Baou des 4 Auros

a wonderful hike

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Date of your route : Mar 16, 2026
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

I did this hike in the opposite direction to the description, using a GPS. It was easy to follow the route and I really enjoyed the sea views. The downhill sections over scree were good practice for the descents I might encounter on the GR 20, as they were, in part, similar.

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Date of your route : May 08, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A parish specific to Brittany with beautiful views. Best done in spring as some parts are not sheltered. The last descent is steep and not the most pleasant.
Done with 2 dogs of 10 and 20kg with no problem.

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Date of your route : Jan 12, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Superb walk in glorious weather. Sublime panoramas, first on the south side, then on the north, with an imposing 360° view from the summit of Cap Gros.
This is not a particularly difficult hike, but it can be a bit strenuous for those with little training due to the profile and the very stony nature of the terrain. On the way back, for example, it may be a good idea to avoid the very steep and slippery "gas" path that leads to Chateauvallon. There are several possibilities.
In any case, I highly recommend this hike, which should of course be done in good weather to make the most of it... using the GPS on the Visorando app.

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Date of your route : Nov 17, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Pleasant walk, lovely viewpoints all the way up to the 360° panorama at Cap Gros, splendid!
However, we didn't find the view of the Château du Diable 🤷
The GPS route and the description lack precision, however we got there.
At the end, we left the gas descent and crossed the forest on our left.
The level of difficulty is correct, we completed the walk in 3 and a half hours, covering 14 kms (perhaps due to the search for the path) with a lunch break and photo stops.
Thank you for sharing your thoughts and opinions.
Enjoy the walk.

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Date of your route : May 27, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

There are some very pretty viewpoints along the way, but it's impossible to follow the route as advertised without a GPS, especially at the end of the route, and the descent to the car park via the Chemin du Gaz is rather perilous.

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Date of your route : May 17, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Very nice, easy walk with lovely views

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Date of your route : Nov 27, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Magnificent walk with beautiful views

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Date of your route : Apr 19, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A very beautiful walk with magnificent, very different views of the wild hinterland and the more populated Toulon.
Very few people in April and superb weather, but the heat must be more intense in summer...
This massif is dotted with paths, and we often consulted the map, which is essential to avoid getting lost.
High boots are recommended as the paths are quite stony.
Thank you and well done!

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Date of your route : Oct 15, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

We did this walk on a sunny day, with magnificent unobstructed views from Cap Gros all the way to La Ciotat.
It's a pleasant climb with no difficulties and beautiful views.
Watch out for the Gaz path on the way back: it's very steep and slippery.

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Date of your route : Sep 12, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

We also did this walk on a beautiful day in the other direction, and enjoyed it so much that the 360° view from Cap Gros is splendid. There were no major difficulties other than the climb.

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Date of your route : May 10, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Having read the comments about the descent on the gas line, we did the hike in the other direction. The descent became a steep climb, but without any technical difficulties. A lovely walk with the bay of Toulon everywhere in sight and a beautiful 360° view of Cap Gros. Little or no difficulty. Thanks for sharing.

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Date of your route : Feb 05, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

very nice circuit, remarkable viewpoints, some difficulties due to the many stones, especially in the vallon des bagnards. we recorded a distance of 18 kms.

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Date of your route : Sep 05, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

With Visorando, we have done difficult tours that were easier than this one. The descent into the scree of the Chemin du Gaz at the end of the walk was particularly difficult (fortunately, there are many small paths to the left of this slope that lead back to the theatre and the car park at the start).

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Date of your route : Apr 06, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

This was a lovely tour on a day when the mistral was very strong.
At hill 232, 30 metres to the west, a small path, not very inviting at first, enabled us to discover the grotte du patrimoine (heritage cave), very recently cleared.
However, we didn't go to the Croupatier cave, which we found dangerous to access in this wind. Magnificent views throughout the hike.
The descent along the Chemin du Gaz is really tough, but fortunately about halfway down we found a path on the right that took us back to the bottom of the car park.

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