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In order to make the M19 (Route Métropole 19) safer for heavy traffic, the road has been modified here, removing this bend, which will serve as the starting point and parking area for your vehicle.
By bus:
Take Line 19, route: Vauban-Levens.
Bus company: Lignes d'Azur. Stop at: La Clua.
(S/E) At the start, follow the curve of the old bend for about a hundred metres to see the pools of the La Banquière river below and join the M19. Please note that there is heavy traffic. Cross the road and continue along Chemin de la Condamine, also known as D.F.C.I. No. LD 86, until you reach a crossroads of carriageways.
(1) Turn left and then immediately right onto the path that starts on the right at 180°. The path joins a track suitable for vehicles.
(2) Turn left and continue on the track until you reach a fork.
(3) Turn right just before the chalet onto the paved slanting street (yellow markings).
(4) Turn right just after the cross.
(5) At the crossroads, take the path on the right, which offers views of the Château de Tourrette-Levens.
(6) At the crossroads of paths on a small flat area, turn right. The path climbs steeply and the wooded area gradually disappears, revealing Mont Chauve de Tourrette and its telecommunications pylon.
(7) The Fort du Mont Chauve de Tourrette is above you. Be careful, the path has almost disappeared, with thorny heath shrubs. Leave the track and head right, due west, through the heath for about a hundred metres to reach the fenced perimeter of the fort. Go around the fence on the left (south side of the fort) to reach the site's entrance gate.
This is a private area managed by the local shooting club, under the 1901 law. When the gate is open, enter and stay strictly on the track that leads to the shooting club members' car park, about 50 metres away.
This will give you a view of the main gate of the fort. This area leading to the car park is not dangerous. A friendly greeting or wave is always appreciated in this type of place. Leave the site by the same route.
Walk down the track to reach the valley. Be careful on the way down and look around the valley to find the tunnel entrance.
(8) If one of the two tunnel entrances is open, feel free to go inside and take a look at the military architecture. Pass to the left of the tunnel and cross the small hill above it. You are now in sight of and at the foot of Mont Chauve d'Aspremont. A path visible from afar shows you the way to the fort. You will come to a crossroads and a cairn.
(9) Turn right to go around the entire Fort du Mont Chauve d'Aspremont (on the north side). Enjoy the views of the Var and the Pre-Alps. This is a popular spot. Complete the full tour of Mont Chauve, then enter the fort through the entrance gate. Don't hesitate to visit the moat. The site is open to all visitors. Leave the site. The view from outside is exceptional.
From the entrance gate, at thefirst bend to the right, turn left onto a mound and follow the path that runs along the fort's surrounding walls to return to the crossroads you passed on the way there.
(9) Turn right and head towards the valley. Pass on the right well before the tunnel and join the tarmac road of Mont Chauve below. Continue left on the access road to the shooting range/departmental kennel and pound. Pass through the swing gate.
(10) Turn right after the bend onto the path that is slightly below. Continue on the south-facing track that passes through an area of buildings dating from the years when the forts were built. Turn left, just after the steps leading down a staircase, walk along the ruins and continue on the path, still facing south. Go down the slope and cross thefirst tarmac road.
(11) Turn left at thesecond tarmac road and continue along this road.
(12) At the three-way junction in the tarmac roads, turn left onto the road that climbs slightly, then turn left again onto Chemin de Gheirart, also known as DFCI n° LD 86. Continue along this track and you will come to a fork that you passed on the way out.
(3) At the chalet, continue straight ahead and follow the path in the opposite direction to the outward journey. Continue along the track to return to the starting point (S/E).
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