Promenade de la Rouvière in Bagnols-en-Forêt

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A pleasant short hike through the woods, with a view of the sea, Saint-Raphaël and the Estérel halfway along the route. Majestic pines, oaks and even olive trees line the trail. In spring, rockroses will brighten up your walk, in summer cicadas and in autumn heather. At the beginning of the last century, the Var was France's largest producer of cork. The actual harvest, known as "levage", depends on the health of the tree, the heat and the rise of the sap from early June to early August. The first harvests are unsuitable for making corks and are used for insulation. After nine years, when the bark is about three centimetres thick, it is harvested to make corks. Cork also protects the tree during fires.

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    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 2.98 km
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    Average duration: 0h 55 
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    Difficulty: Easy
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    Back to start: Yes
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    Ascent: + 30 m
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    Descent: - 30 m
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    Highest point: 324 m
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    Lowest point: 294 m
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Description of the walk

Access: from Bagnols-en-Forêt, take the D4 towards Fayence for 1.5 km. GPS coordinates of the starting point: 43.540422, 6.713396. On the Route du Plan Pinet, before the bridge in a hairpin bend, you will find the Plan Pinet path on your right with free parking.

(S/E) From the car park, continue along the road on the left (towards Plan Pinet) for a few dozen metres. Immediately after the speed limit sign, take the small path that climbs up to the right.

(1) At the fork, continue right uphill until you reach a paved road.

(2) At the crossroads, turn left and follow this track for 1.6 km until you reach the junction with Impasse de la Forêt.

(3) Continue right to reach the road a little further on and follow it left onto Chemin de Plan Pinet to reach an intersection.

(4) Continue along Chemin de Plan Pinet to the left and return to the car park where you started (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 294 m - Chemin de Plan Pinet, car park
  2. 1 : km 0.12 - alt. 306 m - Junction
  3. 2 : km 0.49 - alt. 308 m - Route
  4. 3 : km 1.93 - alt. 322 m - Impasse de la Forêt
  5. 4 : km 2.5 - alt. 314 m - Intersection
  6. S/E : km 2.98 - alt. 294 m - Chemin de Plan Pinet, car park

Notes

Opening period: all year round.

Contact:

Telephone: 04 94 76 01 02

Email: contact@paysdefayence.com

Website: www.paysdefayence.com

Type of terrain:

Clay
Hard surface (tarmac, cement, flooring)
Gravel

Animals: yes.

Visitor alert:

During the summer, check the opening times of the mountains before setting off on a hike.
This route is located in the Estérel mountains.
Consult the map, which is updated daily by the prefecture: www.risque-prevention-incendie.fr/var/

Worth a visit

-Views of the sea halfway along the route and of Saint-Raphaël and the Estérel

-Majestic pine trees, oaks and olive trees along the route

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