Saignon via Le Castellet

Date of your route : Sep 14, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Superb hike.
Don't hesitate to visit Saignon.
Best done in June when the lavender is in bloom in the vast fields.

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The route has been changed today to avoid private property.

After point 2, it is not advisable to proceed directly to point 3. Your route takes us through private property, which has been signposted on numerous occasions, including a sign stating ‘no hikers allowed’.

The waypoints have been changed; the issue was between (3) and (4).

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Date of your route : Nov 09, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A hike in slightly overcast weather, but with some lovely views. A steep descent to Le Castellet. The village of Saignon is well worth a visit.

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Hello marcmoine, and thank you for sharing your experience.

Indeed, it would be helpful if the author could explain how to organise the return journey...

Regarding the section crossing private property, a warning has been added to the introduction of the hike description.

@ the author of the hike: the route needs to be amended to avoid unauthorised entry onto private property.

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Date of your route : Aug 29, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★☆☆☆☆ Very disappointing
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

First of all: why not make it circular? Once you reached the Fringants car park, how did you get back to the starting point? ON FOOT, I suppose!!!!!!!!!!
After point 2, it is not advisable to head straight for point 3. Your route takes us through private property, which is signposted repeatedly, even with a ‘no hikers’ sign. As soon as you come across the first signs, go straight on to reach the Auribeau road. Then turn right towards Saint Pierre Chapel.
I wanted to follow the entire route. That was a mistake. I climbed up to point 7, a tough, uninteresting climb. After nearly falling into the trap at point 8, I began the descent along a path that was more or less visible at first but then disappeared completely. So I ended up ‘off-piste’ through woods, branches and brambles. Did you say scratches? .................... For my part, I’ll do this hike again, turning left at point 6, La Marauvière, towards Castellet.
Then, between points 10 and 11, I’ll take a path to the left towards La Molière (checking the GPS, of course)

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Hello,
All you need to do is sign up on Visorando (I think you’ve already done that).
Then you download it and you can print it out.
It’s free, of course.

Kind regards

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Date of your route : Sep 28, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : Yes

Hello, could you tell me if I can print a Visorando hiking route before I’ve done it, and if so, how and with which subscription?
Thank you

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Hello,

Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback.

After the location marked ‘Anadare’, do not try to follow the red route (the path leads into a ploughed field!!) but stay on the purple route shown on the map.

So between the point (11) and the finish (E)

We hope the author will take this into account and update their route.

See you soon

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Date of your route : Oct 26, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

The description is a bit vague and there’s a problem with the route: after the place marked ‘L’Anadare’, don’t try to follow the red route (which leads into a ploughed field!!) but stick to the purple route on the map.
A lovely walk with varied scenery and beautiful autumn colours.
Thank you

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Date of your route : Aug 03, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

A magnificent route; the path is good right up to the climb above Auribeau. Be careful on the descent: there’s hardly any path left; you’ll have to search for it through the undergrowth and it’s very steep.
You can skip this section by heading down to the car park at the signpost, which is roughly halfway up the climb.

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Date of your route : Apr 30, 2018
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

A very beautiful and physically demanding hike, but we had great difficulty finding the path between points 8 and 9 as we were off the marked trails (our hiking GPS saved the day); we almost turned back several times because the path was hidden by the vegetation. I would advise hikers starting from point 8 to retrace their steps back to point 6 and then follow the marked trail to point 9.

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