Le Mourre Nègre via Cucuron

This long circuit allows you to discover two of the most beautiful valleys on the southern flank, the ridges and the highest point of the Grand Luberon, as well as the picturesque villages of Vaugines and Cucuron.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 21.27 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 8h 30 
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    Difficulty: Difficult

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 862 m
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    Descent: - 855 m

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    Highest point: 1,123 m
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    Lowest point: 344 m
  • ⚐ Country: France
  • ⚐
    Area: Luberon
  • ⚐ District: Cucuron (84160)
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 43.774783° / E 5.438717°
  • ❏
    IGN map(s): Ref. 3242OT, 3243OT
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Description of the walk

Park in the car park at the end of Place de l'Étang in Cucuron on the right below.

(S/E) Leave the car park and turn right onto Rue Bérard du Roure, which climbs and becomes Chemin de l'Hermitage. It continues opposite to climb up the valley (yellow markings).

(1) At the end of this road, at a three-way intersection, turn left onto the path. Stay on the main path until you reach a crossroads. Ignore the path on the left and continue straight ahead. The path narrows and, before you reach an area of terraces planted with fruit trees, take the path on the left that climbs up to the Chapelle de l'Ermitage, perched on the hill.

(2) Go around the chapel on the left and follow theGR® (red and white) marked path which climbs northwards.

(3) When you reach a track, follow it to the left for 50 metres, then leave it and take a small, barely visible path on the right, which climbs up to the Ferme de la Tuilière.

(4) At the Ferme de la Tuilière junction, ignore the signpost on the right and continue climbing for 700 metres.

(5) At the intersection, leave theGR®9trail on the right and turn left towards the Fayette - La Glacière valley (yellow markings). After walking for almost 2 km, leave the path that branches off to the left and continue straight ahead uphill.

(6) 300m further up, look for a cairn marking a small, fairly steep path climbing up to the right. This leads to the ridge.

(7) Once on the Luberon ridge, take the path on the left that follows the ridge and, after a final steep climb on the left, reaches the summit of Mourre-Nègre, the highest point in the Luberon.

(8) Descend from the summit and take the track on the left which leads to a crossroads.

(9) Follow the track on theGR®92to the left towards Jas de Brémond for about 7km, staying almost entirely on the ridge line.
Ignore the next two crossroads and continue straight ahead to find the Hamourralhadou marker.

(10) Continue for 200m to Les Estrugets and turn left. Follow the track for another 3km to the Lou Pas deïs Ansarris crossroads.

(11) At this junction, take the path that descends to the left into the valley towards Vaugines.

(12) Once on the road (Chemin de Vaunières), rejoin theGR® and turn left for 300 metres, then left again onto Rue des Grottes, which leads to the village square in Vaugines.

(13) Continue right on Rue de la Mairie, then quickly left onto Rue Basse. Then turn left onto Rue Capello for a few metres and continue right onto Rue Haute. When it leads to a small square, make a zigzag right-left turn to find yourself on Allée de l'Église.

(14) Take the path that goes around the small chapel on the left and goes up through the olive trees. Ignore the paths on the right and left to reach Route de Vaugines (D56).

(15) Turn left to reach the Guet crossroads on the D56. Turn right and then immediately left onto Chemin de Vaugines. After 500 metres, turn left onto Chemin de Gabarru, which leads back to Place de l'Étang and the car park (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 345 m - Car park at the end of Place de l'Étang
  2. 1 : km 0.42 - alt. 365 m - Fork to the left
  3. 2 : km 1.85 - alt. 490 m - Chapelle de l'Ermitage
  4. 3 : km 3.07 - alt. 530 m - Turn left onto the track
  5. 4 : km 3.33 - alt. 539 m - La Tuilière farm
  6. 5 : km 4.05 - alt. 592 m - Turn left towards Vallon de la Fayette
  7. 6 : km 6.19 - alt. 892 m - Turn right at the cairn
  8. 7 : km 7.09 - alt. 1,070 m - Turn left onto the ridge
  9. 8 : km 7.68 - alt. 1,123 m - Mourre Nègre
  10. 9 : km 8 - alt. 1,092 m - Turn left onto the track
  11. 10 : km 10.13 - alt. 953 m - L'Hamourralhadou
  12. 11 : km 14.11 - alt. 855 m - Lou Pas deïs Ansarris.
  13. 12 : km 18.38 - alt. 397 m - Turn left onto the road
  14. 13 : km 19.05 - alt. 380 m - Place de Vaugines
  15. 14 : km 19.29 - alt. 376 m - On the right next to the church
  16. 15 : km 20.29 - alt. 371 m - Turn left onto the D56
  17. S/E : km 21.27 - alt. 345 m - Car park at the end of Place de l'Étang

Notes

Water point in the village of Vaugines.

(6) You can continue to follow the valley, then when it joins the track, take a path on the right to reach the summit via a less steep slope.

Worth a visit

Visit Vaugines and Cucuron, typical Provençal villages.

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

4.7 / 5
Based on 17 reviews

Reliability of the description
4.8 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.8 / 5
Route interest
4.4 / 5
User 27384338

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 02, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : Yes

Clear and precise explanations
I recommend

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RandoCathyMichel
RandoCathyMichel

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : May 07, 2023
Reliability of the description : Not used / Not applicable
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A very beautiful hike, the difficulty lies in its length, but the climb is steady on a pleasant path. The 360° view from the summit is magnificent. The descent may be a little long, but it is on a wide path that allows you to chat when hiking with others. Recommended in spring when there is an abundance of beautiful flowers.

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MFvr
MFvr

Overall rating : 4.5 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 10, 2022
Reliability of the description : Not used / Not applicable
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Thank you for this beautiful hike starting from Cucuron, which I didn't know. Nor Vaugines, for that matter.
I made a small mistake along the way, which meant I ended up walking 23 km (Decathlon Coach).
Very hot, hardly anyone around, beautiful views.

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daniel kern
daniel kern

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 20, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : Yes

Very beautiful hike

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bert1965
bert1965

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Feb 22, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : Yes

I completed the route in 6 hours, including breaks.
The return journey from Mourre Négresse is along a forest track

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Lalie
Lalie

Overall rating : 4.5 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 19, 2020
Reliability of the description : Not used / Not applicable
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Hello
i actually combined two routes into one: i started from Cucuron and went to the Fayette valley, then switched to the 'Mourre Nègre from Auribeau' route until I reached the Hamourralhadou sign, where I switched back to the 'Mourre Nègre from Cucuron' route.
There weren't many people out in this threatening weather, apart from some hunters.
No difficulties identified, except for the steep incline, which is still manageable, and what's more, at the top, we are richly rewarded
Thank you for this route, and don't forget to do the heritage circuit of Cucuron, a pretty little village.

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Autrautruche
Autrautruche

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Feb 16, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

Thank you for this hike.
The path is indeed difficult to see Perhaps you could indicate that it follows the GR? (But I think we are at a GR intersection at this point).
I also got a little lost in Vaugines. I didn't understand this passage: "When you come to a small square, make a zigzag right-left to find yourself on Allée de l'Église." But it's no big deal, Vaugines is cute.
The hike is interesting from a sporting point of view (the end of the climb is tough), but it's mainly in the forest, with no views. There's a small view at the top.

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ANNIEMORENO
ANNIEMORENO

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 25, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

Distance, elevation gain – everything was perfect
Very good description
nothing to complain about

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Patrickmd
Patrickmd

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 25, 2018
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

First time at Mourre Nègre via Cucuron. I changed the route from point 4, taking a steep, rocky path on the left that led back down to point 10, then followed the ridge path to the antenna and descended via the normal, somewhat monotonous trail. Fantastic views on both sides in clear weather.
a good hike, highly recommended.

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CLOLI84
CLOLI84

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 17, 2018
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

a beautiful route with lovely panoramic views. It is impossible to get lost on this parish specific to Brittany route. I highly recommend this hike!

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xavier99
xavier99

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 21, 2018
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

first visit to Mourre Nègre.
Quite a long and demanding hike to reach the summit.
The Glacière valley lives up to its name, and its shade is very welcome at this time of year.
The ridge section after the summit is worth straying slightly from the GPS track without getting lost.
Despite a slight hesitation at point 10, no worries.
The village of Vaugines is very pretty.

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samy45
samy45

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 27, 2017
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

The climb up the La Glacière valley and the descent towards Vaugines, both on wide, even tracks, are easy but monotonous and tedious. The path that follows the ridge from Mourre Nègre is very beautiful (especially if you stray from the track to get as close as possible to the ridge) and offers magnificent views. The walk through the village of Vaugines is well worth the detour.
In short, a beautiful hike.

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mzouin
mzouin

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 17, 2016
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

Everything was as described except for the duration. There were two of us and it took us an hour and a half less, including visits to both villages. To be honest, this didn't bother us, as the time is given as a guide only

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F1EMG
F1EMG

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 12, 2015
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

A very beautiful route, but mainly on tracks.
You can do most of the climb in the morning (lunch at the summit) and it's mostly downhill in the afternoon.
You can reduce the amount of track by taking paths often on the right-hand side of the track to descend: aim for a passage along the ridges.

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benoitj
benoitj

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 26, 2014
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

A very beautiful hike in the sunshine. The route is very well marked; all you had to do was follow the signs. Thank you very much.

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