On the slopes of Mont Long between Cuébris and Roquestéron

Date of your route : Jun 05, 2026
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A pleasant walk with lovely views.
A breathtaking view of Roquestéron from the scree slope overlooking it.
No problems on the GR.
From marker 86, there are no markings in the lower section following the Petit Riou, and the path is a bit hard to spot, but the GPS helps confirm the route. After that, the path follows your route and the IGN map well, and there are a few yellow markers up to the junction below the ridge.
Then, from marker 87 onwards, the markings have been repainted fairly recently, which was handy for the very steep descent where you need to stay focused; a bit of difficulty isn’t really a problem.

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Date of your route : Aug 11, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

From marker 86 onwards, the ‘L’Abeille’ route via the Petit Riou is difficult. The path is not clearly visible, has not been cleared, and the signposting is very patchy. So we wasted a lot of time.
From marker 87 onwards, we had great difficulty spotting the yellow markings. The descent was difficult and gruelling. We were able to use the GPS track, which helped us find our way back on course. We were scouting the route for an upcoming outing with our group and decided not to include it in our plans,
given the age of the participants.

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Date of your route : Mar 10, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : Not used / Not applicable
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

During this hike, we had some trouble finding our way:
on the ascent, the section leading towards ‘L’Abeille’ was hard to spot on the path: a Yellow Cross indicating the wrong path was missing: we completed the climb through some rather tricky woodland.

On arrival at Cuebris, during the rather steep descent, there was a lack of signposting and the path was barely marked: here too, we finished by making our way through woodland on a steep slope; fortunately, the ground was very dry that day;

Otherwise, a lovely walk with some beautiful views

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Hello Cjack,

You mention that the signposting is very poor.
Are you referring to the on-site signposting, the quality of the route description or the route itself?

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

Very poor signposting after Cuebris.
And, far worse still, it’s virtually non-existent on the descent below Mont Long, on an extremely dangerous and slippery slope that spoils the fun… Despite the beautiful views and a lovely village (Cuebris), this is a walk best avoided.

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