Tour du Colombier via La Combe

A lovely short walk through vineyards and holm oaks with a magnificent view of the Alps in fine weather.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 2.87 mi
  • ◔
    Average duration: 1h 40 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Easy

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 420 ft
  • ↘
    Descent: - 443 ft

  • ▲
    Highest point: 600 ft
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 226 ft
  • ⚐ Country: France
  • ⚐ City: Sabran (30200)
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 44.155923° / E 4.582863°
  • ❏
    IGN map(s): Ref. 2940OT
  • Hour-by-hour weather

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Description of the walk

In the hamlet of Le Colombier, park near the wash house next to the church and the fountain.

(S/E) Turn right onto Rue des Jardins du Colombier, then turn left onto Chemin de la Coste.

(1) Turn right onto this path until you reach the car scrapyard.

(2) Turn right, heading due north, where two donkeys may watch you pass, and go past a beautiful property on the edge of the vineyards. You’ll come to a Fork in the road.

(3) Leave the path on your left (which will be your return route) and, 20 metres further up, turn right to reach the village of Combe.

(4) After visiting the hamlet of La Combe, retrace your steps to the previous fork.

(3) Turn right towards Sabran: be careful, the sign is broken and the direction is no longer visible. Continue through beautiful woodland until you reach a road.

(5) Turn left onto the road, where there is a magnificent view of the Alps, and continue to the gate of a private property.

(6) Turn left (signposted ‘Colombier’) and follow the wire fence; at the first three-way junction, turn left for a lovely descent through the holm oaks to the scrapyard.

(2) Retrace your steps along the route you took on the way there until you reach the car park (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : mi 0 - alt. 338 ft - Wash house and fountain next to the church
  2. 1 : mi 0.12 - alt. 299 ft - Junction. Return
  3. 2 : mi 0.37 - alt. 312 ft - Scrapyard
  4. 3 : mi 0.72 - alt. 308 ft - Junction. Return to the hamlet
  5. 4 : mi 1.16 - alt. 226 ft - The hamlet of La Combe
  6. 5 : mi 1.97 - alt. 528 ft - Road junction
  7. 6 : mi 2.13 - alt. 587 ft - Gate to a private property
  8. S/E : mi 2.87 - alt. 338 ft - Wash house and fountain next to the church

Worth a visit

In the village of Combe, don’t forget to visit the church, the wash house on Rue du Lavoir, the oven, the well and the Saint-Julien du Pistrin Chapel on Route de Saint-Julien. This detour is not included in the hiking route.

Reviews and comments

4.1 / 5
Based on 5 reviews

Reliability of the description
4.2 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.2 / 5
Route interest
3.8 / 5
Zinna
Zinna
• Edited:

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 12, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Short, easy hike, accessible to dogs, no difficulty following the trail
Mostly shaded, narrow path through the woods.

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Maoooo
Maoooo

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 04, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

A lovely family walk. According to some reviews, people get lost at the ‘Private Property’ sign. In fact, you really do need to walk right up to the fence (until you can touch it with your hands) and then immediately take the path on the left, following the wire fence. It’s actually quite clearly explained.

With your phone’s GPS, it’s impossible to go wrong.

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PENEZ PATRICK
PENEZ PATRICK

Thank you for your reply
We couldn’t find it
Have a nice day
Patrick

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lodavi
lodavi

The path along the fence is there. You just need to walk to the gate to find it. On the left... no stress

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PENEZ PATRICK
PENEZ PATRICK

Overall rating : 3 / 5

Date of your route : May 05, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

The site is very pleasant and the sections along the footpath are lovely
The route could have been better planned.
The return journey from Combe isn’t very pleasant
At point 6, it’s a right mess. There’s no path along the fence. We had to improvise by cutting through the woods, then crossing the bottom of the valley, then following a track to Les Pélissiers, before heading back to Combe and climbing up to Colombier via the Chapel of St Julien and the Château des Ramières
Which made it 7.3 km
Thank you for sending us the walking maps

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lodavi
lodavi
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Overall rating : 3.7 / 5

Date of your route : May 06, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

A lovely, quiet, unpretentious little walk

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Tartarin
Tartarin

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 18, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A short, leisurely walk to enjoy in spring – highlights include Le Colombier with its wash house, La Combe with its church, and the Romanesque chapel of St Julien de Pistrin (it’s a shame these places aren’t open to the public)

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