Notre-Dame de Prime Combe

Date of your route : Apr 15, 2026
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Notre Dame de Primecombe is a beautiful site, but it is poorly maintained, which detracts from its beauty.
It is best to avoid the route in hot weather.

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Date of your route : Dec 08, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Very busy route : No

Trail mostly follows tracks, few viewpoints. GPS navigation no problem. Thanks anyway.

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Date of your route : Apr 15, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A very beautiful walk. We had a picnic at Notre Dame de Prme Combe, where there are tables and benches. However, we took a wrong turn between 12 and 13. It's not very well marked, with no cairn or coloured markings. We found ourselves a little further down on the D164, opposite Les Tuileries.

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Date of your route : Jan 01, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A pleasant, unpretentious hike
Perfect for chatting while walking and enjoying yourself at a leisurely pace

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Date of your route : Nov 26, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A very beautiful walk. It's a shame that the route is very poorly signposted. Thank goodness for GPS.

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Date of your route : Nov 14, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

Apart from the Notre Dame de Prime Combe site, there is little of interest. Lots of trails. GPS is useful as the descriptions are not always accurate.

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Date of your route : Oct 23, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

We shortened the route by taking "the schoolchildren's path" from Notre Dame de Prime Combe, a charming little path that winds through the forest. We walked for about two hours. It was a lovely walk that allowed us to visit this interesting site. There were many arbutus trees along the way, with delicious fruits to taste as we walked.

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Date of your route : Oct 15, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A beautiful autumn hike that allows you to discover the amazing site of Notre Dame de Prime Combe with its many calvaries, pietàs, statues, belfry... No problem finding your way with the GPS track.
Already familiar with the beautiful village of Lecques, we chose to park just to the right of the submersible bridge over the Vidourle before arriving in the village.
At point 13, the cairn is not clearly visible, but you can spot a barbed wire fence perpendicular to the path, which you should leave.

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Date of your route : Sep 24, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Since we are a group of hikers, we chose the car park next to the open-air café, as there is more space there than in front of the church.
Nice view from the antenna.

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Date of your route : Sep 24, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

A beautiful hike, but... for someone like me who loves unobstructed views and panoramas, I found myself mostly in wooded areas with few views. Wild boar hunts are quite frequent in the mountains, so please be careful.
The highlights of the hike:
-the village of Lecques, which is simply magnificent. Beautiful, well-maintained village houses, you can imagine the medieval atmosphere...
-We happened to be at the Notre Dame de Prime Combe chapel at midday and were treated to the surprise and pleasure of hearing the chapel bells ring!
- Beautiful view from the antenna over Hortus and Pic Saint Loup.

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

Lots of people at the chapel but few on the route. A pleasant and easy hike in good weather.

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Date of your route : Apr 23, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A hike without any major difficulties, mainly following trails. To spice things up, we did an extra circular from point 13 to point 8 (shown as a dotted line on the map), a shaded single track trail. Nice.

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Date of your route : Feb 21, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Very pretty village of Lecques as a starting point.
A lovely walk with no difficulty.

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Date of your route : Feb 05, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : Yes

Start from the pretty village of Lecques (there are very few parking spaces on the church square; go directly to the car park indicated on the banks of the Vidourle). From the car park, rather than taking the road, it is better to go via the church and the steps leading down to the Vidourle bridge. After the short tarmac section, almost the entire hike is on DFCI paths, but there are some single-track alternatives. The site of Notre-Dame de Prime Combe, with its large cross at the top, statue of the Virgin Mary, mausoleum, Stations of the Cross and open-air chapel (covered but without walls) is interesting, even if most of the buildings are not particularly attractive. On the way back to the finish, don't miss the right-hand turn (poorly signposted) to cross the old railway bridge that leads back to the starting point; if you go straight on, you will arrive at private property behind the Mas de Baret (which is fed up with the regular passage of mountain bikers and hikers who make the dogs in the kennel bark).

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Date of your route : May 20, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A pleasant route that can be adapted without losing any of its appeal. Personally, I parked my car at the cemetery in Vic Le Fesc (point 5). I followed the route to point 10, then took the departmental road to points 13/14 and 3, finishing by walking alternately along the Vidourle river and the old railway line to return to my car.

This hike is rated as moderate. I adapted it to make it easy.

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