Une nuit dans la Sainte Baume

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Une belle randonnée sur deux jours au départ de Cuges grimpant aux crêtes de la Sainte Baume où les panoramas sont magnifiques sur toute la Provence et les Alpes. Redescente par le Col du Saint-Pilon et la grotte de Marie Madeleine chargée d'histoire et de spiritualité. Nuit à l'Hostellerie de la Sainte Baume. Le lendemain, descente par les sources de l'Huveaune, la ferme de La Taurelle, puis la pittoresque source des Nayes et Saint-Zacharie.
À ses deux extrémités, la randonnée est accessible par le réseau de transport en commun gratuit du Pays d'Aubagne et de l'Étoile.

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    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 17.29 mi
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    Average duration: 2 days 
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    Difficulty: Moderate
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    Back to start: No
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    Ascent: + 3,780 ft
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    Descent: - 3,563 ft
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    Highest point: 3,284 ft
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    Lowest point: 653 ft

Stages of the route

This route needs several days, find the details below:

  1. S

    From Cuges to the Hostellerie via the Col du Saint Pilon

    ↔8.71 mi ↗3,222 ft ↘1,660 ft
    This walk connects Cuges-les-Pins to the Hostellerie (Plan d’Aups), passing through the Sainte-Baume ridges, the Col du Saint-Pilon and the Grotto of Mary Magdalene. On the ridges, the 360-degree panoramic views are magnificent. The Grotto of Mary Magdalene is steeped in history and spirituality, as it is said that the saint spent the last 30 years of her life there. This walk is the first stage of a two-day trip, fully accessible via the free bus network of the Pays d’Aubagne et de l’Étoile. The walk starts from Cuges-les-Pins (free bus route 11). At the end of the first day’s walk, the Hostellerie de la Sainte Baume offers affordable accommodation. The following day, the walk continues from the Hostellerie to Saint-Zacharie (free bus routes 8 and 9).
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  2. E

    De l'Hostellerie à Saint-Zacharie par la Taurelle

    ↔8.56 mi ↗591 ft ↘1,919 ft
    Cette belle randonnée part de l'Hostellerie de la Sainte-Baume pour rejoindre Saint-Zacharie. Elle passe par le fabuleux site des sources de l'Huveaune où les eaux coulent en cascades de bassin en bassin. Tout est naturel. C'est un des plus beaux sites de la région, surtout quand il y a de l'eau. Le sentier passe ensuite par le joli vallon de la Taurelle pour descendre vers la source des Nayes et Saint-Zacharie.
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Walking From Cuges to the Hostellerie via the Col du Saint Pilon

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↔8.71 mi ↗+3,222 ft ↘-1,660 ft ◔6h 50 ▲Difficult
⚑Departure from Cuges-les-Pins (Bouches-du-Rhône)
This walk connects Cuges-les-Pins to the Hostellerie (Plan d’Aups), passing through the Sainte-Baume ridges, the Col du Saint-Pilon and the Grotto of Mary Magdalene. On the ridges, the 360-degree panoramic views are magnificent. The Grotto of Mary Magdalene is steeped in history and spirituality, as it is said that the saint spent the last 30 years of her life there. This walk is the first stage of a two-day trip, fully accessible via the free bus network of the Pays d’Aubagne et de l’Étoile. The walk starts from Cuges-les-Pins (free bus route 11). At the end of the first day’s walk, the Hostellerie de la Sainte Baume offers affordable accommodation. The following day, the walk continues from the Hostellerie to Saint-Zacharie (free bus routes 8 and 9).

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Walking Le Jas de Micéau from the Col de l'Ange

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