Cime de l'Autaret

A hike in complete tranquillity. Along the trail, you can admire small pebbles in the rock cavities and small drawings. From several places, you can see the Madonna of Utelle and magnificent views of the Vésubie valley.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 11.76 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 5h 40 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Moderate

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 809 m
  • ↘
    Descent: - 805 m

  • ▲
    Highest point: 1,303 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 497 m

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Description of the walk

Parking on the side of the M19, at marker 450: two small spaces.

(S/E) Take the cement track at the start and go through the barrier. Continue through a pine forest.

(1) At the cistern, continue along the more open track until you reach a mobile phone mast.

(2) Continue along the track to marker 442.

(3) Leave the track and take the Crête de Saint-Antoine path on the left. Pass under a high-voltage power line just before reaching marker 446.

(4) Continue along the path on the right (Crête des Graus) until you reach marker 445.

(5) Take the path uphill on the left. Follow the direction of Crête des Graus to reach marker 447.

(6) Turn left towards Col de l'Autaret.

(7) At the pass, climb the grassy slope on the left to reach the summit, which is to the left of the boxwood bushes.

(8) Admire the view of the Grasse Pre-Alps. Descend to the Col de l'Autaret.

(7) Turn left towards Collet de Bioèra. Be careful, as the path, which is not very well marked at the start, is on the left, on the slope.

(9) Turn onto the path descending to the left, towards Duranus. Continue along this path southwards to reach marker 446.

(4) Return along the same path to reach the starting point at marker 450 (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 500 m - Marker 450 on the edge of the M19. Close to the - Vésubie (rivière)
  2. 1 : km 0.84 - alt. 571 m - Cistern marker 441
  3. 2 : km 2.27 - alt. 725 m - Mobile phone relay antenna
  4. 3 : km 2.76 - alt. 760 m - Marker 442
  5. 4 : km 3.43 - alt. 915 m - Marker 446
  6. 5 : km 3.85 - alt. 1,008 m - Marker 445
  7. 6 : km 4.67 - alt. 1,203 m - Marker 447
  8. 7 : km 5.27 - alt. 1,268 m - Marker 448 - Col de l'Autaret (1270m)
  9. 8 : km 5.54 - alt. 1,300 m - Cime de l'Autaret (1308m)
  10. 9 : km 6.9 - alt. 999 m - Small pass of Boièra
  11. S/E : km 11.76 - alt. 500 m - Marker 450 on the edge of the M19. Near the - Canal de la Vésubie

Notes

No water source,

Reviews and comments

4.8 / 5
Based on 6 reviews

Reliability of the description
4.8 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.8 / 5
Route interest
4.8 / 5
User 7451007

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Nov 24, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

This hike is very pleasant because the ascent is gradual. Please note that marker 450 has been removed.
We wanted to go to the summit of Roccassiera, but a hunt was in progress.

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Grandpierre
Grandpierre

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 30, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Very beautiful hike.
Not very busy.
The two parking spaces were available.
We made a detour to the St Michel chapel on the way up. It was magnificent.

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Jiaime
Jiaime

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 31, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Great hike with beautiful views
I thoroughly enjoyed myself

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oenolatre
oenolatre

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Dec 18, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

This is a pleasant winter hike offering beautiful 360° views. On a clear day, you can definitely see Corsica from the summit of L'Autaret. The path is well marked and signposted PR (yellow), so there's no risk of getting lost. However, be careful at this time of year as it is a hunting area and you may encounter a hunt (which was the case yesterday). The hunters were friendly and aware of our presence.
As Espedaillac says, you need to limit the number of cars as there are barely three places to park along the road.

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Espedaillac
Espedaillac

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 01, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Long trail at the start, which is where the return journey will take place. Nice, challenging climb before reaching the summit, which is much more peaceful. The only downside is parking: despite the small number of hikers, there are only two parking spaces, which is not enough. For me, the best solution is to park in Duranus just before the proposed starting point and set off from the village. You join the route a little further up.

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sylvyan
sylvyan

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : May 30, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A lovely shaded hike with a beautiful view from the summit.
Varied and easy. And not far from Nice!

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