Circular towards Caseneuve

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An easy circular offering beautiful panoramic views of the Luberon and the Provençal Colorado.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 6.87 mi
  • ◔
    Average duration: 4h 20 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Moderate
  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 1,375 ft
  • ↘
    Descent: - 1,378 ft
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    Highest point: 1,824 ft
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    Lowest point: 820 ft
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view from the ochre side
Grand Oratoire
Undergrowth
View of the Provençal Colorado

Description of the walk

Park near the junction of the D35 and D209 departmental roads, where there are parking areas set back from the road.

(S/E) Follow the path running parallel to the D209, marked with yellow signposts towards Caseneuve, with the Rablassin stream on your left. Continue to the crossroads at the hamlet of La Boissière.

(1) Stay in the woods, continue straight ahead and join the D35.

(2) Cross the road, keep straight on along the yellow-marked path and rejoin the D35. Walk alongside it on the right, then leave it to reach the village of Caseneuve.

(3) Walk through the village, staying on thePR®® until you reach the crossroads at Pré Long.

(4) Take the path on the left towards the Croix de Christol. When you reach the junction with the D209, turn left onto it. At the next junction, turn right to reach the hamlet of La Lègue.

(5) Go round the gate on the right to continue along the path towards the Croix de Christol. You’ll come to a four-way crossroads where a modern drystone shelter is beautifully situated in a meadow.
Carry on straight ahead until you reach the Croix de Christol.

(6) Leave the Yellow trail and follow the path to the left along the ridge. At the edge of the woodland, by the side of a cliff, you’ll reach an interesting viewpoint over the ‘Provençal Colorado’.
Caution here: the cliff is sheer, crumbly and unsecured. Do not get too close.

(7) Continue due west along the ridge until you rejoin a newPR®® trail marked in yellow.

(8) Carry on south-west along this signposted path. At a track junction, pass under the high-voltage power line and continue straight ahead to reach the junction marked by the Blaces sign.

(9) Carry on straight ahead. Keep heading south-west until you reach the hamlet of Les Jonquets.

(10) Carry on straight ahead, then follow the D209 to return to the starting car park.
The final section of the route is straightforward, generally a gentle descent, and gradually takes you back to the starting point (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : mi 0 - alt. 823 ft - Car park at the junction of the D35 and D209
  2. 1 : mi 0.43 - alt. 961 ft - La Boissière crossroads
  3. 2 : mi 1.43 - alt. 1,362 ft - Junction with the D35
  4. 3 : mi 2.26 - alt. 1,818 ft - Caseneuve
  5. 4 : mi 2.76 - alt. 1,729 ft - Le Pré Long
  6. 5 : mi 3.62 - alt. 1,440 ft - La Lègue
  7. 6 : mi 4.11 - alt. 1,699 ft - The Cross of Christol
  8. 7 : mi 4.35 - alt. 1,772 ft - Cliff, viewpoint overlooking the ‘Colorado’
  9. 8 : mi 4.9 - alt. 1,617 ft - PR junction
  10. 9 : mi 5.66 - alt. 1,385 ft - Sign for Les Blaces
  11. 10 : mi 6.25 - alt. 1,158 ft - Les Jonquets
  12. S/E : mi 6.87 - alt. 827 ft - Car park at the junction of the D35 and D209

Worth a visit

Always be cautious and plan ahead when you're outdoors. Visorando and the author of this route cannot be held responsible for any accidents occurring on this route.

The GR® and PR® markings are the intellectual property of the Fédération Française de Randonnée Pédestre.

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Reviews and comments

4.5 / 5
Based on 16 reviews
Reliability of the description
4.5 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.4 / 5
Route interest
4.4 / 5
Davfree
Davfree

Overall rating : 3.7 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 05, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

With 1 Garmin fenix 6 + 1 vivo active and a suunto vertical 2, they all give 9.8 km (within 16 metres depending on the model), whereas we followed the red route exactly - 80 metres in the village of Cazeneuve. It took us 2 hours and 38 minutes of actual walking, so the 4 hours and 7 minutes seems very far from reality. Very beautiful view at point 8. Not much tarmac and the descent takes 55 minutes. Very quiet for 5 October, we only met 6 people. A beautiful hike that starts with 1 hour and 40 minutes of easy, continuous climbing.

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Géryf
Géryf

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 03, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Hike done in early July: we enjoyed doing most of it in the forest, sheltered from the strong summer sun. Caseneuve is a pretty little village that was once fortified. One significant technical difficulty: between points 4 and 5, when crossing the dry stream named Rablassin on the IGN map, the path directly opposite has completely disappeared, overgrown by spring vegetation: the path's outline remains visible on the ground, but it's like walking through a jungle for 100 metres...

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vuagnoux
vuagnoux

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 11, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Nice route. At No. 8, I would say "keep going straight ahead" otherwise you might be tempted to turn left where there are also markings, which would take you downhill too quickly.

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marcheur97400
marcheur97400

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : May 12, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A beautiful route with hardly any tarmac. Return through the forest and along the banks of the Colostre and Verdon rivers: a real treat.

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bisnouk
bisnouk
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Yes, we made a small mistake at the start of the hike and I didn't correct the track... I can't remember, but maybe we followed a cute little cat 🐱

I've corrected the route.
Thank you for your feedback

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DESBLEUMORTIERS
DESBLEUMORTIERS

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 09, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : Not used / Not applicable
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A beautiful hike with lovely scenery. Thank you to the author.
A small note: at marker 1 before LA BOISIERE, you must follow the PR by taking the path on the left and not make the hairpin turn as indicated on the map and the GPX track. Of course, I followed the GPX track!
At marker 6, we continued towards the Colorado Provençal, following the GR country-PR then ISTRANE-LES EYSSALIERES and rejoining the track at point 8, making a total of 14.7 km and 585 m of elevation gain.

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lebourc
lebourc

Overall rating : 3.7 / 5

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

A pleasant hike with some beautiful views, but in one place that was very poorly marked, with no path (just scrub), we had to search hard to find the markings. The route along the ochre cliffs was not very well marked.

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mamiclo
mamiclo

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : May 27, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : Not used / Not applicable
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Easy and pleasant hike, often shaded
Beautiful views of Provençal Colorado

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nicoreillanne
nicoreillanne

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 15, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

route completed in winter on 12 March 2021 as a group. A lovely hike that we recommend.

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passud
passud
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Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 11, 2020
Reliability of the description : Not used / Not applicable
Ease of following the route : Not used / Not applicable
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

i think I made a mistake at marker 1, as the path (wide, marked "private" and passing by a shed under construction) was no longer marked at that point. I had to use the sun to guide me and finally found the route 300 metres from marker 2 after a detour of one kilometre (through woods to a dovecote, vineyards and beehives, which wasn't unpleasant!)
I will try again later and will then be able to judge the description and the route
however, I am always ready to take advantage of the routes that fellow hikers submit

Passud

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bernardSalon
bernardSalon

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : May 20, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

a pleasant hike to get back into it after two months of lockdown. I extended it to Colorado de Rustrel with my GPS.
Thank you
No encounters

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earlybird
earlybird

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Nov 30, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

Lovely walk. Enough elevation gain. Beautiful stretches through the woods and lovely views. We didn't meet anyone!

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Tchoun
Tchoun

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : May 25, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

I did this hike on 16 May and the village of Caseneuve is well worth spending some time in, with its imposing castle and enormous oratory (the largest in Provence!), then the harmonious drystone shelter of Combaury and a remarkable viewpoint over the Colorado de Rustrel, not to mention all the magnificent flowers!!!
Superb!!!

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cabonine
cabonine

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 27, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

A very pretty, easy hike, well shaded, with impressive views of the ochre cliffs of Rustrel, ending in the middle of lavender fields. So for us, to be rescheduled for late June or early July.

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cpierrot
cpierrot

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 21, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

A wonderful discovery in this corner of the Apt region. The village of Caseneuve is well worth exploring. Hike among oak and pine trees. Beautiful views and a manageable elevation gain. Highly recommended.

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