Circular route for Caucarrières and Méjean in Ensuès-la-Redonne

Circular hike in a wooded area between Ensuès-la-Redonne and the Méjean cove.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 3.91 mi
  • ◔
    Average duration: 2h 25 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Easy

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 709 ft
  • ↘
    Descent: - 719 ft

  • ▲
    Highest point: 656 ft
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 3 ft

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Description of the walk

The walk starts from the Caucarrières car park on Chemin des Bourgailles. To get there from the D5 in Ensuès-la-Redonne, take theD48D towards Ensuès Centre and after 850 m, take the road on the left, Chemin des Bourgailles. Follow this road for less than a kilometre to reach the car park.

(S/E) Take the path heading south-east, pass another small car park and a barrier, then you will come to a fork in the road.

(1) Follow the path downhill to the right for about 200 metres.

(2) Leave the path and take a trail on the left that descends into the Méjean valley. Continue until you reach a fork with a wider track.

(3) Continue downhill, ignoring the path on the left. After about 200 m, the path turns west and, at a hairpin bend, joins the track leading down to Méjean.

(4) Continue down this track on the left to reach the Méjean cove.

(5) After visiting the cove, retrace your steps to the hairpin bend.

(4) Leave the route you have already taken and continue up the track to a crossroads where there is a DFCI water tank.

(6) Keep left and continue down the track. Ignore a wide path leading off to the left and continue to the next junction.

(7) Go straight ahead and climb gently back up to the starting car park (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : mi 0 - alt. 568 ft - Caucarrières car park
  2. 1 : mi 0.43 - alt. 633 ft - Junction
  3. 2 : mi 0.56 - alt. 650 ft - Méjean valley trail
  4. 3 : mi 1.16 - alt. 295 ft - Trail junction
  5. 4 : mi 1.44 - alt. 180 ft - Méjean track, hairpin bend
  6. 5 : mi 1.78 - alt. 3 ft - Calanque de Méjean
  7. 6 : mi 2.87 - alt. 472 ft - DFCI water tank
  8. 7 : mi 3.4 - alt. 354 ft - Intersection
  9. S/E : mi 3.91 - alt. 568 ft - Caucarrières car park

Worth a visit

Visit to Petit and Grand Méjean.

Reviews and comments

4.8 / 5
Based on 6 reviews

Reliability of the description
5 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.8 / 5
Route interest
4.7 / 5
tweety 111
tweety 111

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Feb 18, 2026
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A pleasant route passing through the Mejean cove, an ideal spot for lunch.
An easy route with very detailed descriptions.
Most of the route is on paths that are closed to traffic.

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geronymho
geronymho

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Nov 09, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A beautiful, well-marked and enjoyable hike.

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gise13
gise13

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 21, 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 with magnificent views. Very few people were there, perhaps because of the bad weather forecast, but we had time to finish before the rain arrived.
Thank you for this wonderful experience

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ciarama
ciarama

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 08, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

Enjoy your hike, thank you

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Jean-Claude Clémens
Jean-Claude Clémens

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : May 01, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A very pleasant, quiet walk, except in the Méjean cove. The trailhead at point 2 is easy to miss.

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pbrion
pbrion

Thank you for your comment and happy hiking to you.

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MARTIN-CHAVE Pierre
MARTIN-CHAVE Pierre

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Feb 10, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

The hiking maps you create are very detailed and allow you to follow the suggested route in complete safety.
The attached map means you don't have to go out and unfold the IGN map for the area.

Thank you for your dedication and excellent work.

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