Park in the Théâtre de la Mer car park (free), Promenade du Maréchal Leclerc.
(S/E) Cross the road at the pedestrian crossing and take the ramp that leads to Rue Jean Vilar. Turn right, then take Chemin du Cimetière on the left. Climb the stairs to reach Impasse des Agaves and turn right.
(1) Enter the cemetery and cross it from the top (this avoids taking a road). Take the stairs on the left, passing in front of Jean Vilar's grave. When you leave the cemetery, turn right and walk along the Paul Valéry Museum and then the beautiful Mediterranean garden where caper bushes grow, among other plants. Turn left to enter, cross it and come out higher up on Chemin du Phare.
(2) Turn left. Pass in front of the Saint-Clair lighthouse and follow the very steep road uphill.
(3) At the three-way junction, turn left onto Chemin de la Mogeire. Go up the stairs, turn left and then take the first street on the right, Chemin de la Chabanette. Come out onto Chemin de la Huitième Station and turn right. Arrive at Chemin de Saint-Clair and continue right for a few dozen metres.
(4) Turn right onto Chemin du Mas Rousson, which descends and includes a long staircase. At the end of the staircase, turn right. Walk past the Paul Valéry secondary school and admire its architecture and that of the Paul Bert school below. At the bottom of the street, admire two graffiti murals, then turn left onto Rue de Villefranche.
(5) Walk past the school steps and take the opportunity to look at the ground of Impasse Canilhac opposite. Go around the school and start another climb up Rue Louis Ramon, then Rue de Belfort. After Impasse des Acanthes on your right, take the steps of Chemin de Biscan Pas, which climb up to the Mont Saint-Clair observatory.
(6) Take the time to enjoy the view, then cross the car park to reach the Chapel of Notre-Dame de la Salette. Continue the walk past the cross and turn left onto Chemin des Pèlerins.
Turn right to take the Chemin de la Montmorencette staircase. At the bottom of the stairs, turn left and then left again onto Chemin du Glacis. At the intersection with Impasse de la Grenouille, take the stairs on the left, continue right on Chemin du Glacis and then turn right onto the Craque staircase.
(7) Turn left onto Chemin de l'Anglore and continue along this path, veering right at the three-way junction. Continue straight ahead until you reach the entrance to the Pierres Blanches National Forest.
(8) Take the path straight ahead to the intersection and turn left. At the second intersection, take a wider path on the left, then take a small footbridge on the right that leads to the orientation table.
(9) Beautiful viewpoint. Table and picnic area. With your back to the table, take the path that leads to a refreshment bar and take the wide path on the right before you get there. Be careful to take the next small path on the left, which is not very visible and winds through the oak trees. At the end, go down the rounded steps, turn right and take the botanical path (sign) opposite, which descends through the prickly pear trees. At the bottom, turn left onto Boulevard Jean Mathieu Grangent.
(10) At the roundabout, turn right onto Rue d'Aquitaine, cross Boulevard Joliot Curie and take Rue du Dauphiné opposite. At the end, turn left onto Chemin des Quilles and join Route de la Corniche. Turn left.
(11) After the relay antenna, take the stairs that lead along the beach below the road on the small path. At the end of Plage du Lazaret, after the lifeguard station, pass between the beach and the buildings, pass Pointe du Lazaret and continue to Plage de la Vigie. Turn left to reach Rue de Savoie and follow it to the right.
(12) At the roundabout, turn right and, immediately after the building, take a small path on the left that runs along the cliffs to the Rose Roc sculpture. Continue along Promenade Maréchal Leclerc to reach the nearby car park (S/E).
This hike may be prohibited depending on
pleasant stroll