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At the entrance to Ollioules coming from Six-Fours, at the roundabout serving Ollioules and Châteauvallon, turn left onto Chemin du Passage à Gué until you reach the Ollioules rescue centre (signposted at the roundabout). In front of the emergency services centre (fire station), there are parallel parking spaces available. Park here.
(S/E) Continuing along the road, you will see the extension of Chemin du Passage à Gué marked as a dead end opposite you and, on your left, the street called Chemin de Six-Fours. Before this crossroads, turn right onto the carriageway bordered on the left by a wall built with large cemented pebbles (opposite Chemin de Six-Fours, which it continues). This road leads to the banks of the Reppe.
Turn right along the Reppe, pass under the road bridge and continue along the path, which soon leaves the riverbank to follow a canal (béal), the Canal des Arrosants.
The road passes in front of the Moulin de Palisson. On the left, you can see the beautiful gardens of the Lei Platano outdoor activity centre. Continue along the canal. You can see a beautifully restored bucket waterwheel. Just after passing the outdoor activity centre building, you will see a large circular waterwheel for animal traction on the left.
(1) Just after the waterwheel, you can see the Rebuffel resclave in the riverbed. The path turns right and runs alongside greenhouses on the left and a wall on the right.
(2) Once past this wall, you can reach the street and turn right into a small park with boules courts, at the end of which is a large basin called a serve. After walking around it, retrace your steps.
(2) Head north again along the path beside the béal (a canal, now very narrow), which is called Chemin d'Entre les Horts, then Chemin du Mail, after crossing Chemin de Vannelle.
You will then come to a dead end with the entrance to the Parc de la Fraternité - du Pont du Berger on your left.
(3) Continue straight on until you reach Chemin du Pont du Berger, which still runs alongside a water channel and leads to a street (Chemin de Saint-Roch), also lined with a water channel. Follow this street to Avenue Georges Clemenceau, turn left to cross the Reppe river via a bridge. Just after the bridge, turn right onto Rue Nationale.
(4) Turn left onto a pretty little square where you will find the Municipal Police station, shaded by plane trees and adorned with a beautiful fountain. At the far right of the square, take Rue (ruelle) Ernest Renan and, just at the end of it, turn left onto Rue (ruelle) Gabriel Péri.
When you reach a large paved square opposite the Town Hall, turn right and cross the square. At the Bizerte restaurant, turn left into Rue Marcellin Berthelot, which begins with a covered passageway. Go to the end of this street and turn left onto Rue Fontaine du Rentier, then soon after turn right into the covered passageway of Rue Gambetta, which leads to Rue Diderot where you will find theGR® 51 (red and white markings). Follow Rue Diderot to the left, which leads to Place du Trémaillon.
(5) Turn right onto Chemin du Trémaillon (GR®), which climbs steeply between beautiful stone walls and first passes in front of the Jardin des Vintimilles, which you can visit. Continue to the entrance of the feudal castle, enter the castle grounds and visit it (there are numerous information panels).
After visiting the castle, continue along Chemin de Sainte-Barbe, still following the GR®. Pass in front of the water tanks. At the last house, the paved path ends and is replaced by a trail (stillGR® ) that climbs, runs along terraces on the left and offers breathtaking views of La Courtine and the Ollioules gorges on the right. It joins the road that climbs to Hugueneuve. Follow it to the large car park.
(6) Walk along the car park towards the west to the start of the hiking trail (yellow markings) for about 400 m, then turn right to join the fitness trail. Explore the paths of this fitness trail and return to the car park via the Gros Cerveau observatory.
(6) Take the paved track that climbs above the road (Chemin des Hauts de Sainte-Barbe).
(7) At the second right-hand bend, take the path on the left which gradually descends towards the road and joins it near the junction with the GR®. Take the road and follow it downhill.
(8) After a hairpin bend on the left, turn left onto Chemin du Castellas and follow it downhill to the end, where you will arrive at a paved esplanade. Turn right.
(9) Immediately turn left onto Rue Saint-Laurent, which descends to the church. Go around the church on the left and descend to Rue de la République (very old olive tree). Follow Rue de la République to the right, which continues as Avenue de la Résistance.
(10) Just before the Plantade roundabout, turn left onto the Chemin du Pont du Berger bridge (landmark: Feuillazur company building), which leads to the Parc de la Fraternité. This is a beautiful wooded park that is well worth a visit (and a pleasant place to stop for a picnic).
Join Chemin du Mail at the park exit.
(3) Turn right and follow the path along the irrigation channel in the opposite direction.
(2) Turn right at a right angle.
(1) Turn left at the resclave and continue back along the Canal des Arrosants. Go back under the road bridge and follow the path on the left which joins Chemin du Passage à Gué, where you turn left to reach the car park of the rescue centre (S/E).
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