Pierrefeu - La Portanière

Date of your route : Nov 23, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Beautiful forest of cork oaks. Difficulties as described. Ambiguity regarding the name of the recommended car park, referred to as "des Pêcheurs" and "des randonneurs" on different map applications. There is only one.
Best regards

Machine-translated

Date of your route : Feb 13, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A beautiful hike that is fairly easy except for a few sections

Machine-translated

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

A superb little hike with a beautiful view from the top of the ridge.
We were lucky enough to be accompanied by a Labrador who followed us from the hamlet of Les Rouves and throughout the entire hike, before returning home afterwards. The only real difficulty is the 2 km climb; otherwise, the rest of the hike is easy.

Machine-translated

Date of your route : Oct 29, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

Hello,
Here are a few tips that you may find useful:
1) This hike is best done in good weather, otherwise the 360° view is rather disappointing.
2) The GPS route is reliable. However, the description between points 3 and 4 is not very clear.
First of all, as several people have mentioned, there is no longer an electric fence.
Next, you need to walk along the vineyard , keeping to the right, and just before the end of the vineyard, take a small path that climbs to the right for about 200 metres before reaching a wide track that is 400 metres long.
3) Be sure to turn left before point 4. After that, the climb is quite long, but apart from this section, the rest of the hike is fairly easy.
4) At point 7, we turned left (and not right as the GPS track suggests) to join a wide track that descends continuously to the Vallon de Maraval road.

Machine-translated

Date of your route : Mar 14, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Hello,
A beautiful hike on Sunday, 12 March 2021. A stunning viewpoint at the highest point with magnificent views of the snow-capped peaks in the distance.
Please note, however, that the section of the ridge road between points 7 and 8 is now closed, and this is only indicated at the bottom of the descent!
The track is blocked upstream by wooden pallets and a felled tree with a "Private Property" sign, and at the bottom by two aggressive dogs tied to a sliding rope by the new owner of the old building located downhill to the left of this track. This very unpleasant person no longer wants hikers to use this track, which he claims is on his purchased property, and forces hikers to turn back and take a higher fork at the Fedon track to bypass his property.

Machine-translated

Date of your route : Mar 07, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

Hello,

Regarding this hike on Sunday, I would say it was not bad, but based on the reviews I had read, I was expecting better. There is a beautiful view at the top of the ridge, but that's about it.

Machine-translated

Date of your route : Sep 14, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : Not used / Not applicable
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Dan83 suggested a lovely route through the Maures forest. At its highest point, you can enjoy a magnificent 360° view of this vast green expanse, from Coudon to Notre Dame des Anges.
There is no electric fence before the end of the field.
From point 4 onwards, there is a nice but rocky and sometimes slippery climb, so it is advisable not to take this route the day after it has rained, for example...
At point 7, turn right.
At point 8, I took the Sauvecanne ridge to reach the car park.
Thank you, I got a breath of fresh air.

Machine-translated

Date of your route : Feb 05, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

Thanks to DAN83 for this lovely little hike, which is very well signposted and perfect for following with the VISO app (uninterrupted GPS network coverage throughout the route)
three comments:
- Don't be put off by the "difficult" rating, it's more in the "moderate" category...
- Point 7 is obviously "all the way to the right" (not to the left)
- To avoid returning by road, from point 8, take the Sauvecanne ridge path (clearly marked on the map). It is very pleasant and leads directly to the car park.
Thanks again to DAN83

Machine-translated

Date of your route : Feb 01, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average

Average route, the tarmac path at the end is very long and uninteresting
Please note that the electric fence is on private property. Take the path on the right shortly before the end of the vineyard.

Machine-translated

Date of your route : Sep 25, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

Inspired by this hike, I decided to go and check it out so that I could take a group of hikers from our "A Pedibus" association in the Var region there in a few days' time.
I was not disappointed; the route was completed without any problems, albeit with the help of GPS.
A few comments, however.
The electric fence no longer exists, and the path on the right is visible, if you pay attention, before the end of the vineyard.
At point 8, to avoid the road, I took the Périers track, straight ahead, and the Loubier valley. No problem, a wide path to the hamlet of Les Rouves.
The climb is steep, but if you take it at a mountain pace, the whole group will follow. Beautiful views of Les Maures, Notre-Dame des Anges and the Haut Var.

Machine-translated

Date of your route : Jun 03, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

An interesting hike. Instead of parking in the car park at the start, I parked in another car park before the hamlet, which is marked as a car park for hikers and fishermen. I did it backwards so that I could start with the tarmac, which is the least pleasant part of this hike.
You need to be in good physical condition as the climb can be technical at times and the slope is steep. You will come across the wreck of a Citroën H1 in an unlikely place, which is a surprise!

Machine-translated

Date of your route : May 14, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

A superb walk with breathtaking views, especially at the highest point. It's true that the climb is sometimes tough, but the reward is worth the effort. It's a shame that the return journey is a bit tedious.
There are a few uncertainties along the route, but it must be said that it is difficult to map out on paper.
Please note: don't look for the electric fence as it seems to have disappeared, unless it is only in place at certain times.

Machine-translated

Hello
As mentioned above, I have inserted waypoints on this route so that you can find your way more easily.

Machine-translated

Date of your route : Feb 20, 2018
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

lovely walk. We had to search for the path a little in two places, at the electric fence and at the ford.

Machine-translated

Date of your route : Feb 04, 2018
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

Indeed, there are a few landmarks missing from the map and description. The very discreet electric fence is actually almost at the end of the vineyard. A crossing point should be marked to go down to the ford at elevation 109, as we had to turn back. The rocks offering magnificent views are located at elevation 377. To get back on track, just look for the blue markings painted on the path (they're a bit discreet). Hill 399 is a 10-minute walk away, and then you start the descent towards the cistern and the heliport. The return trip along the tarmac road is long and uninteresting...At point 189, we spotted the start of the Périers trail, which would lead through Vallon Loubier to Les Rouves and avoid the road... The aim of a future reconnaissance mission.

Machine-translated