Le Faron

One of the Var's most beautiful walks.
This hike climbs Mont Faron on wide tracks and offers a breathtaking view over the most beautiful bay in Europe.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 12.86 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 5h 05 
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    Difficulty: Moderate

  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
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    Vertical gain: + 486 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 478 m

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    Highest point: 580 m
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    Lowest point: 157 m

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Description of the walk

Park at Fort Saint-Antoine on the road that climbs up to the Mont Faron, West of Toulon.

(S) Take the asphalt road for 500 m up to the first red and white barrier on the right, and follow the track that descends in the direction of the quarry (1) . Follow the yellow markers (a single line).
Take the first path on the left (2)and walk on the raised section of the quarry.
At the end of this trail (be careful of vertigo), take the poorly marked, upward trail.
This climbs steeply up to a small wall.(3)

Climb this wall and take the track in the middle that continues through the valley.
Ignore the trail to the left (5)(4) and arrive at the asphalt road.
Turn left and then right on the track, and continue up to the Saint Vincent hut.
After the cabin turn left on the upward track.
Arrive at the fountain (6), turn left, cross the road and climb the track in the direction of the Caserne du Centre.
When you get to the tank,(7)climb the track still in the direction of the barracks (Caserne).
Make a return trip to the barracks. There's a beautiful viewing point over North Toulon.
Take the track in the direction of the Parc zoologique. Pass the zoo and take the track in the direction of the Memorial.

Take the first right(8) on the Sentier des Crêtes and the follow it to get to the Memorial.
Enjoy the viewing point over West Toulon.

Resume the asphalt road to the right and immediately after the cable car station, take the trail down to the left.(9)
Continue on this trail which runs along the road.
This trail winds down and crosses the road several times.
You'll arrive at the fire-fighters' track, where you turn left.
You'll get back to the vehicles after the reservoirs.

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 157 m - Parking at Fort Saint-Antoine
  2. 1 : km 0.46 - alt. 200 m - Yellow marked trail
  3. 2 : km 0.69 - alt. 184 m - Quarry path
  4. 3 : km 1.07 - alt. 191 m - Left, faint path
  5. 4 : km 1.27 - alt. 245 m - Low wall
  6. 5 : km 2.4 - alt. 328 m - Cable car
  7. 6 : km 4.07 - alt. 422 m - Cabane Saint-Vincent
  8. 7 : km 5.09 - alt. 514 m - Fountain
  9. 8 : km 5.32 - alt. 528 m - Faron summit junction
  10. 9 : km 6.76 - alt. 508 m - Tanker
  11. 10 : km 7.1 - alt. 542 m - Carrefour de la caserne
  12. 11 : km 7.81 - alt. 500 m - The ridge trail - Zoo du Mont Faron
  13. 12 : km 8.87 - alt. 497 m - Mémorial du Débarquement (Toulon)
  14. 13 : km 9.54 - alt. 443 m - Antenna branch
  15. 14 : km 11.19 - alt. 247 m - DFCI track - Tour de l'Ubac (Toulon)
  16. S/E : km 12.86 - alt. 157 m - Parking at Fort Saint-Antoine

In the nearby area

Extraordinary view over Europe's most beautiful bay.
The Mémorial du Débarquement en Povence (Provence landing memorial).
Fauverie/zoo of Mont Faron.

Reviews and comments

4.7 / 5
Based on 71 reviews

Reliability of the description
4.6 / 5
Clarity of route map
4.5 / 5
Route interest
4.8 / 5
Bouchet Charles
Bouchet Charles

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of walk : Mar 25, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Clarity of route map : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Busy trail : No

Very pleasant route.
Precise directions and if we made a mistake, it was because we weren't looking at the GPS at the time.

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Gépa
Gépa

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of walk : Nov 03, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Clarity of route map : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Busy trail : Yes

A very pleasant walk in the autumn sunshine, with lovely light in the undergrowth and a superb, almost permanent view of Toulon.

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Gilles Vernier
Gilles Vernier

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of walk : Sep 14, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Clarity of route map : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Busy trail : No

Nice hike with good weather, good temperature, beautiful viewpoints, diverse environments, with active hikers.
Compared with the Faron hike, I extended it to the East Viewpoint near the Croix Faron fort.

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ametyslais
ametyslais

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of walk : Apr 07, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Clarity of route map : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Busy trail : No

Superb hike in glorious weather, neither too hot nor too cold, very few people but a great meeting with an experienced hiker who pointed us in the direction of other hikes... The view is magnificent, and makes for great photos. A short stop at the refreshment bar for a well-deserved refreshment. We'll be doing this walk again in autumn...

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Chipie21
Chipie21

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of walk : Oct 11, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Clarity of route map : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Busy trail : No

Very nice tour with superb panoramas of the Toulon region. We did it in early October under sunny skies and hardly met anyone. Thank you for this wonderful discovery.

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Perez Jacques
Perez Jacques

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of walk : Oct 01, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Clarity of route map : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Busy trail : No

beautiful circuit

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Mitchou8321
Mitchou8321

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of walk : Apr 18, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Clarity of route map : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Busy trail : Yes

nice route especially with the beautiful sunny day and within everyone's reach, little mix-up on the route after the low wall on the right path to take, After stepping over the low wall we found ourselves on the road in front of a barrier, we had to take the path on the left after this barrier, then take the path on the right after the hut, but the GPS track was good, in fact we "navigated" with the GPS in the uncertainty of the above-mentioned points, we made a small diversions via the path below the zoo to picnic on the tables provided for this purpose.

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Yannik5
Yannik5

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of walk : Feb 02, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Clarity of route map : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Busy trail : No

Very easy to follow with the description (and the GPX track when in doubt) and a very nice route! done at the beginning of February.

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Carotline
Carotline

Overall rating : 3.3 / 5

Date of walk : Dec 30, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Clarity of route map : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Busy trail : No

We didn't take the right route at first... but the walk is well worth the diversions.

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Sssarah
Sssarah

Overall rating : 3.7 / 5

Date of walk : Aug 14, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Clarity of route map : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Busy trail : No

It was a superb walk, with beautiful scenery of both the Toulon harbour and the hinterland. But the route wasn't very well signposted, so we had to follow our route in real time on the app to be sure. At one point, we had to climb some rocks, which was the worst part. The rest is quite doable. So we did it in August, and we didn't come across anyone.

Be careful to park before the road becomes a one-way street, as the turn back down is long and spoils the view.

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Fanny38
Fanny38

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of walk : May 29, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Clarity of route map : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Busy trail : No

Great hike, thank you very much for this suggestion. We were lucky enough to do it in May, so we hardly met anyone! The route is splendid and the views extraordinary.
We looked for our way around a bit after the zoo, but we ended up finding the right route.

The only thing you need to remember is to park lower down than indicated in the description, otherwise you'll be obliged (like us, unfortunately) to drive all the way round Mont Faron, which takes an enormous amount of time (and you'll end up going back to places you've already visited on foot, which is frustrating!) The road is a one-way street, so it's impossible to go back down the same way we came.

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Pilou85
Pilou85

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of walk : May 30, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Clarity of route map : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Busy trail : No

Super hike, great views, nice climb and less interesting descent on a stony path.
Best done in the morning, and bring at least trainers.

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marchons78
marchons78

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of walk : May 20, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Clarity of route map : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Busy trail : No

Unfortunately, the clouds also came for a walk, but at least we weren't hot. Pleasant all the same, the flora was there, a delight for the eyes.

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Odile LEFEUVRE
Odile LEFEUVRE

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of walk : May 02, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Clarity of route map : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Busy trail : No

Lovely walk, beautiful views

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squale1953
squale1953

Good evening
It's true that we also chose the right day for the weather, as this is a hike that is best enjoyed in the sunshine.
Thank you for your constructive comments, positive or negative, as they are there to help us, the authors, to improve our hikes, as I said to you.
You're welcome.
I've also given you some good hikes to do in the region within the 10 km radius for the moment and further afield after the confinement.
Have a good evening and see you soon on our paths.

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