Cap Gros/Baou de Quatre Ouro walks

A hike in the outskirts of Toulon where you get a 360° view of the amazing countryside. A big meeting place for spies who monitor Toulon harbour.

This active route will take you through the Croupatier to the Baou de Quatre Ouro, one of the four "Toulonais brothers". Paths and ledges where you have to use your hands, passages with ropes, discover the main caves of the massif, where the famous caves of the Château du Diable make the route more interesting.

A lovely, challenging circular route along goat paths to the heights of the Baou de Quatre Ouro massif and Cap Gros.Go through two steep valleys.Return via the southern ridge of Baou and the Madema breach, partially descending to the cliff path, then the ups and downs of Hautes Pavègnes and finally the old quarry and the old Bonnes Herbes shooting range.

This route, which is relatively short but very strenuous, focuses on the climb to Bau de Quatre Auros via the scree corridor of Pas de la Cavale.

This challenging walk allows you to explore some of the features of these hills overlooking Châteauvallon—whose silhouette is ever-present when you live in the western Var—including the Croupatier and the Bau de Quatre Aures. This route shares a few sections with another walk that includes the Bau, but in the opposite direction, and extends partly along the northern slope towards Le Broussan. Furthermore, we have chosen to take the Pas de la Cavale on the way up and make this the starting point of our route.

The “Bau dei Quatre Ouros” or “Rocher des 4 vents” is one of the five must-see hills around Toulon. As you approach, there’s a panoramic view stretching from the Cap Sicié harbour to the Giens Peninsula and across the Toulon hinterland. On the other side lie La Ciotat, Sainte-Baume and the Pic de Bertagne. This long and challenging hike requires a good level of fitness. The reward is a bird’s-eye view of the entire region. The highlight: setting off from and returning to a typical Provençal village: Le Revest-les-Eaux.

Starting from the charming village of Évenos, this challenging walk leads to Cap Gros, a magnificent viewpoint overlooking the Var coast near Toulon. The first part of the route joins the Vallon du Destel and follows it upstream along a very rugged path requiring care and caution. Next comes the steep climb to the Croupatier, a long wooded ridge leading to the Rouvière Plane, then on to Cap Gros. The return journey takes you via the Col du Corps de Garde and the valley of the same name to join the D62, which leads gently back to the starting point, reached via a short, easy climb. A varied experience, then, on a route requiring excellent physical fitness as well as a good sense of direction.