La Ferme Brûlée

A short hike with beautiful views of the lakes of Chaudanne and Castillon, La Barre Rousse and the Crête du Teillon.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 5.98 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 2h 30 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Easy

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 279 m
  • ↘
    Descent: - 280 m

  • ▲
    Highest point: 1,296 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 1,131 m

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Description of the walk

Park in the car park between Avenue de Soleilhas and Chemin du Clouet.

(S/E) Leave the car park and follow Avenue de Soleilhas towards Castellane, then turn left onto Chemin du Thuveras. Go down the road and ignore the first road on the right leading to the tennis courts and playground. At the end of the road, at a place called La Tour, continue in the same direction.

(1) At the fork, take the right-hand path and go down to the stream. Cross it via a small wooden bridge. The path climbs back up to an intersection.

(2) Turn right towards Ferme Brûlée. The trail climbs up to an orientation table (view of Lacs de Chaudanne and Lac de Castillon).

(3) Descend south-southwest to the ruins of Ferme Brûlée.

(4) Continue left and cross a meadow (path not always clearly defined). Then, take a wide path and climb through the woods (lovely view of Barre Rousse and Crête du Teillon) to reach the junction with theGR®4(stony esplanade).

(5) Turn left and continue climbing to the foot of a pylon (gradually, through the vegetation, you will see Lac de Castillon).

(6) At the fork, take the path on the left that descends.

(2) Turn right and follow the path you took on the way up to return to the car park (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 1,166 m - Car park
  2. 1 : km 0.94 - alt. 1,149 m - Intersection
  3. 2 : km 1.42 - alt. 1,202 m - At the intersection, turn right
  4. 3 : km 1.82 - alt. 1,238 m - Orientation table
  5. 4 : km 2.39 - alt. 1,151 m - Ruins of the burnt farm
  6. 5 : km 3.25 - alt. 1,238 m - Junction with the GR4
  7. 6 : km 4.01 - alt. 1,293 m - Cloue des Hugous
  8. S/E : km 5.98 - alt. 1,166 m - Car park

Notes

Picnic table before and after the orientation table (3).

 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

4.8 / 5
Based on 18 reviews

Reliability of the description
4.9 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.9 / 5
Route interest
4.6 / 5
Gigi3
Gigi3

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 28, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Lovely views of nearby lakes and a change of scenery

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jeco
jeco

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 09, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Superb views

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minique
minique

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 09, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Beautiful view of the lakes, easy hike with good footwear, perfect signage for following the trail, don't forget to bring water, preferably do the hike in the morning

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LAURENTGRI
LAURENTGRI

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Nov 03, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Easy hike with beautiful views of the Chaudanne and Castillon lakes! The footbridge has been moved by flooding, but you can easily cross over the rocks!

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LeVince
LeVince

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 04, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A very beautiful hike with views of the Castillon and Chaudanne lakes. Very accessible, we had two dogs with us. The path is well marked and the route information is very clear. A very pleasant stream crossing.

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MUNICCHI
MUNICCHI

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 02, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Beautiful views of Lake Chaudan and Lake Castillon, pleasant walk, bring walking shoes;
GPS very good. Hike well explained.
Very satisfied with this first experience with VISORANDO, worth sharing on social media...

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Lorapa
Lorapa

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 07, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Lovely walk, beautiful nature, stunning views (lakes of course, but not only)! I took some beautiful photos that delight me every time I look at them, now that I'm back at work and it's so hot! There are some steep climbs to be expected, despite the difficulty level being rated as "easy".
It was our first time on Visorando and it took us a while to understand the GPS... so, with just the explanations, we got lost right from the start and walked for a good hour on the wrong path (with elevation gain...). We then figured it out, got back on the right path and did the right walk (already a bit out of shape...). It's really great once you understand! No more misinterpreting the text! I recommend this hike. The scenery was magnificent, the trails were full of water and streamed after three weeks of heavy daily rain (so our feet were soaked, despite our Gore-Tex boots...). I will use this great app again, which is available throughout Europe if I'm not mistaken. Thank you!

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eglantine83700
eglantine83700

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 01, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

The description is spot on. This hike offers superb views of Lake Castillon and Teillon.
The flora was magnificent.

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eglantine83700
eglantine83700

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 01, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

The description is spot on. This hike offers us a superb view...

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JeanPolo
JeanPolo

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

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

Parish specific to Brittany, very nice short hike, easy for a family with young children (aged 5+). Lovely view at the orientation table

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crapegren
crapegren

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 12, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

A lovely little circuit suitable for everyone

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nephew
nephew

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 30, 2018
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

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kiky
kiky

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 08, 2018
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

a good, easy and very pleasant hike, plus a pretty village perched high up

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Vivestido
Vivestido

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 07, 2017
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

Pleasant and easy hike

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Val52
Val52

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 21, 2017
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

Very pretty hike, with views of Lake Castillon

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