Circular along the edge of the Rognac cliffs and Roquefavour aqueduct.

Date of your route : Oct 25, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Followed the route on my mobile phone.
A superb hike that can be done in a day.
The estimated duration given on the website is accurate if you start from the car park as planned.
Don't do it with young children, but rather with teenagers who enjoy hiking
I actually set off from the Rognac water sports centre car park to reach the starting point of the route (car park) and returned to my starting point in the evening. (departure 9.20 a.m., return 4.50 p.m.)
I completed this circular of about 32 to 35 kilometres in 7 hours 30 minutes, not including a 40-minute break and a few stops to take photos.
From the car park to the aqueduct, there were no difficulties except for the climb between points 1 and 2.
Do not miss the fork at point 6 (a small, inconspicuous path) or you may have to retrace your steps (which is what happened to me).
Be careful with the red overlay that follows the canal but does not always follow the path you need to take. Don't hesitate to enlarge your route on your phone (which is what I did)
The walk along the canal is very pleasant and shaded in places.
Once you reach the aqueduct, access is secure and prohibited. It is difficult to take photos
Between point 14 (old farm) and point 15, when you overlook the Roquefavour road (on your right), turn around and you will have a beautiful view of the aqueduct aligned with Ste Victoire (great photo opportunity).
At point 16, after passing under the high-voltage line, I didn't see the shortcut and made a circular route on the path, which lengthened the route.
Sections 15 to 18 are a little difficult, after a few kilometres in your legs, with short steep gradients (especially before point 18, which is concrete).
After that, there were no particular difficulties until the car park at the starting point of the route.
From there, I headed back towards point 1 to return to my starting point, passing above the Malaga waterfall to rejoin the Malaga path and descend to the fitness trail car park below the motorway.
From there, I returned to my starting point.

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Date of your route : May 15, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A very beautiful hike overall, fairly flat but with a few steep sections that are challenging if you want to keep up your pace.
Very beautiful views, I really enjoyed it 😍

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The word "waterfall" is not appropriate; it's more like a trickle of water that's hard to find. However, the rest of the walk is nice (very hot with very little shade).

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Date of your route : Dec 02, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A pleasant, rolling ride without much elevation gain.
I extended the route a little after point 12, trying to follow the Arc as closely as possible, thinking I would get a better view of the aqueduct (whose renovation is almost complete) and Sainte Victoire. There were some sections through the woods, but the view wasn't great...
On mistral days (as was the case), it's very windy on the Arbois plateau.
In summer, make sure you bring plenty of water.

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

A pleasant hike, not difficult for those who are used to this distance as there is little elevation gain.
Remember to turn around after point 11 to admire the landscape and, above all, the view of the aqueduct with Sainte-Victoire in the background.

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Thank you for your favourable opinion. We are pleased that you are satisfied.
Best regards,

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I am very pleased that you enjoyed this hike.

Best regards,

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Date of your route : Oct 03, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

We didn't do the complete route, but we enjoyed the part we did. Thank you for the information and the discovery.

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Date of your route : May 12, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Finding the starting car park was the most "difficult" part. To find it, you have to drive past the Sarragousse estate and not stop at the first car park on the plateau.
At point 4, we continued (on the advice of a hiker) and turned right after Jas des Vaches onto a forest road with little shade along a dry stream that descended to point 8 of the hike.
For the return trip, we followed the signs to the Domaine de Meynes but, once there, we continued along the path without turning right and arrived at point 18 (we had done the small pass Redon on Sunday).
We started walking at 10:30 a.m. and were back at the car park at 4:30 p.m. after a one-hour stop for lunch.
It was a shorter walk, but we had to be back in Marseille before the 7 p.m. curfew.
We didn't meet many people once we reached the third plateau, but it was a Wednesday.

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Date of your route : Apr 18, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

The route is 20 km long, but very easy with no difficulties, except for a climb at the start, which is the only difficulty I can see (if you can call it that). It's a very pleasant, beautiful route, which we completed in its entirety on a beautiful sunny day. We had a picnic on the way back from point 11 on the right, in a small area along the canal, hidden by beautiful vegetation, which is used as a hunting post during the hunting season. However, there were a lot of mountain bikes, and it's true that it's a
suitable route for that too. We set off at 9.15am and arrived back at the car park at 5pm, with a two-hour lunch break. I recommend it. Thank you for this route. Beautiful view of the aqueduct. We had already done the one that goes from Ventabren to the aqueduct, which is also an excellent hike.

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To get a good view of the aqueduct, you have to go to the right side of the canal! But you can't do that anymore because it's blocked off. To get a good view, you have to go to the other side, on the Ventabren side, but that's another hike.
Thank you for your feedback.
Miriel

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Date of your route : Feb 22, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

Reliable route and not difficult at all, the only downside was that the view of the Roquefavour Aqueduct was disappointing but still a lovely walk!

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Date of your route : Jan 24, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A lovely walk with a mix of paths and tracks. There are some beautiful views.
It's nice to walk along the canal to the aqueduct, which also offers beautiful scenery.
On part of the route, we encountered quad bikes and motorbikes, but everyone was respectful.
We really liked the scenery.
It's fairly easy, apart from the last section which is quite steep, but it's perfectly doable.

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Date of your route : Jun 21, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

The hike is pleasant and not very difficult. From the ridges, you can see the Étang de Berre lagoon, a little further on Sainte Victoire, and on a clear day, Mont Ventoux.
I took my lunch break admiring the Roquefavour aqueduct, which has very pretty architecture, and of course the Marseille canal.
I didn't see many people except at the start with the mountain bikers.

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Date of your route : May 23, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Hello,
Thank you for this itinerary. For my first hike after lockdown, it was a very nice discovery. The route is varied and bucolic.
There are also some beautiful views. I was lucky enough to enjoy very clear weather, which allowed me to see Sainte Victoire, Luberon and even Mont Ventoux in the distance. Closer by, I was able to admire the villages I already know: Rognac, Velaux, Berre...
I stopped for a picnic by the Canal de Provence, not far from the Roquefavour Aqueduct.
Something to do again and again... especially since, apart from a few mountain bikers at the start, I didn't meet many people along the way.

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