From Solliès-Pont to Solliès-Ville

Discover a small path which, after a steep climb, leads to the Solliès-Ville orientation table.
Moderator update on 14/12/2020: Please note! Accessibility issue at the start of the route. See reviews.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 10.40 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 4h 15 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Moderate

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 441 m
  • ↘
    Descent: - 441 m

  • ▲
    Highest point: 509 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 77 m

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Description of the walk

Parking is available next to the skate park, football pitch and motorway in Solliès-Pont (Avenue des Oiseaux).

(S/E) Follow the Gapeau river towards Solliès-Toucas (the Gapeau river is on your left, the skate park is on your right, then the gymnastics equipment, then the Solliès-Toucas stadium). Follow the stream and pass the Toucas stadium. Cross the car park (the headquarters of the Gapeau community of municipalities is on your right).

(1) When you reach the road, turn left: Chemin des Gavaux, Chemin des Fours à Chaux, Chemin du Pont Pey. Cross the Gapeau river on the bridge (be careful, there is no pavement after the bridge). At the next intersection, turn left and continue on Chemin des Fours à Chaux.

(2) Turn right onto Chemin des Floralies. Between No. 755 and a sign saying "impasse" (dead end), take the path on the right (uphill). When you reach the junction with Route des Combes, turn left, walk a few steps and take the small path on the right that climbs uphill (small cairn). Follow this path to the cistern.

(3) When you reach the cistern, turn left. Go through the gate and then, at the junction with theGR®51, continue straight ahead uphill. Pass a tree with skulls and a grave. Continue to the junction with theGR®51.

(4) Turn left and follow theGR®51downhill. When you reach the Verdan area, cross the road and continue straight ahead.

(5) After the barrier, turn left towards Solliès-Ville. When you reach the village, cross at the pedestrian crossing.

(6) Turn left onto the D67 (Route de La Farlède), towards the castle and the church. At the roundabout, turn right onto Rue Jean Aicard. Pass under the arch and turn left onto Avenue de la Montjoie.

(7) When you reach the orientation table below the ruins of Château de Forbin, walk along the low wall on the right. Take the small path that descends to the left and then left again, pass the small green barriers and continue downhill.

(8) Pass the old wash house and spring and continue left towards Solliès-Pont. Back on the path, follow Chemin de l'Alibran et des Aiguiers opposite. When you reach the tarmac road, turn right onto Impasse des Aiguiers. After a left-hand bend, turn right onto Rue du Rocher. Pass the small car park and cross the road.

(9) Take the small path slightly to the left, then turn right to follow the stream.

(10) Return to the tarmac road and take Chemin des Rain Water Reservoirs carved into rock opposite you to the end. At the next intersection, below the motorway, turn left (Avenue Mal de Lattre). At the roundabout, take the second street on the right and return to the starting point (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 83 m - Car park next to the skate park. - Gapeau (fleuve)
  2. 1 : km 1.38 - alt. 91 m - On the left, Chemin des Gavaux
  3. 2 : km 2.26 - alt. 95 m - On the right at no. 785.
  4. 3 : km 3.26 - alt. 295 m - At the cistern, on the left
  5. 4 : km 5.09 - alt. 492 m - On the left GR51
  6. 5 : km 6.09 - alt. 332 m - Barrier
  7. 6 : km 6.92 - alt. 228 m - Turn left onto the D67.
  8. 7 : km 7.29 - alt. 225 m - Orientation table
  9. 8 : km 7.91 - alt. 155 m - Old wash house
  10. 9 : km 9.37 - alt. 90 m - Small path
  11. 10 : km 9.7 - alt. 84 m - Opposite Chemin des Aiguiers
  12. S/E : km 10.4 - alt. 83 m - Car park next to the skate park.

Notes

When you arrive in Solliès-Ville, there is a water source at the cemetery.

 Always be cautious and plan ahead when you're outdoors. Visorando and the author of this route cannot be held responsible for any accidents occurring on this route.

The GR® and PR® markings are the intellectual property of the Fédération Française de Randonnée Pédestre.

Reviews and comments

4 / 5
Based on 14 reviews

Reliability of the description
3.6 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.1 / 5
Route interest
4.3 / 5
Patricia 83210
Patricia 83210

Overall rating : 3.7 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 22, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Hello, I would like to point out that we walked along the Gapeau to a housing estate and there was a closed gate, which forced us to walk along the road before arriving at the stadium.
Then we encountered other difficulties. It is a very little-used route. Everything went well once we arrived in the village.

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RandoMichou
RandoMichou

Overall rating : 2.7 / 5

Date of your route : Dec 13, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

Hike inaccessible from the start with fences blocking the path and dense brambles preventing passage... So we started the hike much further away and walked on tarmac for a long way... Then we cut it short...
Michèle

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Netra
Netra ★

Hello Hodefla, and thank you for your comments.

I'm sorry to hear that you found the description "disastrous". In order to help the author improve it, could you point out the specific areas where there were problems and suggest some rewording? Thank you in advance.

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Hodeflea
Hodeflea

Overall rating : 2.7 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 15, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★☆☆☆☆ Very disappointing
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

The description of the route is disastrous. Lost right from the start. Then several times later on, a real nightmare.

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jeanmax.leonide
jeanmax.leonide

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Dec 24, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

Made in winter, varied and enjoyable route.
Please note that the park may be closed, which means you will have to take a detour and drive on tarmac at the start.
The only drawback is the noise from the motorway...
(We condemn roosters for crowing, so shouldn't we close noisy motorways?)

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Micmac62
Micmac62

Overall rating : 3.7 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 29, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

I didn't follow diamsazur's directions to Solliès Ville to the letter, but once I arrived in the village of Solliès Ville, I wandered around and took a few photos, which I'll leave to the moderators to appreciate as they see fit.

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lagodasse83
lagodasse83

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 10, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

A varied and very pleasant route. It's a shame that the dense vegetation limits the number of picnic spots. We found one a few metres before the hunter's memorial: on the edge of a cliff with views of Solliès-Ville, the Hyères islands and, thanks to the clear sky, the snow-capped peaks of Mercantour. The descent below the village of Solliès-Ville is very pleasant in a still unspoilt area.
Thank you for this unexpected suggestion, we had a great day. Well done VISORANDO for these remarkable itineraries.

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romachrisclo
romachrisclo

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 16, 2018
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

Great because varied terrain, woods, waterfront, quiet road, hilly, some tourist interest, old town, good. Didn't go into Sollies as planned... didn't find the small cairn... or the cistern... start and end the same as you but not the middle, but still found the castle, table, orientation, etc...You need to know your way around a bit because sometimes you don't know where the roads come from or where they go. But it's fine. I adapted. Otherwise, at intersections, it's not always easy to know where to go... Didn't find Rue du Rocher at the end either. Just got as far as number 2 halfway, then from 7 to halfway through 8. Didn't find the stream at the end either. But it was nice.

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echery
echery

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Jan 29, 2018
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

An interesting and varied route.
The only downside is the noise from the motorway.

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dede53
dede53

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Nov 06, 2017
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

beautiful view despite the noise from the motorway

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gazok54
gazok54 ★

Thank you, Sormiou, for this information, which will certainly be useful to the author of this hike.

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sormiou
sormiou

Overall rating : 3.7 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 19, 2017
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

It's not easy to find your bearings, even after several attempts! The street names aren't displayed locally, which is a shame!
More annoyingly, one Sunday we found the gate to the Community of Communes closed!
Change to 2 - the small path that goes up is between number 771 (not 755) and the "impasse" sign.
Overall, it's a beautiful, enjoyable hike. The climb is tough.
Before arriving in Solliès-Ville, we made a detour to the ND du Deffens chapel.

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mlogette
mlogette
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mlogette
mlogette

Overall rating : 3.3 / 5

Date of your route : Dec 15, 2016
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

One mistake before tackling the climb: you have to turn before the dead end road sign and then, after the first bend, take the path to the left of the tree house. The trail is different because it has been re-routed by mountain bikers, but it leads to the cistern. Other than that, it's OK.

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fr6
fr6

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 18, 2016
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

A very pleasant hike. The kilometres of beautiful little paths make you forget the few hundred metres of tarmac!
A short detour to the Chapel of Notre Dame du Deffens and a visit to the beautiful village of Solliès-Ville: a wonderful day.

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