Bormes-les-Mimosas walks

Circuit overlooking the Var coast above Bormes-les-Mimosas.

The beautiful view of the harbour from the village is very charming, but what can be said about the view from the top of Notre-Dame de Constance, 160 metres higher up?

This hike leads around Bormes-les-Mimosas, and the flowering mimosas in particular.

An easy hike starting from Super Lavandou and following the Chemin du Bargidon. Exceptional views throughout the hike over the bay of Bormes and Le Lavandou, the Hyères islands and even as far as Toulon. When you reach the Route des Crêtes, the view becomes sublime!

A somewhat challenging hike from Le Lavandou to La Plage de la Fossette via the coastal path. Walk along a rocky trail with several views of the coastline.

Park in the car park next to the town hall annex and the post office. A superb view and a good little climb, a bit too much tarmac for me. Very well signposted, it's a superb loop.

This loop hike in the Maures mountains includes a visit to the Gauttobry dolmen, a listed monument. Superb view of the Hyères salt marshes.

Superb out-and-back coastal hike on the sentier du littoral between La Londe-les-Maures and Brégançon. Many beaches along the way.

A short loop in the heart of the Maures forest to admire the Menhirs de Lambert. Part of the route is on a paved road (but closed to traffic) and wide forest tracks.

A very pleasant loop trail allowing you to visit the menhirs of the Plateau de Lambert, dating from between 5,000 and 7,000 years ago. There is a majestic chestnut tree stump near the forest house. This almost thousand-year-old chestnut tree stump is attributed to Madame de Sévigné, who came to the Plateau Lambert farm to relax and recharge her batteries at the foot of the chestnut trees. It burned down in the 1980s.

A visit to the Gaoutabry dolmen is a classic outing in the London hinterland. A previously published hike accessed it from the Tamary valley. We went there in February 2016 and March 2018, starting from the village of Notre-Dame des Maures, which still bore the scars of the terrible Pansard flood of January 2014.

A walk through the crests of the Maures forest. A breathtaking landscape taking in the Mediterranean and the Alps.

A short loop with superb views, to be done before or after visiting the charterhouse.

This is a short loop offering beautiful views of the Mediterranean coast on varied and sometimes challenging terrain. The trail starts among beautiful villas with sea views, then follows a balcony path above the coastline to a lovely beach, and returns via an old railway line. This walk is best suited to sure-footed walkers who are not afraid of tackling the climbs right from the start.

This route follows the coastal path along the sea. You can see flamingos and various birds on the old salt marshes.

A pretty loop with no particular difficulties, on tracks, among oak and arbutus trees in the Maures mountains.

Climbing to the highest point of Port Cros Island allows you to discover part of this island neighbouring the famous islands of Porquerolles and Levant.

Views of the sea and cliffs for three quarters of the hike, mostly from high ground.

A hike looping around the Maures hills in the middle of cork oak forests. Lush vegetation with beautiful views of East Toulon. You take a portion of the GR51 called "The Balcony of the Mediterranean".

A beautiful hike in the Maures mountains, with the ascent of Notre-Dame des Anges. The 360° panorama includes views of the Hyères islands, the Collobrières valley, the Maures plain and Sainte-Baume.

Between nature and town, this loop takes in Grimaud and its must-sees: the Chapelle Saint-Roch, the Pont des Fées and the Vallon de la Garde on the outskirts of the village, the church of Saint-Michel, the village's typical narrow streets, the Tour de l'Horloge, the Chapelle des Pénitents and the Château de Grimaud.

This paradise island is criss-crossed by numerous trails from north to south and east to west. The proposed hike takes you through the village and then on to a beautiful day of walking and swimming in the western part of the island. Magnificent panoramas, turquoise waters, oak forests, olive groves and vineyards on all sides. You'll be able to say, "I was there!" and feel like you're playing Robinson Crusoe, without spending the day roasting on a beach...