Refuge Cézanne from the Bouquet car park

The warning announcing the closure of the Black and Green trails is not relevant here as this hike does not use these routes.
No network coverage at the start: white zone, you must download the route and the information sheet.
The car park is called Plan d'en Chois because there are no anchovies in the mountains, but maps are still published with this name. The GPX track starts from the Bouquet car park, located 100 m higher up on the D17. If you start from Plan d'en Chois, the trail is marked in red until you reach the refuge.
The Cezanne refuge is not a refuge... open to the public... It is worth visiting the ruins of the hamlet of Le Trou, next to the "refuge", after reading the information panel there.
From (3) to 150 m before (4), the markings are green, then there are no more markings until (2). On this section, remember to turn around, it's beautiful.

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

A very beautiful walk with magnificent views and a majestic setting.
The path could be a little better marked to make the walk easier.

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Date of your route : Apr 18, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : Yes

A short, easy hike that is a good introduction to Montagne Sainte Victoire. Very popular as it is also the route for many other routes. The views are superb, as on most of the Sainte Victoire routes.

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Date of your route : Jan 13, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

A lovely little hike in the countryside at the foot of Sainte Victoire. I was eight months pregnant and had no trouble completing it.
However, I recommend doing the circular route in the opposite direction so that you have the mountain in front of you rather than behind you...
The starting point is a little difficult to find. You have to go to the trail sign and there is a small staircase below.
Parking with space (in January).

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Date of your route : Mar 28, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

It's a short, easy walk. However, it's best to do it in dry weather and with walking sticks.
The view from the top is splendid.
It's just a shame that the first third of the walk is on a tarmac road through residential areas before reaching the steps that lead to the small path. I imagine it must get very busy in the summer.

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Date of your route : Mar 25, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A lovely route at the foot of Sainte Victoire.

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Date of your route : Nov 06, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

A very pleasant route, even if the start is not very well signposted. It would probably be worth doing it in reverse, to discover the magnificent landscape of Sainte-Victoire in front of you.

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Date of your route : Mar 20, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : Yes

The trail isn't easy to find at the start. After that, no problems. Nice walk. I pushed on to the Pas d'Escalette and returned to the Cézanne refuge via the same route, then took the path described on the website to return to the car park.

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Date of your route : May 15, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : Yes

Route completed with an extension to add a more athletic element. Good hike. A little disappointed by the appearance of the refuge itself, but very beautiful surroundings.

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Date of your route : May 15, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Ease of following the route : ★☆☆☆☆ Very disappointing
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Markings could not be found, several groups got lost and quickly found themselves on trails that were more complicated than the one originally planned.

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Date of your route : Feb 04, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

An excellent little walk and very easy. Great for families with young children!

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Date of your route : Oct 03, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : Yes

Very easy, for an afternoon.

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