Saint-Cannat

This is an easy 16km circuit for a walk in the forest in the Pays d'Aix south of Saint-Cannat, a charming Provençal village located in a plain and surrounded by wooded areas.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 16.11 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 5h 05 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Easy

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 159 m
  • ↘
    Descent: - 156 m

  • ▲
    Highest point: 276 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 168 m

Description of the walk

(S/E) From the stadium car park, turn right onto the D18. After 100 metres, turn right (DFCI sign). Continue along the road until you reach a fork, then turn left (DFCI sign). Continue along the tarmac road, passing a small stream which is actually a river (Touloubre).

(1) The road climbs uphill to the right. Cross a plateau to reach the road (D17).

(2) Cross the road and continue straight ahead, passing alongside a property (La Bastide du Loup). At a fork, turn right to cross a bridge under the TGV line.

(3) Immediately after the bridge, turn left and take a path on the right to enter the forest via a wide track.

(4) Pass a cistern on the left and continue straight ahead on the track until you reach a barrier. Go through the barrier and continue straight ahead until you reach an intersection.

(5) Turn right onto a wide track and pass a cistern. Continue straight ahead until you reach a high-voltage power line.

(6) Turn right to go through a barrier. Continue along the track, following the high-voltage power line. About 700 metres from the barrier, you will come to an intersection. Turn right onto the track that leads away from the power line.

(7) At a crossroads, continue straight ahead and turn left at the next intersection. Head north to reach a ruin (a place called Le Mazet).

(8) Go around it on the left to reach a track. From there, turn right and continue north to reach the road (D17) again.

(9) Cross the road and after 50 metres turn left onto a path on the right (marked with red and whiteGR® signs). Leave the marked path and take a path that leads to the TGV line. At the intersection, turn right to pass under the TGV bridge.

(10) After the bridge, turn left to follow a path that runs alongside the railway line. At an intersection, turn left and then right at a fork. Cross the fields, heading north-east. At a fork where there is a cistern, turn right, still heading north-east. At several intersections, continue straight ahead to cross a bridge over a river (the Touloubre).

(11) Follow the tarmac road and then turn right onto a path that runs alongside some houses. Walk alongside a field and you will come to another tarmac road that leads to a fork. Continue along the road towards the village. At an intersection, turn left to pass in front of a swimming pool and return to the stadium car park. (S/E)

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 201 m - Stadium car park
  2. 1 : km 2.56 - alt. 180 m - Touloubre (fleuve)
  3. 2 : km 4.08 - alt. 221 m - D17 continue straight ahead
  4. 3 : km 4.79 - alt. 249 m - TGV line
  5. 4 : km 5.32 - alt. 259 m - Cistern
  6. 5 : km 6.84 - alt. 257 m - Barrier, turn right
  7. 6 : km 7.43 - alt. 244 m - High-voltage power line
  8. 7 : km 8.42 - alt. 239 m - At the intersection, continue straight ahead
  9. 8 : km 9.24 - alt. 251 m - Le Mazet ruins
  10. 9 : km 10.7 - alt. 196 m - D17: walk 50 metres to the left, then turn right
  11. 10 : km 11.54 - alt. 204 m - TGV line
  12. 11 : km 13.9 - alt. 169 m - La Touloubre stream
  13. S/E : km 16.11 - alt. 201 m - Stadium car park

Notes

Please note: from June to the end of September, access to the forest is restricted due to the risk of fire. To find out if access is permitted, please consult the official website: http://www.ancien.paca.gouv.fr/files/mas...

Always be cautious and plan ahead when you're outdoors. Visorando and the author of this route cannot be held responsible for any accidents occurring on this route.

The GR® and PR® markings are the intellectual property of the Fédération Française de Randonnée Pédestre.

Reviews and comments

3.7 / 5
Based on 33 reviews

Reliability of the description
3.7 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.1 / 5
Route interest
3.3 / 5
toutterrain13
toutterrain13

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Nov 24, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Easy route, good for seniors, and the Visorando app with automatic tracking is great.

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LIONEL13118
LIONEL13118

Overall rating : 3 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 14, 2025
Reliability of the description : Not used / Not applicable
Ease of following the route : Not used / Not applicable
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

Thank you for sharing!

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brice s
brice s

Overall rating : 3.3 / 5

Date of your route : May 09, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Part of the hike is poorly marked

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VMX
VMX

Overall rating : 3.7 / 5

Date of your route : Jan 27, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

an easy walk but not particularly interesting, just the pleasure of walking

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rere
rere

Overall rating : 3.3 / 5

Date of your route : Nov 11, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Very busy route : No

More of a stroll than a hike.
A very easy and accessible route (especially with children).
I did it alone and it took me 3 hours and 42 minutes (with a one-hour lunch break, it took me 4 hours and 42 minutes).
A word of advice: don't park at the "S/E" point, which is the stadium car park, but park a little further away; this will save you from having to cross St Cannat (it's just the town, so nothing interesting...).
The route is very easy to follow and well explained.
There's a long stretch under high-voltage power lines, which is frankly not great (you can hear them crackling, which is not at all reassuring). personally, I cut across the fields so as not to stay under the high-voltage lines for too long (admittedly, I got caught in the brambles for a few metres, so don't do this in shorts, and it added 300 metres to my journey, but it was better than staying under the lines).
You can see horses there, and I saw rabbits and a hare.
Be careful during the hunting season

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gagou13
gagou13

On 15 February 2022, we did this hike, shortening it by turning right shortly after the TGV bridge, like Guilainne. Note that there was mud on the way back due to rain that had fallen three days earlier

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Guilainne
Guilainne

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

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

We shortened the entire circuit by about 2 or 3 km by taking a path that appears on the map from point 4 to point 8. We encountered horses, sheep and ostriches, as well as a few hikers! The sections near the high-speed train line were a bit noisy, but we didn't encounter any hunters, only the sounds of shooting from the local clay pigeon shooting range.

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gagou13
gagou13

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Jan 30, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

The circuit was originally about 16 km long. We reduced it to 11.3 km by parking further away in a field, thereby avoiding a stretch of road, and taking a shortcut further down.

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isapau
isapau

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Dec 21, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A pleasant hike for a winter's day, with a picnic in the sunshine.
Shortened route to avoid crossing St-Cannat.

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isabelle13
isabelle13

Overall rating : 3.3 / 5

Date of your route : Jan 03, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

Hike done with GPS.
No difficulties, mainly on wide tracks.
Highlights of the hike: 16 km and a small hunter's drystone shelter.
Proximity to the TGV line and high-voltage power lines not very pleasant.

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Rosine L
Rosine L

Overall rating : 1 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 24, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★☆☆☆☆ Very disappointing
Ease of following the route : ★☆☆☆☆ Very disappointing
Route interest : ★☆☆☆☆ Very disappointing
Very busy route : Yes

The path is blocked by a gate, so we had to turn back:

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Sauvaneb
Sauvaneb

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 07, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

A fairly long hike, but not difficult. However, there isn't much to see apart from the small ruined house and the ostriches (in an enclosure) that we came across at the end of the trail!

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Chjara13
Chjara13

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Nov 18, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

A lovely walk with beautiful views.

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fredchopin
fredchopin

Overall rating : 3.3 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 14, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

An easy route, apart from the somewhat vague description, but thanks to the Visorando app, we always found our way. In fact, it's a long, pleasant walk in an area completely dedicated to hunting. I would avoid it in summer because even in October it was very hot (the temperature, not the hunters' shots...)

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henri57
henri57 ★

Hello,

Thank you for your feedback.

Did you have any problems with the description and layout? If so, how can we fix it? Can you give us some suggestions?

See you soon

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