Walk on Mont Faron

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A short hike that is very accessible for families!

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    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 4.66 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 1h 40 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Easy
  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 127 m
  • ↘
    Descent: - 121 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 579 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 492 m
  • ⚐ Country: France
  • ⚐ District: Toulon (83200|83100|83000)
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 43.150999° / E 5.93128°
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    IGN map(s): Ref. 3346OT
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View of Toulon harbour
View of the harbour

Description of the walk

Park in the car park of the Memorial to the Landing and Liberation of Provence. The hike starts behind the children's playground.

(S/E) Follow the path that runs parallel to the road and joins it a little further on. Do not take the road, but continue to follow the path that runs alongside it.

(1) Locate the path you will take on the way back and continue straight ahead to the zoo. Ignore the entrance to the zoo and take the path closed to traffic that branches off to the left.

(2) At this point, there are two options: continue straight ahead on the marked path or take a smaller path on the left that runs alongside the zoo (route choice). You may be able to see some animals. Follow two hairpin bends and you will reach an intersection.

(3) Keep left to go around the barracks to the north and enjoy the view. You will reach a three-way junction at a cistern.

(4) Continue straight ahead, keeping the cistern on your left. Climb up the rocks to reach Mont Faron.

(5) Turn back for about 150 metres, then take the path on the left which leads to a track further on. Continue on the right and return to the crossroads by the cistern.

(4) Take the path on the left that goes around the barracks to the south.

(2) Continue straight ahead, leaving the zoo on your right.

(1) Turn right to follow the ridge trail. This trail soon turns left and runs parallel to the path you took on the way there and the road. Then turn left to return to the car park (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 497 m - Landing Memorial car park
  2. 1 : km 0.67 - alt. 499 m - Crossing of the ridge trail
  3. 2 : km 0.88 - alt. 504 m - Crossroads
  4. 3 : km 1.2 - alt. 533 m - Path behind the Barracks
  5. 4 : km 1.52 - alt. 508 m - Crossing at the cistern
  6. 5 : km 2.1 - alt. 572 m - Mont Faron (589m)
  7. S/E : km 4.66 - alt. 497 m - Landing Memorial car park

Reviews and comments

3.9 / 5
Based on 11 reviews
Reliability of the description
4.2 / 5
Ease of following the route
3.7 / 5
Route interest
3.8 / 5
christine J.
christine J.

Overall rating : 3.3 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 04, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

A pleasant little stroll

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User 14895351

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 28, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : Yes

Superb and playful.

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Fabfilip
Fabfilip

Overall rating : 3 / 5

Date of your route : Feb 10, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

The route is more interesting on the way up to the summit of Faron than on the way back to the cable car.

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Lolo83130
Lolo83130

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Jan 26, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Hike completed on a beautiful January day. Very pleasant and not very busy at this time of year. Very pretty views and easy access throughout the walk. However, we ended up walking almost 7 km instead of the advertised 4.6 km... We must have lost our way at some point.

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pat du 10
pat du 10
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Overall rating : 2.7 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 03, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

Hiking in the woods almost the entire way, the route after the cistern is difficult to find, so we ended up back on the way back. However, the view of Toulon harbour is very nice.

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JPde6fours
JPde6fours

Overall rating : 3.7 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 17, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : Yes

Avoid in high temperatures

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LiliToulon
LiliToulon

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 30, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : Yes

There are too many bicycles.

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nikolporteur
nikolporteur
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Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 04, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A short walk under the pine trees, which gradually open up to reveal a beautiful view of Toulon Bay and the Beaume Massif. Best done early in the morning or after 5pm at weekends to avoid the crowds.

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babar94
babar94

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 10, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

VERY ENJOYABLE HIKE

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Fabien44
Fabien44

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 29, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

First hike for my kids (aged 7 and 9). Great for beginners
Two points to note:
- The path that goes around the bottom of the barracks is a bit tricky for children (the narrow path with a drop on one side makes them nervous), but you can easily avoid this path by going around the top and enjoying the beautiful scenery around the barracks.
- Just after this section, at the "cistern", the path to the top of Faron is not well marked. In fact, we missed it and took the marked trail that was supposed to be our way back. So we used it for both the outward and return journeys.

Other than that, it was a very nice walk.

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Provence2Sevres
Provence2Sevres
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Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : May 01, 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 walk of about two hours that takes you to the top of Mount Faron, where you can enjoy a magnificent view of Toulon harbour.

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