Fondurane Tour

Date of your route : Apr 11, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

An easy and enjoyable walk. The butterfly lavender was in bloom and there were a few irises at the start of the hike. It was already a bit warm for hiking in this area, but it was manageable. We did a little extra circular loop towards the end to go to a viewpoint overlooking the lake.

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Date of your route : May 11, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : Yes

Route taken on 5 May with a few scattered clouds. Cool shade and warm sunshine.
A family-friendly, carefree route. It had rained heavily, and the countryside was green and filled with beautiful and unusual flowers. It was just the right day to enjoy a sandwich without a care in the world...

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Date of your route : Apr 30, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

Not many views, especially of Lake St Cassien, but pleasant and very quiet (in April when it was cloudy).

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Date of your route : Nov 14, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : Yes

Frequented even on weekdays (walk taken on a Tuesday).
I recommend taking a short detour (circular at point 6 on the map) to the birdwatching hide: I was able to photograph a heron.
I would classify this route as easy.

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Date of your route : May 06, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

This hike on wide trails is not difficult.
It is suitable for families, with plenty of places to picnic, particularly near the hunters' huts (which have chairs and benches).
Having already done this hike in May 2021, I noticed a significant drop in the lake's water level when crossing the bridge at the start of the hike.

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Date of your route : Apr 16, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Be careful at the start, where it says to "cross the bridge" which is not visible from the car park. You must either continue along the tarmac road or cross and take the small dirt track.

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

A route without difficulty as the forest paths are wide, well maintained and easy to walk on. Good elevation gain. The suggested direction is ideal as the climbs are less steep.

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Date of your route : Feb 07, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Hike done today, but with a change to the route. We took it in the opposite direction to number 5, then left this track to take the one on the left which leads back to the lake where we had a picnic after passing through flowering mimosas. However, there is a slightly technical descent down a well-worn path. Return without any difficulty via the track along the lake.

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Date of your route : Dec 05, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

The description is sometimes a little vague, particularly point 3. If you keep too far to the left, you end up in some beehives, whereas the correct path is a little further in between. Fortunately, you can find your way with the map and a little common sense. There are also a few junctions where you wonder which way to go, but you should always continue on the main path.

Point 5 is a very nice picnic area, it's the best viewpoint and there are grassy areas with or without shade. It would be good to indicate this (we had our picnic at point 4, which is less attractive).

But it's a lovely walk, thanks to its author!

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Date of your route : Sep 13, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Hello
An easy and very interesting hike, despite a slight hiccup when passing under the EDF line for the first time.
It wasn't very clear to me at that point.

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Date of your route : Jul 12, 2021
Reliability of the description : Not used / Not applicable
Ease of following the route : Not used / Not applicable
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Hello,
First of all, thank you to the person who took the trouble to create this hike on Visorando. It's always a bit of work, and it's thanks to people who do this work that the site is so rich.
As for the hike itself, I think its duration and difficulty are overestimated. I'm neither a keen hiker nor a great athlete, yet I completed it in two hours, half the estimated time. Admittedly, I circled it at a brisk pace, but I didn't push myself either. There are no very steep climbs or narrow, winding paths full of stones. You follow a well-marked path the whole way, without any difficulty.
This doesn't detract from the appeal of this hike, you just need to know that it takes closer to two hours than four. And that I found it "easy", but that's just my opinion.
I used the GPX file to find my way around and everything went well, with no chance of getting lost.

In any case, thank you again for creating this file here.

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Date of your route : May 09, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A pleasant route to do when it's not too hot, as there is little shade. Unobstructed view of the Estérel mountains, with a few glimpses of the lake.

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