Aiguille Forest

Forest, forest and more forest for a short family walk.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 3.02 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 1h 15 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Easy

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 133 m
  • ↘
    Descent: - 136 m

  • ▲
    Highest point: 613 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 477 m

Description of the walk

The start is a small path closed to motor vehicles. You can park just before it. From there, there are numerous paths available.

(S/E) Stay on the widest track and head up to the right when it splits, so as not to go up the wrong way by taking the track suitable for vehicles. Continue up the small incline until you reach the track suitable for vehicles.

(1) When you reach the track used by gamekeepers, turn left. At the junction, continue left, staying on the track until you reach a small clearing.

(2) At the clearing, continue along the track due west, completing the circular route.

(3) Leave the track to take the small path through the woods as part of the circular route. Alternatively, you can continue along the track, which crosses this small path further down.

(4) Once you’re back on the track, continue downhill to complete the circular route (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 481 m - Parking before the no entry sign
  2. 1 : km 0.74 - alt. 604 m - On the left, a track suitable for vehicles
  3. 2 : km 1.95 - alt. 573 m - Clearing
  4. 3 : km 2.51 - alt. 528 m - A short downhill path through the forest
  5. 4 : km 2.94 - alt. 493 m - Downhill track
  6. S/E : km 3.02 - alt. 477 m - Parking before the no entry sign

Notes

From the Ganguise dam, heading towards Les Cammanzes, park at the starting point on the left, by a road with restricted access, just around the bend after the “Picotaleri factory” sign.

On this route, take care at the start as the area is unkempt with several fallen trees.

The route is unmarked; to avoid getting lost at the start, as there are many paths not shown on the map, I recommend using your VisoRando app.

Worth a visit

Reviews and comments

4.1 / 5
Based on 6 reviews

Reliability of the description
4 / 5
Ease of following the route
4 / 5
Route interest
4.3 / 5
User 10304092

Overall rating : 3.7 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 05, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

The description is not clear enough, there are too many paths but no signposts. Very pretty forest.

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Jacqueline Chaudier
Jacqueline Chaudier

Overall rating : 3 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 10, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

We hadn’t done this route since August 2018. We used to do it every year and always looked forward to seeing ‘our’ three-hundred-year-old beech tree. Since it’s gone, the route has changed and it’s easy to get lost in this forest.
We couldn’t find the ‘Roc de l’Homme’.
However, the highlight of the day was the picnic at the Three Pots.
Fortunately, we had the pedometer, which showed us the location of the car as the crow flies.
There were three of us: my husband, my sister and me.
Despite everything, it was a lovely, pleasant day.

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Netlander
Netlander
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Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 31, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Route followed using GPS in late July 2023 with two children (aged 4 and 6).
The path is easy to find and remains in the shade throughout.
The start is steep: not to be attempted in the rain (slippery conditions guaranteed).
A very pleasant walk. The only difficulty is parking: there are only one or two spaces in the bend before the bridge (coming from Revel).
Didn’t see a soul!

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lutine11
lutine11

Hello everyone, and thank you for your feedback. We don’t set off from the church; in fact, there’s no built-up area at all, as it’s all woodland. However, I do park just before or after the bridge, at the side of the road. If you’re coming from Revel, it’s after the water station.

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P.I.C.31
P.I.C.31
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I'm wondering why it's so hard to find the starting point, given that we're setting off from the left-hand side of the Camazes church.

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avrilmai
avrilmai

Overall rating : 3.7 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 15, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : Yes

It’s difficult to find the start of the path: the ‘no motor vehicles’ sign is set back, so it’s not visible from the road; you have to be right next to it to see it.
However, the bridge where the path starts is clearly visible.
Otherwise, a pleasant walk through the woods on a path that is often wide.

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P.I.C.31
P.I.C.31

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 09, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Please note that Visorando shows just over 3 km, whereas the odometer reads 9 km. Apart from this detail – which is important if you’re out with young children, as there will come a point when you’ll have to carry them – Otherwise, it’s a very pleasant walk, almost entirely through woodland, which is lovely when it’s hot. The signposting is impeccable – it’s impossible to get lost. However, you may come across or be overtaken by mountain bikers on certain fairly narrow sections, so do take care.

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Stéphane Costes
Stéphane Costes

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : May 18, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A great route to do with the family!
Thanks for sharing!

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