Monsois heritage discovery trail

Park at the Chapelle Saint-Pierre.

(S/E) With the Saint-Pierre Chapel on your right, follow the road towards the Riens Megalith. Take the small path on the right to the Riens Megalith, station no. 1.

(1) Retrace your steps back to the chapel.

(S/E) Follow the road towards the village. Pass in front of the Pierre des Feux (station no. 2), which offers a view of Fréjus and Saint-Raphaël as well as the Estérel Massif. Take the Chemin de la Ferrage slightly to the right. Pass station no. 3: the old Riens Canal. Continue along the stony path to station no. 4 (go inside), which has the theme: Remains of a marble quarry.

(2) At the Rural World station, take the narrow sloping path (somewhat steep descent) to the left along the Vallon Rouge. On the right is a spring catchment. Arrive at the sixth station.

(3) Its theme is: Fauna and flora. Continue on to station no. 7 with the animal drinking trough and the^18th-century wash house fed by the Fontlongue spring. Follow the stony path to the departmental road, turn right to see station no. 8.

(4) Its theme is the Sous la Barre wash house. Cross the car park on the left. Station 9 is on the left, with a well/grain basin. Head towards the entrance to the village, turning right to reach station 10: the ruins of the medieval castle. Further on, on the left, is station no. 11: the Riens Canal Cistern and the furthest fountain, located on the right. Continue left along Route de Callian to station no. 12, named La Chapelle de Notre-Dame de la Pitié (Chapel of Our Lady of Mercy). The chapel is on the left side of the road.

(5) Return to the road and take the stony path on the right. At the crossroads, take a track on the right and, below, you will find station No. 13 at the site of a lime kiln. Retrace your steps, turn right onto Route de Callian and continue straight ahead on Chemin des Louquiers, then take a small path on the left that climbs towards station No. 14: Gallo-Roman steles, which leads further on to the Chapel of Saint-Pierre (S/E).

Additional information:

Opening period:

From 1 January to 31 December every day, subject to favourable weather conditions.

Contact

Telephone: 04 94 76 01 02

Email: contact@paysdefayence.com

Website: www.paysdefayence.com

Surroundings:

In the countryside
Village 2 km away
GR® hiking trail less than 1 km away
Sea view
Presence of livestock and guard dogs

Terrain type:

Pebbles
Earth
Not suitable for pushchairs

Additional location information to reach the starting point

At the entrance to the village of Mons, head towards Saint-Cézaire and take the^first left, then follow the signs for "Chapelle Saint-Pierre" on Chemin de Riens.

Additional information:

Visitor alert
During the summer, check the opening times of the mountain ranges before setting off on a hike.
This route is located in the Plateau de Canjuers mountain range.
Consult the map, which is updated daily by the prefecture.

Difficult sections:

At km 1.8, there is a narrow and slightly steep descent - occasional spring water runoff.

All the resorts that are part of the Monsois heritage.