

Lovely hike without much difficulty. After climbing uphill for just under a kilometre, just enough time to reach an altitude of 700 m, where the the panoramic view of Lubéron with its lowlands and further below the valley behind Murs, opens up to you. Just for your enjoyment, this view will last for more than 4 km. The majority of the circular hike is through forest paths.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 12.67 km
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    Average duration: 4h 20 
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    Difficulty: Moderate

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    Back to start: Yes
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    Ascent: + 241 m
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    Descent: - 237 m

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    Highest point: 695 m
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    Lowest point: 476 m

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Description of the walk

On arriving in Murs, coming from Apt, the car park is located on the D15 country road in the direction of Sault, right at the front of the intersection. This is a small car park. If there aren't any spaces, you will need to find another space in the village. You won't have much difficulty in finding one though.

Yellow Waymarker

(S/E) Leave the car park and start walking on the D15 in the direction of Sault for about 1.3 km. Follow this road which cuts across the D15A.

(1) A little after, leave the D15 to the left at the start of a bend between a cedar hedge and the entrance to a house. Follow this path which takes you to the D15 again.

(2) Continue on this road for about 150 m.

(3) Leave the road again, turning left. The Yellow waymarking on a telephone pole indicates the change in direction, but the path is not very clear. Going alongside the road for a few metres, you will see the path and the Yellow waymarking. Follow this new path until, about 600 m further on and for the last time, you re-join the D15.

(4) Opposite the property "Jas de Laurent", take the country road for about 150 m, the time it takes to go around this property to the right.

(5) Leave the road and follow the path (Yellow waymarking) on the left which leads to the Grande Blaque (700 m attitude) after 1.8 km.

(6) Veer to the left in the direction of the "Vallons" and start the descent back downhill following the waymarked path.
Be careful, after 20 m, take the path on the left and ignore the one on the right.
Now, for more than 4 km, you can let yourself be guided by this path which goes around the 'Combe de Fronse' and then the 'Combe de la Gayette'. There is no risk of going wrong so you can fully enjoy the view of Lubéron and the valley below, a real treat. Go through the Vallon (valley) de Petié and join the D4.

(7) Follow it to the left for 70 m and then take the path on the right which you follow for 200 m.

(8) You will arrive at a field of cherry trees. There are no waymarkers here. Cross the field on the left for 10 m. About halfway, you will re-locate the Yellow waymarking on a cherry tree (on the right) and, when you leave the field, the Yellow waymarking returns.
Next, go left along the dirt path which, after 50 m, turns into a small tarmacked road. Follow along this road up to the intersection with the D15a.

(9) Continue opposite by taking the dirt path which leads to another intersection with the D4 country road. Cross over it and continue straight on another tarmacked road for 80 m.

(10) Turn left. You will feel like you are entering a private property, but that's not the case. This is indeed a road which goes through the small hamlet of Vergiers, very rustic, for 150 m.

(11) At the end, at the crossroads, turn right onto the D15a which you re-join. After 500 m, you will re-join the famous D15 which you took at the start.

Turn right onto it to return to Murs in about 1 km. The closer you get to Murs, the closer you will be to discovering a very beautiful property called "Le Jas" and the Château de Murs, which is also beautiful, but private and therefore, unfortunately, not open to visitors.

Return to the car park where the hike ends (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 508 m - Parking D15 towards Sault - Château de Murs
  2. 1 : km 1.27 - alt. 503 m - Leave the D15 and turn left after the - Carlet (rivière) - Affluent de l'Imergue
  3. 2 : km 1.88 - alt. 533 m - Junction D15
  4. 3 : km 2.07 - alt. 538 m - On the left, yellow markings on a telephone pole
  5. 4 : km 2.64 - alt. 557 m - D15, on the right opposite Jas de Laurent
  6. 5 : km 2.74 - alt. 562 m - Take the track to the left, signposted Yellow
  7. 6 : km 3.78 - alt. 606 m - Path to the - Grottes (Murs)
  8. 7 : km 4.46 - alt. 694 m - Left towards les Vallons
  9. 8 : km 9.16 - alt. 569 m - D4, turn left
  10. 9 : km 9.58 - alt. 559 m - To the left across the field of cherry trees
  11. 10 : km 10.72 - alt. 492 m - D15a, go straight on after crossing the - Véroncle (rivière)
  12. 11 : km 10.99 - alt. 515 m - On the left, the impression of entering a property
  13. 12 : km 11.14 - alt. 511 m - D15a, turn right
  14. S/E : km 12.67 - alt. 508 m - Parking D15 towards Sault - Notre-Dame du Salut (Murs)

Reviews and comments

4.6 / 5
Based on 35 reviews

Reliability of the description
4.8 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.7 / 5
Route interest
4.2 / 5
Boya
Boya

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 21, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

As already mentioned, setting off near the bins just before the D15a means you can avoid walking along the road from Murs.
A beautiful, easy hike offering magnificent views after La Grande Blaque, point 7.
Be careful at point 10: do not follow the yellow markings, but climb up the opposite side as indicated on the map.

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Phil29
Phil29

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 21, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Beautiful route and very well detailed. You have to follow the instructions carefully because it's very easy to get lost if you're not paying attention (which I wasn't) and read the comments from other visitors (which I didn't do beforehand) about the Bérigoule caves. Magnificent landscapes to discover.

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Sarrians
Sarrians

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Nov 04, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

it was great, I loved this walk 👍 no great difficulty 👍 a beautiful loop with magnificent views 👏👏

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mfender
mfender

A very pleasant walk with a wide variety of ecosystems. 3h30.

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Chantal&Olivier
Chantal&Olivier

Overall rating : 5 / 5

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

Nice tour (3h20)

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LIONEL13118
LIONEL13118

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 17, 2024
Reliability of the description : Not used / Not applicable
Ease of following the route : Not used / Not applicable
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Sincere thanks for sharing, thanks to you we had a wonderful day.

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jpvls
jpvls

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Jan 13, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Nice walk in this part of the Vaucluse.
You must visit the Bérigoule caves where the tragedy of the Vaudois took place in the 16th century.

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le loup 84
le loup 84

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : May 15, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : Yes

see the berigoule caves on this walk

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bidouslim
bidouslim

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 24, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

You must include a visit to the Bérigoule caves.
Take them on the right between points 5 and 6 there is a cairn, on the map it's opposite the 600 level curve.
The start is a little hard but it avoids having to go back to the start from the place marked by a pallet (as indicated in other comments).
I hope I've made myself clear.

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Pierredu04
Pierredu04

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 21, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

It's a beautiful spring day with lots of little flowers everywhere, and the route is well described (at point 4, make sure you follow the bend and don't go straight ahead so you don't end up at "La Farigoule" in the bushes (I've been there)).
It's a beautiful circuit and it would be a shame to miss the visit to the caves on the side of the rocky barrier, just opposite La Farigoule: to do this, turn right after the small steep path at the level of an electricity pole and an old pallet.
It's a leisurely 4? hours, loaded down with the pretty flints that grow everywhere at the start of the hike.
The only downside: maybe park at point 1 to avoid 2x1km of tarmac.

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fredrichard7
fredrichard7

Overall rating : 4.5 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 12, 2023
Reliability of the description : Not used / Not applicable
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : Yes

Nice route. We parked below point 1 (to the right of the intersection of the D15a with the D15, there's a small car park next to some bin containers), which meant we didn't have to drive far. Thanks to Nichou for this suggestion.
For access to the Bérigoule caves, there's no need to go up to the intersection 200m upstream of Grande Blaque as Bobrunobo suggests.
Halfway between Jas de Laurent and Grande Blaque, a path rises to the right, marked by a large cairn. It climbs quite steeply, but you immediately reach the caves. Follow the cliff up to the left to visit the various caves, then the path continues to climb. You come to an intersection with a small cairn marked with a double blue arrow. Turn left and continue to the intersection described by Bobrunobo with the old pallet, 200m upstream of the Grande Blaque.
Thanks to fm600114 for his historical comment.

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bbpollio
bbpollio

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 01, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A magnificent walk! From Grande Blaque onwards, the path is on a balcony and it's a real treat.
If you set off early, you'll find yourself in the shade.
For the caves, thanks to Bobrunobo for his description, which enabled us to discover them.
At point 7, take the path to the right of the road for about 200 m. When you come to some large dead tree trunks that partially block the path, turn immediately left to cross the field of cherry trees and you'll soon see a yellow marking opposite.
We set off from point 1 to avoid having to walk back into the heat!
I'd love to do this walk again!

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Bobrunobo
Bobrunobo

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : May 02, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

We did a very nice hike from Les Beylons, avoiding the road from Murs. You start off uphill, and the gentle descent after point 6 with its views over the valley and the Lubéron is very beautiful. The signs are clear and we had no trouble following them. As some hikers have already noted, you pass right next to the Bérigoule caves, so you can easily visit them, which adds about 45 minutes to the hike. To do this: about 200 m before arriving at Grande Blaque, just after a steep incline and at a telephone pole, look for a path that leads off into the woods on the right (marker: wooden pallet on the ground). Follow this path for about 10 minutes to reach a junction marked by a double blue arrow on a stone. Turn right down the path and follow it along a rock face that appears on the left. You will soon find the caves by following this wall. After visiting the caves, you can turn around to return to the circuit and return to La Grande Blaque. Also worth noting: between points 8 and 9 you pass a beautiful property, outside which runs a fountain, complete with pool and bench, offering a pleasant place to cool off and have a picnic if you wish.

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GONG54
GONG54

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 17, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Pleasant walk, well signposted except for the crossing of the field of cherry trees which we didn't find, so go all the way to the end and descend, you'll find a path that takes you back to the circuit.

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GOUIFFES MICHELE
GOUIFFES MICHELE

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 05, 2021
Reliability of the description : Not used / Not applicable
Ease of following the route : Not used / Not applicable
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A nice easy hike on a path that follows a contour (which is very rare for us) with a pretty view on one side.

A tip to help you find the place to go up to the Bérigoule caves: as well as a cairn on the right where you need to climb up, there's also a menhir in roughly the same place.

Thank you for this trail.

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