Tour of Bois d'Agut, La Tuilière and Pietramal

A peaceful walk around three pretty little hills overlooking the Durance valley. Go via the western side, which is more agricultural, with vineyards and olive groves, and return via the eastern side, following the shaded irrigation canal.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 8.53 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 2h 50 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Easy

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 152 m
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    Descent: - 141 m

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    Highest point: 441 m
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    Lowest point: 344 m

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Description of the walk

Park at the end of the Auchan car park (towards Volx).

(S/E) Cross the main road: caution: heavy traffic at certain times and no protected crossing. Take the path opposite. Pass the building materials company (stones) on your right. At the Plan d'Agut road, turn left then right to follow the Chemin de Pimayon to a three-way junction.

(1) Turn right onto the tarmac road and follow it for about 600 m until you reach another fork, then keep to the right.

(2) Ignore the return path on the right and continue straight ahead until you reach the "No Hunting" sign.

(3) Take the path on the right, not the one that runs alongside the vineyard but another one a few metres above. Follow it, ignoring the path that branches off to the left.

(4) Turn right then left as you cross the canal. Follow the canal on your left and cross the aqueduct. Walkers who are prone to vertigo should look at the water, their feet and keep one hand on the handrail. 30 m after the aqueduct, turn left onto a small path that leads into the forest. After 700 metres in the forest, the path curves left around a field that is currently fallow and then widens. Stay on this path.

(5) Ignore the road that branches off to the left and continue straight ahead, ignoring all the paths that branch off to the left. The road is wide and runs alongside the campsite on the right.

(6) After the campsite, the tarmac road descends until it reaches the canal. Turn right just before the canal and follow it for 400 metres. Turn right and then immediately keep left, leaving the path that branches off to the right. Climb the Piétramal hill on the stony path. After a 200-metre climb, there is a descent of the same length. After that, the quality of the path improves. Do not take the first path that branches off to the right, turn left at the second hairpin bend and join the canal.

(7) Cross it, turn right and continue along it, following the shaded path at the foot of the Tuillière hill. Pass in front of a reservoir, cross the aqueduct again and at the next crossroads, turn left to continue along the canal that follows the Bois d'Agut.

(2) Turn left at the hairpin bend and follow the path you took on the way out.

(1) Continue straight ahead to the car park (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 344 m - Auchan car park
  2. 1 : km 0.77 - alt. 373 m - Chemin de Pimayon
  3. 2 : km 1.13 - alt. 393 m - Crossing the circular loop
  4. 3 : km 1.51 - alt. 414 m - No hunting sign
  5. 4 : km 1.7 - alt. 395 m - Fork in the road
  6. 5 : km 2.61 - alt. 433 m - Crossroads
  7. 6 : km 3.67 - alt. 414 m - Camping
  8. 7 : km 5.09 - alt. 394 m - Crossing the canal
  9. S/E : km 8.52 - alt. 347 m - Auchan car park

Notes

It is possible to park a few cars on the side of the road after (1) if you want to shorten the hike by about 1.5 km. In this case (coming from Manosque), take the roundabout after the Auchan roundabout and retrace your steps to turn right at the building materials company (stones).

As the irrigation canal is not protected, it is not advisable to take young children.

Reviews and comments

3.9 / 5
Based on 9 reviews

Reliability of the description
3.8 / 5
Ease of following the route
3.9 / 5
Route interest
4.1 / 5
User 20465128

Overall rating : 3.3 / 5

Date of your route : Feb 02, 2026
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : Yes

The description isn't very good at level 4. At the aqueduct, you have to turn right, and it should specify that you have to go underneath it...

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Suzanne-Belgique
Suzanne-Belgique

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Nov 09, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A very pleasant autumn walk, with plenty of variety and beautiful views. Please note, however, that at point 2, the 'no hunting' sign has disappeared, but the description is clear. At point 4, turn left to cross the canal (do not turn right first). Then, 30 metres after the aqueduct, turn right onto a path that descends and passes under the aqueduct. Please note: between points 7 and 4 on the way back, signs for the Manosque Canal indicate that the path is closed to the public, but it may be possible to walk along the canal by passing a little lower down and leaving the reservoir on your right. To be checked.

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Voyageur nature
Voyageur nature

Overall rating : 3.7 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 29, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Partially shaded hike. GPS recommended, especially at point 4 (after passing under the aqueduct). To avoid the climb between 6 and 7, we followed the very pleasant canal.

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User 26823446

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 28, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A pleasant and enjoyable hike.

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crih
crih

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 14, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Easy hike, cool in summer – shaded, canal nearby; I recommend it.

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JPJKATIA
JPJKATIA

Overall rating : 3.7 / 5

Date of your route : Jan 06, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

It's not easy to follow the unmarked route
It's best to keep your phone with the map during the first third of the hike

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Le Pap
Le Pap

Overall rating : 3.7 / 5

Date of your route : Dec 26, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

Nice hike. Nothing extraordinary, but a good way to spend an afternoon. There was hardly anyone there when we visited.

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Pseudo du 04
Pseudo du 04

Overall rating : 3.3 / 5

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

The first part of the hike is very pleasant, walking through vineyards and olive groves.
The second part involves the descent to Volx and walking along the road (even if it is not very busy).
The last part runs alongside the Manosque canal, which is pleasant, but you walk alongside the RD 4096 road (even though it is not nearby).

As for the description, it is not very precise, and I got lost several times. Fortunately, the route put me back on the right track each time.

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J-Loup
J-Loup

Thank you very much for the correction.
The description has been corrected.

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Cfrachon
Cfrachon

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Feb 18, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : Yes

A pleasant, easy walk for everyone, taking around 2 hours and 20 minutes at a leisurely pace. A clarification for point 4: "30 metres after the aqueduct, turn left..." – in reality, go down the hairpin bend on the right and pass under the aqueduct...".
Otherwise, at point 6, those who want to avoid a climb can continue leisurely along the canal to arrive at point 7.

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