Soleil Bœuf as seen from Bouzoulières

Date of your route : Sep 02, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A hike with no particular difficulties, mostly along forest tracks.
Stunning views once you reach the summit. A good way to stretch our legs the day after we arrived in Barcelonnette.

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Date of your route : Dec 24, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

I don’t understand the other reviews left for this walk.
The walk passes through a lovely larch forest (which is magnificent in autumn) before climbing up to the Soleil Bœuf ridge, where there’s a magnificent panoramic view.
This walk may indeed be a bit long for those walking back down (in which case you can park further along the track), but for paragliders, this walk is a real treat.
The directions are clear and, contrary to what peperedu55 says, THE HIKE IS NOT ON A TARMACKED ROAD (nor is it in the Hautes-Alpes, for that matter)!!!
I highly recommend this hike.

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Date of your route : Sep 20, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★☆☆☆☆ Very disappointing
Ease of following the route : Not used / Not applicable
Route interest : ★☆☆☆☆ Very disappointing
Very busy route : No

When you see this department with its majestic scenery, I do wonder what the point of this walk is.....
So if you’re setting off from the village at the starting point of this so-called walk, I wish you good luck…… it goes uphill…… and uphill…… along a narrow tarmac road…… that’s completely uninteresting…… With a bit of courage, but above all determination, you’ll reach the famous car park…… which has about four or five parking spaces.
Right, the climb isn’t over yet, but this time it’s along a stony path with a rather nice view on your left, which you’ll find again on your right as you follow the same path back…
After 1.6 kilometres… we turned back… very disappointed and found it completely uninteresting… absolutely no interest at all!!!!!
I wouldn’t even go there for a walk with the dog.
I’m being harsh in my words... but honestly, for the Hautes-Alpes... we’ve wasted our morning!

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Date of your route : Sep 03, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★☆☆☆☆ Very disappointing
Ease of following the route : Not used / Not applicable
Route interest : ★☆☆☆☆ Very disappointing
Very busy route : No

A rather uninspiring walk: you follow a track suitable for vehicles almost all the way to the end (some people park a long way off, almost at the finish; Visorando advises parking at the end of the tarmac road, which is quite low down); admittedly, you do go uphill – a gentle climb – but you might as well be walking along a road. A rare let-down in this magnificent area. The signposting is misleading, because if you follow the ‘Soleil Boeuf’ sign (when you should actually be following ‘les crêtes’ at the end), you end up heading up towards the Trois Hommes. This allowed us to avoid the tedium of the path, but bear in mind that it adds 200 metres of steep ascent, plus a dangerous section crossing a ravine for about 300 metres to reach the Rasinières ridge.
I’d say ‘don’t do it’!

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