Les Grands Ubacs from Pichauris

Starting from the Micocouliers car park above Pichauris, this beautiful circular route around the Grands Ubacs will take you to the orientation table and beneath the antennas of Mont du Marseillais. You can discover the places where Yves Robert located Marcel Pagnol's holiday home in the film "La Gloire de mon Père" (My Father's Glory).

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 10.35 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 3h 45 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Moderate

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 288 m
  • ↘
    Descent: - 286 m

  • ▲
    Highest point: 585 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 343 m

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Description of the walk

Park at the Micocouliers car park on the edge of the Route de Pichauris (D46a).

(S/E) Follow the track down towards the hamlet of Pichauris (yellow markings). Pass by La Plâtrière, a former gypsum factory, and continue towards the hamlet.

(1) About a hundred metres before you get there, take the track that climbs to the left towards the orientation table. You will reach a junction with another track.

(2) Continue on the left to stay on the same track, which winds its way to a fork in the shape of an inverted Y: directional sign.

(3) Take the track on the left, which leads to the orientation table. You will reach another fork.

(4) Turn left to climb up to the orientation table: enjoy the view.

(5) Retrace your steps.

(4) Take the path that descends to the left for about 50 metres, then take the path on the right marked in yellow and red: GR® de Pays Provence Mines d'Énergies. This varied trail alternates between descents, flat sections, rocky climbs, beautiful views, forest and heath, and ends at a multiple crossroads including a DFCI firebreak at a cistern.

(6) Follow this track to the left (east) and join the track that leads to Mont du Marseillais.

(7) Ignore it and continue straight ahead to pass under the antennas. Negotiate a 90° left turn and walk about 200 m to reach a crossroads marked by a sign and a cairn.

(8) Leave the track and take a path on the left: a variant of the GRP® (yellow and red markings) and follow it until you reach the Route du Régage.

(9) Turn left and follow the road for about 50 metres, then take a path on the left that climbs up to a track. Follow this track to the right to rejoin the road: be careful, as the markings are not very clear on this section. Continue in the same direction, following this road until you reach the first junction.

(10) Turn left and pass by a riding centre. Continue to follow the yellow and red markings and rejoin the road for the last time.

(11) Turn left and follow the road carefully to the car park (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 386 m - Micocouliers car park
  2. 1 : km 0.78 - alt. 351 m - Start of the track on the left
  3. 2 : km 1.78 - alt. 396 m - Trail junction, on the left
  4. 3 : km 2.45 - alt. 415 m - Directional sign, on the left
  5. 4 : km 2.59 - alt. 429 m - Junction, directional sign
  6. 5 : km 2.75 - alt. 448 m - Orientation table
  7. 6 : km 5.41 - alt. 585 m - Cistern
  8. 7 : km 6.49 - alt. 569 m - Intersection, straight ahead
  9. 8 : km 7.45 - alt. 517 m - Sign + cairn, on the left
  10. 9 : km 8.69 - alt. 420 m - Route du Régage, on the left
  11. 10 : km 9.48 - alt. 423 m - Equestrian centre
  12. 11 : km 10.18 - alt. 398 m - Return to the road, on the left.
  13. S/E : km 10.35 - alt. 386 m - Micocouliers car park

Notes

(7) Alternative: you can follow the track on the right to reach Mont du Marseillais. A path then leads back to the track and the route between (7) and (8).

Worth a visit

La Plâtrière, the hamlet of Pichauris, the orientation table and Mont du Marseillais.

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
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Reliability of the description
5 / 5
Ease of following the route
5 / 5
Route interest
4 / 5
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Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 02, 2026
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Very well-defined itinerary

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