A round trip from Var to Massoins

Coming from Nice, take the Malaussène road and park in the car park just after the railway bridge.

(S/E) Head downhill onto the Route des Alpes and cross it at the stop sign, taking great care as it is a very busy road. Cross the old suspension bridge, known as Auguste Dubois. This crossing is narrow. Walk in the centre of the bridge, forcing vehicles to stop, and thank them for letting you pass. At the end of the bridge, marker 64 invites you to follow the direction of Massoins. Yellow markings are in place.

(1) Walk carefully along the Camp du Var road. The trail resumes just after the first bend, reaching the road at marker 65.

(2) Cross the road with caution . Follow the signs for Massoins, then arrive at the crossroads at marker 66, which is incorrectly positioned on the map.

(3) Turn right, cross the stream at a small building, and continue along the trail. After about 100 metres, cross the road carefully. Go opposite and access the rear of the Saint-Sébastien Chapel via a small wooded gully. Once you have seen the restored chapel, rejoin the road below and turn right, proceeding with caution for about thirty metres. Reach marker 67.

(4) Follow the signs for Massoins. Walk alongside private properties. Enter Massoins via a wide path lined with an ancient wall. Steps and a porch lead to the village's main street. Reach the crossroads at marker 68.

(5) Turn left. Continue straight ahead, walk past the fountain in the square covered with greenery, observe the old stones, and continue to the church and its wash house where a ceramic map of the medieval village of Massoins is on display.
Turn around, take the same street again, pass signpost 68 again and wait for Plaça dou Valat, then Place Cassette. Turn right to take the Vé lou Pla climb - orientation table. After a few steps, this climb leads to La Cassette, the highest point in the village, where you can enjoy the view and the orientation table.

(6) Turn around and return to the square, then to the crossroads at marker 68.

(5) Retrace your steps to return to the railway bridge car park (S/E).

In winter, cross the bridge with caution, as it is often frozen due to being in the shade.
Hiking boots and walking sticks are recommended.
Water source at the village fountain on Place du Valat.

(S/E): the suspension bridge. In 1912, the fragile suspension bridge dating from 1869, which could only support the passage of mules, was on the verge of collapsing, threatening to cut off Massoins' vital access to Malaussène station and the Nice-Digne railway line. Finally, in 1931, this new bridge was built, light but solid. 2.50 m wide and made of a single 44 m span, the larch wood deck is supported by 44 rods that suspend it from the cables.
(4) Saint Sebastian Chapel: its construction seems to date from between the mid-15th century and the^{first quarter} of the 16th century. Dedicated to Saint Sebastian, the sanctuary was built to protect the village from the plague, which the saint was believed to ward off.
(6) La Cassette, remains of defensive structures and chapel This name refers to a rocky promontory at the southern end of the village where the old 14th-century castle once stood, followed by the chapel known as the Confrérie de la Miséricorde or the Black Penitents, built in 1743.