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Park on Place Saint-Mathieu, right next to the chapel, in the Saint-Mathieu district on the edge of the D7, after leaving a car in the car park at Grasse station.
On several occasions, you will need to cross roads, some of which have marked pedestrian crossings and some of which do not. Always take great care.
(S/E) Cross with great care to reach the pavement on the opposite side and head to the right. At the first bridge, turn left and start walking along the Canal de la Siagne on your left.
You will need to follow the path that runs alongside the Canal de la Siagne, taking in green, wooded and agricultural landscapes. General direction: south.
The path overlooks the village of Plan-de-Grasse, then Mouans-Sartoux, and arrives in the town of Mougins.
(1) The path running alongside the canal ends at three white bollards. From this point, the route follows a mix of small roads and larger roads with pavements.
At the end of the path running alongside the canal, turn left onto the road (Chemin de Pigranel) and after 60 metres, turn right to go down Chemin de Font Neuve to Avenue Font Roubert, which is very busy with traffic. Turn left onto the pavement and cross when the pavement reaches the opposite side.
Warning!: The route passes close to the canal on several occasions, but the paths running alongside it are blocked by private property. Do not go onto them...
(2) Just after the bridge over the dual carriageway to the right of the street, at the restaurant on the bend, take the path on the left which runs alongside the canal again, then cross the car park of another restaurant and, opposite the car park, take the flight of steps leading to the continuation of the path.
(3) You’ll arrive on Avenue Saint-Basile. Take the pavement on the left until you reach the traffic lights controlling the pedestrian crossing. Cross over and head left again, rejoining the path running alongside the canal as you pass under a concrete arch on the left. The route passes under a road through a very passable tunnel and crosses a small road twice before quickly rejoining the canal path.
(4) At the top of the stairs, turn left onto Chemin de Font Merle, then take thefirst right, Chemin des Îles, which passes through a housing estate and the Nartassier plant, which treats the canal water. After the plant, the canal is culverted and runs underground. Continue along the first right, then take the first right again, which leads onto a path for 100 m. Turn left until you reach a small road, Chemin de Bel Air.
(5) Turn left onto Chemin de Bel Air and head straight up the hill, ignoring the small roads to the right or left, until you reach large boulders blocking the road.
(6) Climb over them. The route passes through a council housing estate in the town of Le Cannet. Walk down the estate road, alongside which cars are parked.
(7) Look out for the path on the left that leads into the vegetation. From this point, the path is narrow and dimly lit and leads to the tunnel that allows you to cross the motorway and the Chemin des Collines. Bring a torch. After the tunnel, continue straight along the path.
(8) Cross the Route des Bréguières and follow the path which runs alongside a large building site on the right, ending at an access road to some apartment blocks (Route de la Serra Capeou).
(9) Turn right, and at the junction, take the path between the two roads, which marks the start of the route of the old Canal de la Siagne, maintained by the town of Le Cannet. This path is wide and runs alongside large estates. It offers views of the Bay of Cannes, the Lérins Islands and the Estérel, and overlooks the town of Le Cannet. The remains of the Cannes funicular cross the route.
(10) You’ll reach a viewpoint overlooking the whole of Cannes Bay. From here, the walk continues along roads down to the sea. ‘Follow the route on the walking map and the GPS track’. Below the viewpoint, turn right opposite No. 20 (with an iron gate), Boulevard Alexandre Lacour, then Boulevard des Pins and, on the left, Boulevard Saint-Georges. Then take the first left onto the dead-end rural track known as Chemin rural dit Montrouge. This track, which is free of motor traffic, leads to Avenue du Maréchal Juin after crossing Avenue de la Californie.
(11) Continue to the right, then cross over and take Avenue de Madrid on the left, followed by the first right onto Rue Velasquez. Cross Boulevard du Général Vautrin to pass under a small bridge opposite, which leads to Zamenhof Beach (Croisette in Cannes) (E).
To return to Grasse, you can go to Cannes station and take either the train or the bus to Grasse station.
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