Between Allemagne-en-Provence and Montagnac-Montpezat

The walk starts in Allemagne-en-Provence, at a small car park at the junction of the D952 (Gréoux-les-Bains / Riez) and the D111 towards Montagnac.

(S/E) Head towards Riez on the D952, crossing the bridge over the stream. After 30 metres, take a track on the right at the small signpost, and follow the narrow path on the right up to the mast.

(1) After the mast, carry on straight ahead along the narrow path leading up to the Chapelle Saint-Marc, pass to the left of the chapel and continue straight ahead along a track until you reach a Y-junction.

(2) Take the track on the right, Chemin de Puberclaire, carry on straight ahead and you’ll come to a field.

(3) Turn left and continue along the main track until you reach a T-junction.

(4) Turn right and carry on straight ahead until you reach a junction (elevation 607).

(5) At the edge of a small wood, in Sabarnaud, carry on straight ahead until you reach a fence.

(6) 2 m past this fence by the cottage, take a small path leading down to the right (the start of this little-used path is hard to spot), then continue along this path until you reach the road.

(7) Turn left onto the road. At the next junction, carry straight on along the uphill road, Chemin des Ferrailles, to the top of the hill.

(8) Turn left, then at the Y-junction, veer right to reach the end of Place de l’Horloge.

(9) Turn right onto Rue Guillaume Aristibe and follow it to the end.

(10) At the bottom of the street, take the second street on the right, Rue de la Banette, then the first on the left, Rue du Puits de l’Hubac, and join the Route d’Allemagne.

(11) Carry on straight ahead along the small road, which turns into a track and joins another small road.

(12) Follow it to the right, then carry on straight ahead along Chemin d’Allemagne and then Chemin des Plaines, to cross the entire plateau and join the D15 or Route de Quinson.

(13) Then take the first road on the right, Chemin de Rumpecuou, and head down to the entrance to the village.

(14) Turn right, carry on straight ahead, then turn right onto Chemin Notre Dame des Grâces, passing by the chapel. When you reach Route de Montagnac, turn left to reach the car park (S/E).

On the way up to the chapel, a view of the Château d’Allemagne.
The Chapel of Saint Marc.
The Plaine de Puberclaire plateau with views of the mountains towards Moustier.
Visit to the village of Montagnac.
Return via another plateau with views of the mountains between Manosque and Sisteron.