The Étang de l'Olivier

Date of your route : Apr 07, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

If you want to get an idea of the beautiful properties bordering the pond, or if you are looking for building land, then you will find this walk really interesting.
I really enjoyed seeing the pretty houses; some people are really lucky. It's also clear that the remaining plots of land won't stay vacant for long.
If you really want to walk around a pond, the one at L'Estomac in Fos is preferable, or the one at Le Pourra in Saint Mitre (even though the latter has been ravaged by fires).

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Date of your route : Feb 24, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : Not used / Not applicable
Route interest : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Very busy route : No

Very good at the start of the route, but half of the walk is along a country road, which takes away all the interest.

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Date of your route : Nov 10, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

Having done this several times, I don't think there's too much road, as some reviews suggest, and what's more, the roads are quiet.
Thank you for this route.

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Date of your route : Sep 21, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Route interest : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Very busy route : No

80% of the route is on departmental roads. Walking on a busy road is not pleasant, so do not take children there. It is impossible to follow the lake shore as there are many private properties and private paths.
The car park, Yvette Soumet, from which you can rejoin the lakeside path, is not signposted on the road.

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Date of your route : Feb 26, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Very busy route : No

The route is easy. Unfortunately, most of it is along roads with traffic. The pond is surrounded by private properties, which prevents you from following its edge. You can only see it clearly at the start and end of the route.

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Date of your route : Feb 26, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★☆☆☆☆ Very disappointing
Very busy route : No

This route is not interesting at all. Due to the cliffs and numerous private properties, three-quarters of the route is on a busy paved road overlooking the lake, which is only visible in certain places. Only one-quarter of the trail goes around the lake.
It's a shame, as this route seemed pleasant but turned out to be of little interest, apart from the dinosaur park next to the lake.

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Date of your route : Aug 14, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

The route is easy, but you don't often walk along the edge of the pond because private properties block the way. You can usually see it very clearly, but the hike is almost entirely on the asphalt road, which, for us, wasn't too busy during the hot afternoon hours. The walk is only really pleasant at the very beginning and end, where there is a footpath.

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Date of your route : Aug 28, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : Yes

Hike completed this Sunday morning before the heat set in. I'm not going to be original, but there's a lot of tarmac and the hike is only interesting at the beginning and end. The rest is just road and the lake isn't visible. The area is very pretty and the lake is superb. I came across lots of sports enthusiasts, hikers, walkers and cyclists. And a fishing competition... Very nice overall. No difficulty, very decent terrain.

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Date of your route : Sep 25, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Very busy route : No

Hello, too much tarmac!

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Date of your route : Jun 05, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Very busy route : No

Disappointing because of the 3.5 kilometres (from 4 to 6) travelled on a busy country road (D53) with no view of the lake.

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Date of your route : Dec 30, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Very busy route : No

More than half of the route follows the D53, whose verges are not particularly suitable for walking. This is a shame, as the start and finish are quite pleasant. I would not recommend this route for families with children or elderly people, due to the proximity of vehicles.

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Date of your route : Jul 27, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : Yes

Classic route, but if you plan to visit the dinosaur park, allow for an extra kilometre and a maximum of one hour.

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Date of your route : May 12, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

The walk around the pond is quite pleasant.
But once you reach the road, it loses its appeal.
Although the view of the olive tree pond is pleasant, the second part of the route is on a road with a lot of traffic.
The last kilometre, back along the edge of the pond, is very nice.

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I was unable to save the GPX file for the route. The host software I chose by mistake is not installed on my computer. How can I change the host software? Word, for example...

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Date of your route : Dec 25, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★☆☆☆☆ Very disappointing

As already mentioned on the website, it is very unfortunate that hikes cannot be rated by hikers, as on TripAdvisor, which would give an initial overall impression of the hike in question (although this does not replace reading the comments for more details).
Those who are less inclined to do so could simply select 4 or 5* hikes to be more confident in their choice.
In this case, this hike is very beautiful but 80% of it takes place along the roadside, which is not what I expect from a pedestrian route.

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