La Roquebrussanne

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A beautiful hike that is neither long nor difficult, and which can be extended to the Source des Orris if you have more time.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 11.50 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 4h 00 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Moderate
  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 252 m
  • ↘
    Descent: - 249 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 589 m
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    Lowest point: 352 m
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Amphitheatre next to the chapel
Chapel of Our Lady of Inspiration

Description of the walk

At the entrance to La Roquebrussanne, turn right in front of the cooperative winery onto the D64 and after 1.4 km take the small road on the left. The car park is 840 m away. (Coordinates: 43°20'07.72" N - 6°00'31.743 E).

There are no signposts

(S/E). Take the road that bends to the left for about 300 metres until you reach an intersection.

(1) Turn right and follow the road for 600 m.

(2) At the T-junction, turn right onto a small road which then turns into a path. Walk up the Vallon du Cendrier. You will pass several small fords and ignore several paths on the right and left.

(3) At the entrance to Vallon des Infernets on the right, turn left and continue climbing north-west until you reach
at an elevation of 473 metres, take the path on the right that runs alongside a temporary stream towards La Loube. Follow this path for about 600 metres until you reach a road. At the intersection, turn left, heading south-east, towards Jas d'Émilien.

(4) Turn right onto a path heading northwest, then southwest. After 900 m, this path joins a crossroads with four paths.

(5) Take the path on the right, along the mountainside. It quickly turns south-west and reaches the Pas de la Nible.

(6) From Pas de la Nible, you can take the wide track on the right that leads to Source des Orris. It's a pleasant spot for a picnic, but you'll have to climb back up afterwards! Alternatively, take the wide track slightly to the left, known as "Carraire du Pas de la Nible", until you reach the junction with a narrower, slightly more uneven path.

(7) Turn left to reach the Chapel of Notre-Dame d'Inspiration. Here you can see ruins and a beautiful amphitheatre.
The path then descends to the village and ends at an intersection with a road.

(8) Turn left, then left again at the next fork and you will arrive at a crossroads.

(9) Turn right and continue along the same road, as there are many intersections and roads branching off to the left and right.

(1) Continue straight ahead and return to the starting point (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 352 m - Car park Coordinates: 43°20'07.72" N - 6°00'31.743 E
  2. 1 : km 0.28 - alt. 364 m - Crossroads of the loop
  3. 2 : km 0.88 - alt. 395 m - T-junction
  4. 3 : km 3.77 - alt. 437 m - Entrance to the Vallon des Infernets
  5. 4 : km 5.31 - alt. 560 m - Jas d'Emilien
  6. 5 : km 6.11 - alt. 586 m - Intersection of the 4 paths.
  7. 6 : km 7.18 - alt. 565 m - Pas de la Nible.
  8. 7 : km 8.1 - alt. 461 m - Crossroads of the narrow path
  9. 8 : km 8.88 - alt. 398 m - Road junction - Chapelle Notre-Dame d'Inspiration (la Roquebrussanne)
  10. 9 : km 9.14 - alt. 402 m - Crossroads
  11. S/E : km 11.5 - alt. 352 m - Car park Coordinates: 43°20'07.72" N - 6°00'31.743 E

Notes

Directions to La Roquebrussanne. A57 motorway from Toulon towards Nice, exit 7, towards Saint-Maximin. D554 Belgentier, Méounes, La Roquebrussanne.

(6) The round trip to the Source des Orris is definitely worth it.

Reviews and comments

4 / 5
Based on 33 reviews
Reliability of the description
3.9 / 5
Ease of following the route
4 / 5
Route interest
4.1 / 5
RandoMichou
RandoMichou

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Nov 23, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

An easy hike, with no difficulties, mainly through the forest, pleasant to do with the autumn colours...
Unfortunately, it ends on a seemingly endless road through housing estates.

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User 24191072

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 25, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

It's a superb route with magnificent scenery. The temperature was ideal and the trail is very well marked. The little chapel is very beautiful and the stop allowed us to quench our thirst.

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filaucalie
filaucalie

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : May 19, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A lovely walk, especially at this time of year. The flowers, the scents and the little birds – everything was there to make it enjoyable. The little chapel and amphitheatre are worth seeing. We didn't like the two kilometres on the road so much.

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acraudesoleil
acraudesoleil

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 13, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

The route is not difficult. The elevation gain is low and the distance is very manageable. As usual, we ended up walking a few extra kilometres due to detours caused by our curiosity. The route is pleasant, but personally, I didn't find much variety in the scenery. The Chapel of Inspiration and the passage through the hamlets of Ribas and Les Molières were the most interesting points of this hike.

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phildaix
phildaix

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Nov 17, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A pleasant hike with some beautiful rocks and a chapel in a beautiful setting; the best part is still going to the Orris spring. We parked the car at WP 2 to avoid too much tarmac and came back via Les Ribaux, Les Clos and Les Molères for the same reason (there are some pretty houses to see there, too). Thank you for the walk!

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bm.mar13
bm.mar13

Overall rating : 3.3 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 29, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Boring finish on tarmac! You can avoid part of it by following a red marked trail after the descent from the chapel!

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odemer
odemer

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 04, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

On sunny days, it's nice because there are lots of paths in the woods
Between 5 and 6, we wanted to try the path that branches off to the right at an altitude of 569m to reach the source of the ORRIS from above. It's a bit confusing, extremely steep, even precipitous in places. There must be a passage that we didn't find, so we turned back.
After ND, we passed through Les Ribas, Les Clos and Les Molières. It's a good idea!

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Georgeline
Georgeline

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Feb 08, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

The first part of the route to Notre Dame d'Inspiration is very pleasant. To finish the hike, we should perhaps have gone via La Cavale/Les Ribas/Les Clos/Les Molières, which would have allowed us to avoid the two kilometres of tedious tarmac.

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Robert4
Robert4

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 09, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

to finish this hike, from the Notre Dame de l'Inspiration chapel, we took a shorter route via La Cavale, Les Ribas, Les Clos and Les Molières to reach the Le Regaye neighbourhood.

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MonaPaule
MonaPaule

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 29, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

An easy and pleasant hike, fairly shaded and without any significant elevation gain. For parking, it is best to go to the bend in the road where there is a lay-by with recycling bins. This lay-by can safely accommodate several vehicles.

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Solveig27
Solveig27

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 31, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

The description and route are very reliable. The route was easy to follow without any problems. A lovely circuit allowing you to discover varied landscapes. The last two kilometres on the road are a bit long.

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DomiGhis
DomiGhis

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 28, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

A pleasant and varied hike
No difficulty
Just the first and last 2 kilometres on the road are a bit average... but after that, it's pure bliss

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henri57
henri57 ★
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Good evening, Alex,

I've retrieved the route, thank you.

Now it's my turn.

The changes have been made

See you soon

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AlexRandoNice
AlexRandoNice

Hello Henri,
I have sent you the corrected .gpx file.

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henri57
henri57 ★

Hello,

Thank you for taking the time to give your opinion.

I rated "Average" for Description & Route because we got a little lost in the bush between (3) and (4).
The correction to be made is to turn right onto the blue dotted line that starts near the 473m elevation point. Head slightly north-west until you reach the black dotted line that descends south-east towards Jas d'Emilien. Then you will find the marked route again.
There is also a small error in the route between (7) and (8). You need to continue on the pink route.

Do you have a corrected .gpx track?
If so, could you send it to us?

Best regards

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