Marseilleveyre from the start of the Goudes

A magnificent walk between land and sea. Best done in spring for its flowerbeds. The first part is technically difficult, both uphill and downhill, but you have to take your time. It took us 4 hours

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Very nice hike!
I agree with the other comments about the level of difficulty of the hike, I would also describe it as difficult as there are some passages to climb, so you do need a certain level of confidence. It climbs quite a bit at one point before the summit of Béouveyre, but apart from that the difference in altitude isn't too great.
I did it in dry, not very windy weather, and it was great, with magnificent scenery.

With a good walking pace and several breaks, it took me 3 hours.

Thank you for this wonderful hike!

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Superb hike with magnificent views of Les Goudes, the calanques and Marseille.
The Col Moutte deserves a marker, for 2 reasons:
- you pass quite a few mini-passes beforehand without knowing whether it's the Col Moutte or not.
- if you follow the brown track after this pass, you need to be careful 100 metres after the pass to take the path that rises to the right and not stay on the main path.
Otherwise, the passage over the Col des Chèvres is a bit hot and warrants the description "difficult". But if you enjoy climbing, it's a treat.
And the way back is very pleasant in the valleys at the foot of the cliffs.
I'd do it again, I really loved it 😊😍

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Hi, very pleasant hike on 25 April, accompanied by 4 teenagers aged 16 to 20 with a very academic level of sport but used to family hikes.

The Béouveyre-Marseilleveyre hike is our big totem, and we need to inject ourselves with a dose of it at least once a year.
We usually go up to Béouveyre from the Madrague de Montredon (just before Samena), by a climb that's quite steep too, but perhaps a little less steep than from Les Goudes. We then descend via Pastré and the Bd de la Grotte Roland (and guess who's going to pick up the car parked at La Madrague? ).

Difficulty: We agree with most of the comments that this was a "difficult" hike: a very steep ascent, tricky sections between Béouveyre and the Col des Chèvres that are not suitable for beginners, and the descent from Marseilleveyre, which involves some slight scree. Compared with the access via La Madrague, the hike via Les Goudes seemed a little steeper, but fairly even in terms of difficulty. We were in average physical condition, due to our lack of regular exercise. So we had a bit of a hard time of it, and we howled with joy when we reached Béouveyre.

Points of view / interest: This is a truly magnificent hike, with changing, splendid views. It has the merit of offering a complete panorama of the calanques.

Walking time: We really took our time, with many short breaks and two longer ones, and took 7 hours at a slow pace. Let's say 5 hours of walking and 2 hours of breaks.

Route: Very well signposted, but be sure to follow the recommendations, especially at the very end before Les Goudes, and always check to make sure you're following the right colour.

Conclusion:
We had a great time.
- Not recommended for neophyte hikers with little training, unsteady feet or who are uncomfortable with roped passages or using their hands.
- Recommended for those who enjoy a little thrill, rock climbing and good climbs.

Many thanks to the author of this hike for introducing us to this variant.

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The notion of medium or difficult must depend on the hikers. We were with an 11-year-old child and two 70-year-olds and we loved the walk. It took us 4 hours and there are indeed some technical sections, but they're very localised. I wouldn't do this hike in a strong mistral wind or after rain, though. The views over Marseille and the coast are incredible. A real pleasure to do in winter as it's not very busy and you can park in Les Goudes.

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Done on 27/01/2023 in cold weather and medium wind.
The time given was short! There is a difference in altitude and some exposed sections. This walk is not suitable for young children.
On the FFrandonnée website, the rating would have been E4T3 R3.

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Although the panorama is magnificent, I would describe this hike as "difficult" because there are several tricky sections where you have to get your hands dirty.

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Nice route, takes 3 hours if you walk well.
It gets off to a strong start with a long climb to the pass, but then a quiet one. A very pleasant descent through a wooded area.

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This is the third time I've done this hike (summer, autumn, spring); in my opinion, the average level is wrong and should be described as difficult.
A rope climb, a number of rock-climbing sections and rolling paths mean that it can't be described as average.
It may be short, but it's not necessarily for amateurs or weekend athletes.
What's more, the signposting is complicated, as you have to follow a different colour each time.
The first time, I followed the red in the wrong direction. And this time, the brown... Which doesn't indicate that you should turn right.
Otherwise, the view is magnificent, but unfortunately the massif has become too busy.

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It's a really nice route with magnificent views, but it's more of a "difficult" level for us amateur hikers. It took us 2 hours to get to point 1, then we came across someone telling us that the rest of the walk included chains and as it was windy, we preferred to turn back, especially given how far we still had to go.

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A very nice walk, but the steep path and a difficult section (a small gully to descend with the help of a rope) mean that I wouldn't recommend it to beginners.

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I gave up last week because of the difficulty between Béouveyre and the Col des Chèvres. I did the hike in the other direction, so the difficulties in that direction are manageable. Even though I bypassed the direct climb from the Col des Chèvres, I went further to the left via the rocky ascent. That said, the view from Béouveyre is of little interest from the summit of Marseilleveyre. For a better route, I recommend the yellow path from the Col des Chèvres towards the Col de la Moutte, as it's very pleasant and the view of the calanques is superb.
And I insist, it's a short but difficult hike.

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Hiking marked as Medium!
The last 3 weeks I've done hikes in the calanques marked Difficult, so I wasn't expecting so many difficulties, because this one is much more difficult, especially the section before arriving at the col des chèvres. The yellow path from the col de la Moutte is much more pleasant and the view is superb when you arrive at the col des chèvres.
Next time I'll try it the other way round.

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In fact, we didn't follow the hike, because from the start we took the return path (red) and quickly got lost because there were lots of tracks and paths that got tangled up in each other. And we had to go back down to find our way back to the start.
In short, we still had a great hike, took some great photos and enjoyed ourselves, even if it wasn't what we'd planned at the start.
I should add that it was the description of this hike that motivated us to come to this magnificent place, which I didn't know because I didn't live nearby.
So THANK YOU to the person who took the trouble to write this description.
Next time we'll do better, now that we've tested the terrain!

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