The Dardennes - The Turcos - the Pyramide de Cassini

I didn't really enjoy this hike, which was difficult to follow on the GPS, quite physical and, above all, not very "walkable". Most of the route is over rocks, between crevasses or on paths covered in stones that roll under your feet. You need to be careful at all times not to injure yourself, which slows the walk considerably. After dozens of Visorando routes, this was the 1st time that the walking time announced was far from my actual time.

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Walk made at the end of MARCH 2024.
Fairly easy route to follow, no difficulties here.
Bring good shoes as the route is not very "walkable". There are quite a few rocks (very sharp at the beginning and end of the route) and all kinds of stones (especially on the Turcos trail).
In the end, we found this walk quite physical because of the uncertain footing of the trails. You have to be careful where you step! Your joints are put under quite a bit of strain (you're working on your proprioception, lol).
The top of the route at the level of the glacier de pierre is very nice and unusual, but there again some sections can be complicated for children, for example.

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Well-built and signposted route. Very pleasant with beautiful views of the sea and hills. A wild aspect.

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The route is well explained and well marked, with yellow markings (often doubled or tripled by other markings) and blue markings on the sharp limestone pavements.
The route is interesting for the views and landscapes, as well as for the ragas and the "historical" aspect of the Cassini pyramid, with the summit of Grand Cap a hundred metres away, which would be a shame not to do!
Lots of stones on the paths; sometimes it's useful to put your hands down when going up or down.
A great discovery and a great time. Thank you very much.

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Beautiful route with remarkable viewpoints. Very well signposted on sharp limestone pavement.

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Hello
for this hike established in 2019, you need to know that when you arrive at the Dardennes dam, after looking for access to the route des camps for a long time, the dam has started work which began in OCTOBER 2020 and will finish in MAY 2022. access to the large bend under the dam is blocked for vehicles coming from the village of Le Revest (concrete blocks and then 2 pedestrian fences that are difficult to cross). we went through on foot anyway, but it was a good detour and a big waste of time. in fact, to get to the route des camps, you have to drive along the road just before the dam, which is further on, from the route de l'Hubac.
In short, after losing 1 hour, we set off, walking parallel to the dry dam to save time. 2 times, we took 2 wrong paths.and above all, the passage from the start, before point 1, i.e. before the start of the hike, is very long and as for the passage between point 1 and point 2 (i.e. the start of the hike) with the loss of time from the start to the car and then the final section before arriving at point 2 is very physical, You often have to climb up the rocks, holding on with both hands, and the rocks are very sharp (nothing to do with Cassini's lappiaz) and the slightest fall can have serious consequences. In short, this part between 1 and 2 and especially the last part of the route left us tired, disgusted and disgusted. So much so that we ate on the side of the tarmac road when we got to 2 and returned via the route de la carriere to Le Revest. And we won't be doing it a 2nd time as we usually do when we can't finish it.
I really don't recommend it.

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a good course, parish specific to Brittany.
Good weather and clear views.

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Bad luck...fog at the summit, zero visibility...so do it again very soon 😋😎

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Lovely walk. Too bad there's a quarry

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A great sporty hike
Not suitable for everyone, you need to be in decent physical condition, especially for the rocky section on both the outward and return legs.
Poles essential
The section via the Turcos trail is not the most interesting, but there is a good view and it doesn't last too long.

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parish specific to Brittany, a splendid view!

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I'm still delighted with this hike, despite the fact that we'd have to find another central section because the part along the Chemin des Turcos is really, really (!), uninteresting. The first part, which will also be the return section, is really good, but make sure the weather is fine because it won't be good for the return. The section of big stones up to the Cassini pyramid is superb. Thank you

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Hello and thank you for your comment, which encourages us to continue sharing routes and will make other hikers want to do this walk.

Le dd

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This walk is very well described. It's impossible to go wrong if you follow the author's description to the letter.
The author offers a very beautiful hike and I sincerely thank him for it.
I simply made a variation by finishing on the GR 99.

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How did it happen? What happened? Apparently everything was fine in March!!!!

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