Bau de la Saoupe viewpoint and the Grotte des Espagnols

Access to the car park is by car via the Route des Crêtes

(S/E) With the road on your right, go through the forest gate. Take a very pretty path marked in yellow. After about 250 m, turn right and arrive at the Baume Noire or Grotte des Espagnols, which is now known as the Grotte des Chauves-Souris.

(1) Continue along this main path downhill until you reach a tarmac road.

(2) Head down the road to the left. After two bends, you’ll reach the large clearing at Pas de la Colle, with a white forest barrier. Follow the tarmac road (D141a) straight ahead, climbing until you reach the Bau de la Saoupe transmission mast: red and white markings. At the forest barrier, just before the mast, follow the small path to the right for about a hundred metres to enjoysome truly unobstructed views.

(3) Return to the gate via the same path and retrace your steps along the outward route to get back to the car park (S/E).

Suggested by: A.M.I.S Rando Aubagne