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Évenos has two small car parks which fill up very quickly whatever the season. If there are no spaces available, you can park at the side of the road before reaching the village (depending on the route chosen): there are three or four spaces available without encroaching on the carriageway.
(S/E) Head towards the village, pass the small car park on the left and arrive at Place Marie Mauron, where there are further parking spaces. Take the small paved slanting street leading to a viewpoint with an orientation board, then walk past a restaurant. You’ll come to a junction where you should turn right onto Rue du Château, which winds its way past the foot of the impressive ruins.
Yellow markings
Walk past Saint-Martin’s Church and continue along the lovely tree-lined path leading to the viewpoint at the end of the medieval city walls.
(1) At the foot of the walls, look out for the barely visible start of the path leading to the Vallon du Destel. The trail is sometimes difficult to follow on the stony ground, so keep a close eye on the markings. In the final third of the descent, the slope becomes particularly steep and the unstable ground requires caution to avoid falls. You’ll reach a fork in the path.
(2) Turn left, cross a final steep section before emerging at the bottom of the valley a few metres from the bed of the Destel, which is usually dry.
No signposting
Turn left to head back up the stream. The vegetation is quite dense at the start and negotiating the shrubs lying across the path proves rather difficult (as of April 2024). Afterwards, the walk is quite enjoyable but remains laborious. You’ll need to alternate between the left and right banks to best navigate certain ‘pools’ or ‘potholes’, some of which may still contain water at the end of winter and whose smooth stones offer little grip.
(3) Cross a series of sloping slabs. Three tricky sections are secured by chains, but the route remains challenging and requires care and balance. After crossing a final chained section, walk about thirty metres to reach the start of a path marked by a small signpost with a yellow background.
Old and faded Yellow Circle markings
(4) Turn right and begin an extremely steep and gruelling climb, taking care to follow the trail, which is sometimes faint, and where the virtually non-existent markings are of little help. Reach the Fontaine des Joncs, which is fenced off and therefore inaccessible. Continue along the path, which is now well marked and has levelled out. You’ll reach a junction that’s not very obvious on the ground.
(5) Turn right and you’ll soon reach a good cross-country path.
Yellow markings
Turn right and carry on until you reach a flat stretch.
(6) Turn left onto a stony path (Blue Cross) and continue uphill to reach an unnamed pass where, on the left, there is a small sign marking the boundary between the municipalities of Ollioules and Évenos and, on the right, a signpost.
GR® markings: white and red + blue
(7) Head straight ahead, veering slightly to the left. Climb the broad Croupatier ridge via a stony path, crossing a few sharp limestone pavements, passing a dilapidated concrete building covered in graffiti, then reach a junction with a signpost.
(8) Turn left, following the sign for “La Rouvière Plane – Le Revest-les-Eaux”. Stay on the wide, almost flat path until you reach a three-way junction.
(9) Keep to the right and continue until you reach a signpost indicating the start of a path on the left.
No signposting
(10) Go straight on and continue along the wide path, winding round several bends before reaching Cap Gros. Take a moment to admire the exceptional 360° panorama: to the north, Sainte-Baume and, in the distance, the Chaîne de l’Étoile; to the south, Toulon harbour and the Saint-Mandrier peninsula; to the east, the Giens peninsula and the Corniche des Maures.
(11) Then head towards a small, dilapidated concrete structure and follow a very faint trail on the ground that is difficult to spot. Make sure you keep heading in the same direction, keeping the Cap Gros ascent track at a distance on your left, before rejoining it about a hundred metres before the signpost where the markings end. Turn right to rejoin it.
GR® markings: white and red + blue
(10) Follow the narrow path on the right; keep left at the junction a little further on, which is not shown on the map. You’ll reach an open area with, on the left, a yellow concrete post indicating an underground gas pipe. Head down to the right and, shortly afterwards, turn left following the double markings; simply follow these until you reach the D62 at the Col du Corps de Garde. As you approach the pass, the tracks become numerous, but the markings leave little room for doubt.
Blue markings
(12) Turn left and walk alongside the road for about thirty metres, then take a path on the left which initially runs parallel to the road but soon veers away from it. A few metres further on, leave this path for a less obvious track starting on the right and marked by clearly positioned blue signposts. This path follows the Vallon du Corps de Garde, running parallel to the departmental road and below it. As you approach Le Broussan, ignore the turn-off to the D62 on the right and continue along the path, which becomes tarmac and eventually joins the road.
(13) Turn left, keep left at the nearby road junction and walk through the village of Le Broussan. Cross the bridge over the dry riverbed of the Destel.
No signposting
Ignore the signposted path on the left (signpost) and stay on the road, keeping to the left-hand side. Take particular care as there is no accessible verge and traffic can be quite heavy depending on the season. Carry on, passing the beautiful Roux house, and continue along a long straight stretch until you reach the narrow, tarmac road on the left – a hairpin bend – which leads to the pumping station.
(14) Turn left and go round the pumping station on the left to find the grassy path – which is sometimes cluttered at the start – leading back to Place Marie Mauron in Évenos. Turn right, pass the small car park and go straight on to reach the car park (S/E).
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