Mont des Spels

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A peaceful, easy walk with a unique view of Manosque. A path worth discovering!

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 5.40 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 2h 05 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Easy
  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 183 m
  • ↘
    Descent: - 189 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 590 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 402 m
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View of Mont d'Or

Description of the walk

Departure from the Manosque Municipal Swimming Pool car park.

(S/E) Walk up Avenue de l'Arche (north).

(1) At the end of the funeral parlour car park, go through the barrier and continue straight ahead on the Saint-Martin-les-Eaux path. Keep going straight ahead (north), staying on the main path that runs alongside a stream on the right.

(2) At the fork, turn right. The road becomes a path. Cross a small wooden bridge and continue up to the crossroads.

(3) Then turn right (south).

(4) After 500 metres, keep to the right. Descend the winding road and continue straight ahead until you reach Impasse du Pain de Sucre.

(5) At the end of the street, turn right at an acute angle into the Ginestes housing estate. Continue straight ahead along Chemin du Peyroulet. Continue straight ahead along Rue du Grand Chêne. At the end of this street, opposite the cemetery, turn right and go up Avenue de l'Arche to the swimming pool car park (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 419 m - Swimming pool car park
  2. 1 : km 0.38 - alt. 433 m - Funeral parlour car park
  3. 2 : km 1.77 - alt. 507 m - Fourche
  4. 3 : km 2.25 - alt. 560 m - At the crossroads, turn right.
  5. 4 : km 2.81 - alt. 576 m - Keep to the right.
  6. 5 : km 3.97 - alt. 472 m - At the end of the street, on the right
  7. S/E : km 5.4 - alt. 419 m - Swimming pool car park

Notes

Wear walking shoes and take water with you.
Don't forget your first aid kit.

Worth a visit

You are in Manosque, the home of Giono. Ask at the tourist office how to visit his house.

Reviews and comments

4.8 / 5
Based on 6 reviews
Reliability of the description
5 / 5
Ease of following the route
5 / 5
Route interest
4.3 / 5
Daniel M1.
Daniel M1.

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Nov 18, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Easy parking
Beautiful view of Manosque and the surrounding area

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Jérôme Schneider
Jérôme Schneider

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : May 04, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A very pleasant hike, shaded for about half of the route, which is not signposted but easy to follow with this app. Nice view of Manosque. Easy start from the town centre.

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Randocopines
Randocopines

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Jan 10, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

A pleasant hike, meeting friendly people. A nice picnic in the sunshine, benches and tables at Pain de Sucre.
Magnificent view of Manosque and Mont d'Or!

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Claudine Bideau
Claudine Bideau

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Nov 19, 2016
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

A very pleasant walk, with great variety over a relatively short distance; beautiful views over the Durance plain and a pleasant route through the woods at the start of the hike.

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cedric.h
cedric.h

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 18, 2016
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

Hello!
A short hike to warm up in the hills around Manosque.
We climbed to the top of Les Spels (where there is a... sorry, at least five ugly antennas... don't stay there too long) where the view of Mont d'Or, Manosque and the Durance Valley is splendid!
Enjoy your walk!
www.sacsadosetcourbatures.fr

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Thibaud B1.
Thibaud B1.

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 22, 2016
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

It takes about 30 to 40 minutes to run there. Great for locals! Thank you for this discovery.

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