Short walk around the Plague Wall in Cabrières-d'Avignon

A short route to discover the history and remains of the Plague Wall.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 2.95 mi
  • ◔
    Average duration: 1h 45 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Easy

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 489 ft
  • ↘
    Descent: - 482 ft

  • ▲
    Highest point: 1,020 ft
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 535 ft

Description of the walk

Park in the free car park behind the town hall.

Yellow markings.

(S/E) Head to Cours Jean Giono and turn left. At the junction, turn right onto Grand’Rue and follow it up towards the top of the village. At the first junction (fountain and plane tree), turn left onto Rue du Château and continue along Chemin de la Pourtalette: one of the village’s wash houses is on your left. Continue past the castle. At the next junction, turn right past the wayside shrine, towards the Mur de la Peste junction.

(1) Leave the Chemin des Barres on your right (this is the return route), and keep left onto the Chemin de la Muscadelle, which is a dead end. Follow the tarmac road to the end and continue along the dirt track. Walk straight up to a wider area with a junction and, on your left, a second wayside cross. Continue straight on along the path that descends to the start of the Chemin de la Peste.

Red and white markings

(2) At the junction with the signpost marked “le Mur de la Peste”, turn right towards La Pouraque / La Peithe Est. Follow the Mur de la Peste until you reach the DFCI. Do not turn onto it.

Yellow and red markings

(3) Take the path that branches off at a right angle, perpendicular to the DFCI. Stay on the main path, and after about a hundred metres, at the Fork in the road, go left. Further on, the path joins another coming from the left (Chemin de Terre Rouge); turn right and continue south until you reach a cistern. Turn left until you reach a small road called Chemin des Barres.

(4) Turn right onto it, heading due south, until you reach the junction with the Chemin de Muscadelle that you encountered on the way out.

(1) Turn left, heading in the opposite direction to the outward journey, and return to the car park (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : mi 0 - alt. 535 ft - Free car park behind the town hall
  2. 1 : mi 0.32 - alt. 594 ft - Crossroads of the circular loop
  3. 2 : mi 0.8 - alt. 705 ft - Chemin de la Peste - Information boards - Mur de la Peste (monts de Vaucluse)
  4. 3 : mi 1.51 - alt. 1,020 ft - DFCI junction
  5. 4 : mi 2.27 - alt. 673 ft - Route
  6. S/E : mi 2.95 - alt. 538 ft - Town Hall car park - Eglise Saint Vincent (Cabrières d'Avignon)

Reviews and comments

4.9 / 5
Based on 5 reviews

Reliability of the description
5 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.8 / 5
Route interest
4.8 / 5
jean-pierre Fay
jean-pierre Fay

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 06, 2026
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

nothing to report

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User 26756843

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 28, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Parish specific to Brittany

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User 21888616

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : May 26, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A fine route, partly wooded, an easy walk with a fine climb.

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Martine Villevieille
Martine Villevieille

Overall rating : 5 / 5

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

Super good

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Vlotho
Vlotho

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Nov 05, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

A very pleasant little loop, although the climb back up the wall is quite tough.
A bit crowded too, but nothing to worry about. People are very friendly and polite.
Very nice place.
The castle in the village is magnificent, but it's a shame you can't visit it.
Be sure to follow the GPS as I almost missed the route at one point.
Many paths cross, and it's easy to lose the original route.

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