Cairn 2000 by Ubac de Lure

Date of your route : Oct 21, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A hike that consists of a steep climb, a short walk on the plateau that forms the summit of Lure Mountain, and a steep descent identical to the climb, even if it is not the same path. In this respect, I found it a little monotonous. The athletic aspect and the crispness of the autumn air (everything is on the north side of the mountain) were what I enjoyed the most.

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Date of your route : Jun 13, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

I really enjoyed this route because of the variety of landscapes and vegetation and the tranquillity
of the surroundings (admittedly, we only met three people during the week and outside of school holidays). The ascents and descents are steep, and the walking poles were a great help.
My only regret is that I was hoping to see more mountain flowers, but only a tuft of dark blue columbine awaited us at cairn 2000.

Thank you for this trail.

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Date of your route : Oct 07, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

To begin with, you can take a path that starts straight ahead opposite the car park (see the information board in the car park for details), which avoids the first circular.
There is a beautiful view from the ridge, and the 2000 cairn is worth a detour.
Correction from point 8: cross the road and find a path directly opposite, follow it for about 100 metres (Font Reine fountain) and you will find a red and yellow marked path on the right. Follow these red and yellow markings to the car park. This route is different from the one shown on the map provided with the guidebook, but it will take you to the car park without fail.

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Date of your route : Mar 31, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

The ridges are challenging, but the crossing is pleasant and the view from the summit is beautiful. The descent is much less enjoyable. There are many trail junctions, which can make it difficult to know which direction to take.
The other side is certainly more interesting to hike. Still, it's a good walk.

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Date of your route : Aug 02, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Please note that from the start to Pas de la Croix, the markings are white and red (GR) rather than yellow and red. From Pas de la Croix onwards, the markings are the usual yellow ones.
A very beautiful trail, a little steep, with superb views from the ridge.

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Date of your route : Jun 24, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

Lovely hike on Tuesday, 25 June 2019, under beautiful sunshine and intense heat.
We set off from the car park at 912 m and took a direct path to point 2. For the return journey, we went directly from point 6 to point 2.
Superb view of the ridges and Cairn 2000, very pleasant walk through the woods.
Patrick.

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Date of your route : Jun 16, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

Very beautiful hike, superb view.
The route is very well marked, so it's hard to get lost! Only path number 7 is not maintained, so we went around it via the track and the road.
Note that the climb to point 3 is quite steep, as is the descent to point 6.
The tour took 5 hours, including breaks.

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Date of your route : Jun 07, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

This route is remarkable, as is the site of cairn 2000. Many thanks to our friends at CDRP04 who have left their mark here on the ground, which we all hope will remain for future generations.
A note on the route between points 4 and 6: the trail is located, as indicated, to the north-west of the path highlighted in red.
Thank you for this description.

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Date of your route : Oct 23, 2018
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

Beautiful hike, splendid 360° view at the summit.
Slight problem at the start finding the trail points 1/2.
Otherwise, the rest was perfect.

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Date of your route : Jul 24, 2018
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

A very beautiful hike, shaded both on the way up and on the way down.
Exceptional views of Dévoluy, Champsaur and Mercantour to the north, and Sainte Baume, Sainte Victoire, etc. to the south. Thank you for this beautiful route.

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