Pichauris Park

A walk in a regional park with beautiful trails, varied routes and trees, trees and more trees.
Departure from the park’s car park at the Pichauris Hostel.

Technical sheet

45803
Creation:
Last update:
Last review:
  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 11.32 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 4h 25 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Moderate

  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 417 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 417 m

  • ▲
    Highest point: 664 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 268 m

Photos

Description of the walk

on the right (1) (the circuit around the Ners Castle ruins).
Fork, do not follow the Yellow markings, go left At a fork (9), take the right-hand path. This runs along a mountainside, bypasses the site of the castle ruins and overlooks the road. Continue following signs leading to a perpendicular path (still marked in yellow) which takes a right (2).

This trail begins at the mountainside before heading down to the bottom of a valley. Once the rocks are reached, climb back up the valley to the left to meet up with a high voltage line, a wide track (3) must be followed to the left for about 1 km.

(4) turn right in the direction of the Well of Aroumi (arrowed and marked). Take a path that goes up through slabs of rock (probably slippery in wet weather). Ignore the paths leading down to the valley.

When the path starts to go down and joins a good track (5) turn left and do the same at the next intersection (6) (go in the only direction not indicated by arrows).

Stay on the track running around the hillside offering beautiful views of the Mont Sainte-Victoire to an intersection featuring a water tank.

Turn right (7) onto a track that descends into the valley. Bypass the orientation table on the hill.

At a loop in the path (8), a trail starts on the left and catches up with the circuit around the ruins at another tank. Turn right and return to the starting point

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 309 m - Park car park. Close to the - Jarret (rivière)
  2. 1 : km 0.25 - alt. 318 m - To the right, yellow markers
  3. 2 : km 0.75 - alt. 330 m - Bifurcation of the loop
  4. 3 : km 1.58 - alt. 302 m - Path on the right
  5. 4 : km 3.3 - alt. 357 m - Wide track
  6. 5 : km 4.15 - alt. 416 m - To Puits de l'Aroumi
  7. 6 : km 6.14 - alt. 651 m - To the left of the runway
  8. 7 : km 6.57 - alt. 637 m - Direction without arrows
  9. 8 : km 8.98 - alt. 424 m - Intersection with a tank
  10. 9 : km 9.86 - alt. 391 m - Left-hand path in a bend
  11. S/E : km 11.32 - alt. 309 m - Park car park

Practical information

Routes plotted on roads are not always shown on the map but the markings are reliable.

In the nearby area

The hills of Marcel Pagnol, the coves of the Calanques, Mount Sainte-Baume and Mount Sainte-Victoire.

Reviews and comments

4.2 / 5
Based on 52 reviews

Reliability of the description
4 / 5
Clarity of route map
4 / 5
Route interest
4.5 / 5
Philou le fada
Philou le fada

Overall rating : 3.7 / 5

Date of walk : Mar 09, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Clarity of route map : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Busy trail : No

Hello,

The start between points 1 and 4 is too detailed. Just say "follow the yellow route".

Automatically translated

Mitchoko
Mitchoko

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of walk : Nov 04, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Clarity of route map : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Busy trail : No

Nice hike with more difference in altitude than mentioned on Visorando 415 metres
Seen 548 metres with my Garmin watch
Sincerely

Automatically translated

MBtx
MBtx

Overall rating : 3.7 / 5

Date of walk : Oct 19, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Clarity of route map : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Busy trail : No

Given the number of trails in this park, it was difficult to follow your route.
Thanks in any case

Automatically translated

phildaix
phildaix

Overall rating : 3.3 / 5

Date of walk : Dec 19, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Clarity of route map : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Busy trail : No

A beautiful walk, with views of the harbour of Marseille and the Alps on the other side; and in the middle of some lovely valleys.
From point 8 (citerne) we headed back down via the orientation table and the hamlet of Pichauris. There were several advantages: the table, the beautiful hamlet, avoiding doing the 2-1 route twice and avoiding the wide track between 8 and 2.
Otherwise, the guidebook could do with an update: perhaps new trails have been laid out since 2013, which has led to inaccuracies. For example, it's not at the 1st fork that you should turn right after 2 (where you should turn left), but at the 2nd fork; then at the end of 2, you shouldn't take the 1st path on the right, but the 2nd, which is a wide track and not a path.
But of course it's easy to find your way back!

Automatically translated

Martinete
Martinete

Overall rating : 3 / 5

Date of walk : Jun 24, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Clarity of route map : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Busy trail : No

A great variety of landscapes and types of paths (dirt and rock, easy and steep...). Good alternation between sun and shade.
Up to stage 6, all you have to do is follow the yellow markings, which coincide with the explanations. From stage 6 onwards, despite a great deal of effort, it was impossible to find the link between the paths you crossed and the descriptions, and there were no more yellow markings either. It was also impossible to use geolocation because our phones weren't receiving signals in those areas (neither on Android nor iPhone). So we ended up with what we thought was best, but it wasn't the same route as we'd planned. From that point on, however, the view was enough to tell us which direction to go in, and we ended up back where we started, so there was no danger of getting lost.

Automatically translated

barbbu
barbbu

Overall rating : 3.3 / 5

Date of walk : Apr 07, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Clarity of route map : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Busy trail : No

We didn't follow the description, but the signs...

Automatically translated

gitesdelamadrague
gitesdelamadrague

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of walk : Nov 03, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Clarity of route map : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Busy trail : No

Walk in fine autumn weather. Magnificent view over the harbour of Marseille, the sainte Victoire and the Garlaban.

Automatically translated

Leia
Leia

Overall rating : 3.7 / 5

Date of walk : Feb 11, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Clarity of route map : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Busy trail : No

Lovely walk, easy for regular walkers. Beautiful views of the Star and Ste Victoire despite the grey skies.

Automatically translated

guy13950
guy13950

Overall rating : 2.7 / 5

Date of walk : Feb 10, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★☆☆☆☆ Very disappointing
Clarity of route map : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Busy trail : No

very, very disappointed by the description, which is not at all clear
I know the region well but frankly it's impossible to find with such erroneous information.

Automatically translated

Thibault VIREMOUNEIX
Thibault VIREMOUNEIX

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of walk : Sep 12, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Clarity of route map : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Busy trail : No

A very fine walk combining wooded/shady sections and open country.
Beautiful viewpoints

Automatically translated

Nadine13140
Nadine13140
• Last modified:

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of walk : Oct 25, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Clarity of route map : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

You have to be careful, because we didn't find some of the signs and did the hike backwards, and got a bit lost on the way back. Difficult walk because of the difference in altitude: it's a long way up! But there are some beautiful views - Worth doing

Automatically translated

ajc131rando
ajc131rando

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of walk : May 12, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Clarity of route map : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

bad information at the start! the path that goes off to the right is not the right one; you have to keep going to find it... bad description (there were 4 of us who got it wrong).

at point 9 a path starts off to the left... we missed it too, the description was too approximate; building machinery was on the spot and certainly changed the topography of the area... in my opinion the path must have changed into something else.

Automatically translated

francois13109
francois13109

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of walk : Mar 24, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Clarity of route map : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

We made a bit of a mistake but we got there all the same .... A good walk up and a great view from up there, but the way back is on a track that goes down a lot and isn't very pleasant, reserved more for the fire brigade or water trucks I suppose.

Automatically translated

coucout49
coucout49

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of walk : Mar 24, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Clarity of route map : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

simply follow the balconies of the ubacs

Automatically translated

Yogi57
Yogi57

Hello,
Thank you very much, that was very informative
Now I just need to know what system my Apple watch uses, which I also use for running.
Have a good day.
Sincerely

Automatically translated

Other walks in the area

For more walks, use our search engine .

The GPS track and description are the property of the author. Do not copy them without permission.