Moderator's note: there are a few difficulties on this hike; see the comments at the bottom of this page
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Start at the square opposite Valbonne Abbey. The hike is fully signposted with yellow markings.
(S/E) Head south towards La Brague, cross the small bridge and climb the stairs to a road.
Follow it through a small housing estate of beautiful villas. At the end of the road, continue on the left. A short steep passage leads to marker 431.
(1) At this signpost, follow the signs for "Circuit du Bruguet" on the left. After a few minutes, the road and the luxurious villas give way to a track and heathland.
When you reach an intersection with a barrier, continue straight ahead, following the signs. Then, about 100 metres further on, a path branches off to the right towards Le Bruguet.
(2) Take this path down into an oak forest to reach the Moulin trail.
(3) At the track, continue straight ahead on the path that descends into the woods, then at the signpost, turn left and follow the GR®.
You will enter the small Vallon du Bruguet, a pretty passage through the undergrowth alongside a stream that is dry in summer. Cross the stream on the footbridge and continue along the right bank until the path starts to climb again.
(4) At the signpost, leave theGR® and follow the yellow markings up to the right. After a few hairpin bends, the path climbs to a track near a car park and a road in the Sophia-Antipolis area.
(5) Cross the track and follow the sparse yellow markings, staying a few metres from the road.
Cross another track at a roundabout and continue straight ahead, following the markings.
Pass two small paths on your right, then at the intersection on the descent, turn right to join the RD604 road.
(6) Cross this road with caution to continue on the path at the signpost.
The path continues to wind through the heath, getting closer to the Brague, which you will begin to hear.
Follow the yellow markings until you reach a small road.
When you reach this road, descend to the left to reach a car park just before the Pont des Tamarins.
This is where the most interesting part of the hike begins: the climb up the Brague!
(7) Turn left towards Valbonne (2 hours indicated). You will climb up the Brague on the right bank (the stream will be on your right).
The path is pleasant and almost flat along the water's edge. In summer, the water can be muddy at this point.
(8) At the Pont de la Veirière, go under the road, walk along a car park and continue straight ahead, still on the right bank. A few metres further on, there are some nice pools for swimming if the water is not too stagnant.
The trail climbs for a while, moving away from the river before descending to a beautiful natural pool.
Continue along the right bank, cross a small stone bridge over a tributary, the Bruguet (dry), and continue along the Brague.
(9) When you reach a track at a ford, keep following the path along the right bank of the river.
Then pass by an old mill and a few metres further on, cross the stream.
(10) Cross over the concrete blocks and take the track on the left that runs along the left bank of the Brague until you reach a road.
(11) At the road, turn left to cross the river again and go up the track opposite. After a few hundred metres, turn right at the intersection onto the Piste de la Calanque, which descends towards the Brague.
(12) Cross the Brague again over concrete blocks. Then follow the road that climbs up to the left until you reach Avenue de Pierrefeu.
(13) Walk down this avenue towards the village on the pavement to return to the starting point (S/E).
Now I invite you to take a stroll through the heart of the village and have a drink on the magnificent Place des Arcades.
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