Yellow trail at the Blavet site

(S/E) From the Jean-Pierre Rabet car park, take the Piste de la Lieutenante. Turn left onto the Piste de la Bouverie and continue until you reach a junction marked by a sign.

(1) You can turn left to reach the lakeside picnic area. Otherwise, continue along the track to reach the caves and the signpost.

(2) At the signpost, turn right up the stone steps, then turn left. Carry on and turn right to reach the first cave. Follow the path, marked in yellow, which runs alongside all the caves. Then start the climb on the left. Once at the top, take a short detour to the left to admire the panoramic view over the Argens plain, the Rocher de Roquebrune and the Estérel.

(3) Retrace your steps and continue straight on to the track, without going back through the caves. Back on the track, turn left and carry on, then continue to the junction you passed on the way out.

(1) Turn left onto the Yellow Trail to join another track.

(4) When you reach a large Mediterranean pine tree lining the track, turn left and follow the track to the Blavet bridge. At the entrance to the bridge, a path on the right leads to a viewpoint overlooking the old sawmill: enjoy the panoramic view of the Blavet Gorges.

(5) Head back up to the bridge and retrace your steps along the track to reach the track junction.

(4) Carry straight on to reach the car park at the starting point (S/E).

Access: A8 motorway, exit 36 Le Muy or 37 Puget-sur-Argens, then follow signs for Roquebrune-sur-Argens. At the ‘4 chemins’ roundabout, continue towards La Bouverie for approximately 4.5 km. At the roundabout in the centre of La Bouverie, take the second exit and continue straight on along Avenue Louis Blériot (signposted ‘Site du Blavet’).

• The prehistoric caves
• The Blavet Gorges
• The climbing site
• Maison de la Préhistoire (1.3 km from the start of the walk)
• Orientation board [43.516500, 6.652399]