Walk in the hills of Lançon-de-Provence

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A gentle walk with little elevation gain, on wide, sunny tracks, among kermes oaks, pines and Provençal herbs. Views of the Étang de Berre lagoon and, at times, Montagne Sainte-Victoire.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 8.19 mi
  • ◔
    Average duration: 4h 05 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Moderate
  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 381 ft
  • ↘
    Descent: - 371 ft
  • ▲
    Highest point: 643 ft
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 384 ft
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The stele
Under the pine trees
The tower
Industry

Description of the walk

Parking is available at the start of the track that begins on the D113.

(S/E) The walk begins on an open plateau. Simply follow the main track (eastbound), marked in yellow, which winds gently along.

(1) At the crossroads by a large shed, continue straight ahead.

(2) At the Jas de la Veuve crossroads, continue along the track to the right until you reach a fork.

(3) At the junction, turn right and walk to the orientation table and its viewpoint over the Étang de Berre industrial zone.

(4) Retrace your steps.

(3) Turn right. Ignore all the paths branching off to the right and left and join another track.

(5) Turn right and, after about 300 metres, first turn left then right to reach the clearly visible watchtower.

(6) Return to the last junction and continue right on the main track, ignoring all paths leading down to La Fare.

(7) At a crossroads with numerous tracks, turn sharply left onto a wide track. You will then find the yellow markings again.

Stay on this main west-northwest direction, ignoring the paths on the right and left. Continue until you come to a perpendicular track.

(8) Take this track to the right. Continue straight ahead on this track, which runs under beautiful pine trees.

(9) At a crossroads just before the track veers sharply to the right, turn left at an acute angle onto track LA 207. Continue straight ahead until you reach a slightly more populated area. Continue between a few villas and join a small road.

(10) Cross over and take the track almost opposite (a few metres to the left) which climbs to the right towards the monument to firefighters who died in the line of duty.

(11) From the monument, retrace your steps, turn right and pass the memorial.

(12) At the fork a few dozen metres further on, turn right. Stay on the main westbound path, leaving two paths on the left, and reach a perpendicular track.

(13) Turn left and rejoin the starting track at a cistern. Then turn right to return to the starting point about 500 metres further on (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : mi 0 - alt. 443 ft - D113, start of the track
  2. 1 : mi 1.02 - alt. 479 ft - Hangar
  3. 2 : mi 1.5 - alt. 538 ft - Jas de la Veuve
  4. 3 : mi 1.74 - alt. 584 ft - Junction, right towards orientation table
  5. 4 : mi 2.07 - alt. 581 ft - Orientation table
  6. 5 : mi 2.91 - alt. 607 ft - At the fork, turn right
  7. 6 : mi 3.21 - alt. 643 ft - Watchtower
  8. 7 : mi 3.98 - alt. 587 ft - At the crossroads, turn left and follow the yellow markings
  9. 8 : mi 4.82 - alt. 577 ft - Crossing perpendicular track
  10. 9 : mi 5.8 - alt. 505 ft - At the crossroads, turn left onto the LA 207
  11. 10 : mi 6.55 - alt. 384 ft - Small road, left then right
  12. 11 : mi 7.03 - alt. 548 ft - Monument to firefighters who died in the line of duty
  13. 12 : mi 7.24 - alt. 554 ft - At the fork, take the track back to the left
  14. 13 : mi 7.72 - alt. 538 ft - Track, left towards the cistern
  15. S/E : mi 8.19 - alt. 443 ft - D113, start of the track

Reviews and comments

4.1 / 5
Based on 23 reviews
Reliability of the description
4.1 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.2 / 5
Route interest
4.1 / 5
Papêche
Papêche

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 01, 2026
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A beautiful hike in the hills of Lançon/La Fare with no particular difficulties. We improved the route by not returning to the orientation table and the La Fare lookout point. On the map, there is a path that allows you to make a small circular loop and rejoin the route a little further on. We also took a detour to the Lançon lookout point (beautiful view) instead of returning directly to the cars.

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phildaix
phildaix

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Jan 15, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A gentle hike with breathtaking views, but overall quite monotonous going.
According to the description, it's a good thing we have GPS because there are many forks in the paths with not much signage. But we get there in the end.

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SAUNIERMARTINE
SAUNIERMARTINE

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : May 27, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

happy with the hike.

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veyry
veyry

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Feb 06, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Hike planned for early March 2023.
With a good GPS device and a mini SD card with the route mapped out, it will be easy to navigate without getting lost.

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canelle 13
canelle 13

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Feb 13, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

lovely walk with friends in the hills above Lançon, beautiful views

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brice s
brice s

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Jan 08, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

a very pleasant walk in the hills of La Fare Les Oliviers

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mirejo
mirejo

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 26, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

a very beautiful hike in our Provençal hills. Little elevation gain. A very good day

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janely84
janely84

Overall rating : 3.7 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 28, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : Yes

Hello,
i have scouted this hike for a club outing.
Please note: coming from the north, Lançon de Provence via the D113, it is impossible to turn left to access the car park (four-lane road with central reservation), so you have to turn around at the Fare les Oliviers roundabout (a long detour) to get in the right direction, and the car park does not seem very safe.
this is not a problem when coming from the south, of course.
As one of the comments suggests, I recommend starting from point 10 (good tarmac access via the Vallon des Muets).To do this, take the D19 on the left at the roundabout after Lançon towards "Val de Sibourg", and at the exit of "Le Devenset", turn right into Vallon des Muets. The car park is opposite "Chemin de la Cadenière", and the DFCI (point 10) is 100 metres further up.
enjoy your walk... and of course, be careful with fires in summer!!!

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mounine
mounine

Overall rating : 3.7 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 26, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : Yes

The start can be moved forward to a barrier, no interest before that!

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lemerou13
lemerou13
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Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 11, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Hike to do in overcast weather, not very shaded. Beautiful views of the Berre lagoon. I started from point 10 on the map. There is a small car park at this point, which is safer than the one by the N113.
I did it again a few days later on a mountain bike.

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alaouchiche95
alaouchiche95

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 11, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

Nevertheless, there remain a few contentious issues

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miquelguy
miquelguy

Good evening
Yes, the route caused me problems, as I mentioned in my comment.
I don't have a GPS app or a GPS device.
I did this hike using the description and map provided by Visorando, which I navigated using my compass.
I would like to take this opportunity to say that I appreciate Visorando for helping me find hikes for myself and my association.
Kind regards.
Guy the pilgrim.

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henri57
henri57 ★

Hello,

Thank you for taking the time to give your opinion.

For your information, "Route on map" refers to assessing the accuracy of the route as it appears on the map in relation to the actual terrain.

Did the route cause any problems?
Did you follow the route using a GPS or a GPS app?
Did you deviate from the route of the hike?

Kind regards

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miquelguy
miquelguy

Overall rating : 3.3 / 5

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

Problem at point 7: no yellow markings.
Point number 8: where are the beautiful pine trees?
Point 9 difficult to locate.
A shame, because the hills of Lançon are lovely.
Guy & Monique, septuagenarians and pilgrims.

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Marie et Christian
Marie et Christian

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Feb 02, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

Lovely walk

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