The Alpilles plain

Date of your route : Mar 30, 2026
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

Hike done on Sunday 22 March 2026 – I was caught out by the wind on the plateau!
The start point was a bit of a nightmare for parking; the first section through the woods to point 1 was long, but it got nicer after that. The descent was a bit long. Worth doing for the walk

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Date of your route : Jun 02, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A very beautiful walk in the heart of nature. The signposting is excellent and enabled us to cross the slab. Many thanks to those who prepared the route. An easy walk.

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Date of your route : Jun 11, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★☆☆☆☆ Very disappointing
Very busy route : No

Hello, the Roquemattine estate has closed off all access points with new gates and chains. This means the route has been cut in half. From point (6), you are now obliged to go directly to point (10) and back.
This means the route is now only 8 km long.
To be specified on Visorando for our hikers.

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Date of your route : Dec 11, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A very beautiful hike in magnificent surroundings. Only pleasant paths and trails (no tarmac). Views of Mont Ventoux, the Tour des Opies, the Alpilles...
Well signposted and easy, this hike is suitable for all levels.
PP and MM

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Date of your route : Jul 10, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A beautiful, well-shaded walk. You'll need a satnav or map, otherwise I think you'll end up with the wild boars that I was lucky enough to see crossing in front of me.

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Date of your route : Mar 15, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★☆☆☆☆ Very disappointing
Ease of following the route : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

From the outset, you need to use GPS to find the car park. The 500-metre route is not at all as indicated on the map opposite the Valdition estate!
Once you have parked, simply follow the yellow markers for 3 km.
Then get out your GPS or turn back, as it is impossible to follow the directions!
The Oule valley is picturesque!
Good luck 😉

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Date of your route : Jan 30, 2022
Reliability of the description : Not used / Not applicable
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

I did this with my dog in winter when there was a strong Mistral wind, so we didn't meet anyone.
We combined this circular loop from point 10 with the "Le plateau d'Orgon" route (anti-clockwise) to complete our exploration of this eastern part of the Alpilles (36km/D+1100m in total).
The valleys are nice, but the part on the plain is rather monotonous.
I used the GPX track on an OpenStreetMap background, so I had no problems finding my way despite the multitude of paths.

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Date of your route : Aug 26, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

The first part of the hike, while not really boring, was hardly exciting (except, perhaps, for the view from the slabs). From WP7 onwards, there were some beautiful panoramic views. The climb up the Suif valley and the final descent through the gorges were much prettier and more enjoyable.
The descriptions, which are often brief, are not sufficient on their own to find your way around, due to the multitude of paths in many places and the difficulty in finding the start of some trails. However, they make perfect sense when used with the GPS track, which is very reliable.
As already pointed out by another user, the description (4) should be supplemented, for example, with "...join a path that you follow to the right for a few dozen metres until you reach a track".
Despite everything, it was a lovely outing that allowed us to discover this part of the Alpilles.

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Date of your route : Mar 28, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A very pleasant hike on a beautiful sunny Sunday. Neither the paper map nor the information provided any details about the route. Without the Visorando trail on our smartphones, we would probably still be wandering around, but don't be discouraged—the walk is well worth the effort.

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Date of your route : Mar 15, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

A pleasant hike, especially at the end of the route with the climb up the Vallon du Suif!
We were warned: navigation would not be easy, given the previous reviews... and it's true... So a big thank you to the Visorando app! Point 4 is not easy to find! But hey, that's part of the fun!
Thank you for a wonderful Sunday spent in our beloved Alpilles!

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

A lovely, varied walk, we thoroughly enjoyed it.

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Date of your route : Jan 27, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A very beautiful walk with sometimes spectacular rocky landscapes and undergrowth: the climb up the Vallon du Suif is truly beautiful.
It's true that the route isn't easy: it's difficult to find landmarks on the ground, you never really know where you are, and the maps (even Google Earth) don't match the terrain.
To simplify, there are two areas where you can get lost:
- between WP2 and WP4: there are paths everywhere and the map is not very helpful; the easiest thing to do is to note the GPS coordinates of WP4 and take the paths to get close to it (using the coordinates on your smartphone); then don't miss the beautiful little path that starts just after the cultivated field;
- after WP7 (St Hubert), again, there are paths in all directions: just get as close as possible to the mountain range, there is a track that follows the foot of the mountain range, you can't go wrong.
Thank you for this walk!

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Date of your route : May 01, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

Hello, a beautiful hike alternating between forest paths, ridges and valleys. I think it's almost impossible to do this hike without the help of a GPS or perhaps the Visorando app. You have to be very careful not to miss the rocky outcrop (point 2), as well as to find the narrow path (point 4), which is barely marked at the start and is not indicated by any cairns. Another tricky spot is at the top of the hill on this small path (point 4), where you reach a first path that you must take to the right and not to the left as indicated in the description (ignore the left side where the barrier is). It is only after about 100 metres that you come to the main path, which you must take to the left.
Thank you anyway for this beautiful hike, which I will definitely do again.

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Thank you, Vanichou
The author will already have plenty of inspiration to potentially improve their description.

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Date of your route : Feb 27, 2018
Reliability of the description : ★☆☆☆☆ Very disappointing
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

Today's hike left us with mixed feelings.
As promised, we didn't meet anyone, there are several beautiful viewpoints, and there are no difficult passages. However, the map was a disaster. We got lost several times and thought we would have to turn back (at point 9, two-thirds of the way through the hike, which we clearly did not want to do!). We wandered around for quite a while and ended up walking at least 17 or 18 kilometres because we kept going round in circles! Fortunately, the map helped us quite a bit, even though it is no longer up to date and therefore did not allow us to easily find the path at point 9. Unfortunately, I did not bring anything to write with, so I cannot provide a detailed "report" to help future hikers, but I will still try to give some pointers:
- The starting point is the road that continues straight ahead from the car park.
- The rocky outcrop is very easy to cross, even with children and/or dogs (even small or not very agile ones! ). I absolutely loved the viewpoint from the slab, a very beautiful spot!
- We didn't find any crossroads at point 2, so we crossed the area separating us from the main path (which we had spotted from above) "wildly".
- Don't forget to drink before the climb at point 4, it's quite long! Don't forget to turn around from time to time, the view is also very pleasant!
- Points 5 and 6 are easy to find.
- The "Saint Hubert crossroads" that we expected to see marked by a sign was not there. We relied on the map and took the first path on the left at the end of a long (long) descent strewn with corn kernels on the ground.
- Between points 7 and 9, it was completely unclear. We travelled entirely and solely "by sight" with the map (which is not up to date). Once you take the path that branches off to the left at point 7, be prepared to turn left again at a large fork (unfortunately, I did not think to note any landmarks). Then you have to try to find your way through a jumble of paths that lead off in all directions. We managed to stay on the right path by following the rocky ridge as closely as possible.
The path at point 9, which goes up the Suif valley, can be taken after walking along the forest, then a small fallow plot, then a large vineyard. At the end of this plot, you will see another one on a "hill" opposite you. At this intersection, turn left. DO NOT RELY on the paths shown on the map, as there are now many paths (sometimes even passable by vehicle) that branch off to the left and lead nowhere! (A real blow to morale). Once you have found this path, all you have to do is "head straight" to the car park!

In short, it's a lovely, easy hike with varied surroundings and beautiful views. However, pay attention to anything that might give you clues about which route to take, and don't hesitate to bring a more recent IGN map (or the Visorando app, if you have internet access in the valley...).

Thank you for this route in any case!

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