Winegrowers’ Trail and Grape Varieties Circular Loop in Saint-Julien

A walk through the vineyards, which cover nearly 200 hectares, mainly situated in the geological subsidence basin of Saint-Pierre and Saint-Julien. The majority of the plots are covered by the Coteaux d’Aix-en-Provence AOP, with a small portion under the Méditerranée IGP.

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n°3195757

Creation:
07 May 2020

Last update:
08 May 2020

Last review:
02 Mar 2026

Activity: Walking
Distance: 2.39 mi
Average duration: 1h 10
Difficulty: Easy
Back to start: Yes
Ascent: + 89 ft
Descent: - 108 ft
Highest point: 305 ft
Lowest point: 174 ft

Country: France
City: Martigues (13500)
Start/End: N 43.367494° / E 5.08756°
IGN map(s): Ref. 3144OT
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Winegrowers’ Trail in Saint-Julien-les-Martigues

Description of the walk

Park in the car park at the Saint-Julien winery.

(S/E) On leaving the car park, turn left onto the D5 (Route de Sausset). Ignore the Chemin du Barquiou on the right – you’ll take this on the way back – and carry on to the junction with the Chemin des Jardins.

(1) Turn right and carry on straight ahead until you reach the Chemin des Jourdans.

(2) At the street sign, turn left between the vineyards until you reach the houses. Then turn right and follow the path overlooking the vineyards to an old farmhouse. Go round it on the left (threshing floor) then turn right onto a track which immediately bends to the left.

(3) Head down the track to the right, join the Chemin des Audiberts and carry on straight ahead, ignoring the entrance to the property on the right.

(4) Turn right onto the Chemin du Barquiou, which first turns left before joining the D5.

Turn left to return to the winery car park (S/E).

Waypoints

S/E : mi 0 - alt. 240 ft - Saint-Julien Winery
1 : mi 0.37 - alt. 190 ft - Traffic lights – Chemin des Jardins
2 : mi 0.9 - alt. 210 ft - Chemin des Jourdans
3 : mi 1.32 - alt. 282 ft - Farm – Chemin des Audiberts
4 : mi 1.59 - alt. 220 ft - Chemin du Barquiou
S/E : mi 2.39 - alt. 243 ft - Saint-Julien wine cellar

Worth a visit

(3) Vineyards, old farmhouse, threshing floor.

Reviews and comments

3.3 / 5

Based on 3 reviews

Reliability of the description
3.3 / 5

Ease of following the route
3 / 5

Route interest
3.7 / 5

OT Martigues

02 Mar 2026 at 16:37

Hello, we have raised this issue regarding the lack of clarity in the directions. Teams from the French Hiking Federation should be walking the trails in Saint-Julien soon See you soon.

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User 20872486

02 Mar 2026 at 09:14

Overall rating : 2 / 5

Date of your route : Feb 28, 2026
Reliability of the description : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Ease of following the route : ★☆☆☆☆ Very disappointing
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

Signs were too brief and insufficient in places, so we ended up taking the wrong route several times and having to retrace our steps.
Old farmhouse impossible to find.
Only the map allows you to follow (more or less) the route.

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Chrisly

10 Apr 2023 at 16:10

Hello, no, I haven’t actually done this walk yet.
At the moment, I’m testing and evaluating all the features of your app to decide whether this is the one I’ll rely on once I become an FFR instructor.
At the moment, it’s the limit of a maximum of 1 waypoint per kilometre that’s bothering me the most. I’ve already submitted a ‘contact’ form to you about this.
Another issue bothered me once whilst out on a hike after downloading the route: after zooming in on a northern section of it, the display appeared fragmented, with some parts clearly enlarged and others blurred, seemingly at a different scale…
Is this because I was perhaps close to the edge of the downloaded area?
I should point out that I was deliberately in ‘airplane’ mode.
These are just a few observations; however, I do find the app very interesting.
All the best.

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serge cataldo

24 Jan 2023 at 08:03

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Jan 04, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Overall, it’s very good, but in places the instructions aren’t very clear and it’s easy to take a wrong turn

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TonioBerlingo

03 Jun 2020 at 08:09

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 03, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A short, leisurely family walk. Very lovely. It gave me the chance to discover the vineyards of Saint Julien, with a lovely view.

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