From Châteauvieux to Saint-Martin-de-Peille, returning via Spraès

Park in the car park by the Châteauvieux bus stop.

(S/E) Take the road leading uphill to the right of the signpost. Immediately take the steps on the right, cross the road and take the steps opposite to reach the wayside shrine.

(1) Set off along the path opposite the EDF post, heading towards Sainte-Thècle. Continue along the path running alongside the railway line. Go under the railway bridge and you’ll come out onto the road. Turn right and walk 100 metres to the bus stop.

(2) Take the stairs just past the bus stop. After crossing the railway line, reach the road and head up it. Turn into the^first road on the right (with little traffic) until you reach marker 591.

(3) Turn left onto the downhill road, then take the path on the right after the gate until you reach marker 592.

(4) Head right, towards Peillon village, until you reach marker 584.

(5) Turn sharply right, towards Saint-Martin-de-Peille. Walk up this mule track. At the next junction, do not follow the path on the right marked with a yellow sign, but continue along the wire fence on the left until you reach the road.

(6) Follow it to the right to join the Route de la Gorra. Walk down this long cul-de-sac. At the ‘Passage du Gaïan’ sign, enter the Domaine des Trois Sources. At the fire hydrant, turn right, following the^GR®653A–^GR®51, still on the Route de la Gorra.

(7) At the end of the cul-de-sac, continue along the^GR® to the left of the gate until you reach marker 622.

(8) Turn right towards Spraès, now on the^GR®51. At the track junction, turn left, staying on the GR^®. At the marker, in front of the house, turn right until you reach the next marker.

(9) Take the^GR® and follow it to another fork at marker 624.

(10) Leave the^GR® and turn right towards Peille. After 100 m, at the junction, turn left (do not follow the signs for Peille) and you will reach the forest track.

(11) Follow this track to the left and go through a gate. After 500 m, follow a path to the right which rejoins the forest track. Continue for 300 m and take the path on the right (signpost). Back on the forest track, turn right. At the gate, take the path on the left which leads uphill. When you reach a quarry, walk along its left-hand side to rejoin the path and follow it to a small stone wall. Turn right, then immediately left, until you reach the Châteauvieux road.

(1) Once past the wayside shrine at the start, carry on straight ahead along the road. Take the steps on the right after the rubbish bins and head for the car park by the bus stop (S/E).

Oil mill at Borghéas.