The Best Hiking Trails in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur (France)

Saint-André-les-Alpes 14km

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smilingyiyi

Distance

9.78mi

Elevation +

1791f

TrailRank

58

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Starting from the parking in town St. Andre les Alpes, walking along Verdon and begin climbing at the entrance of Lac de Castillon. There're many eagles, fossil rocks, beautiful farm grasslands and forests on the way. Of...

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St. Martin Vesubie & Venanson loop, France, June 2012

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omriqo1

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Distance

6.06mi

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2434f

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50| 5.0

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Warm up hike before climbing the Alps, with very nice views of the Vesubie valley and the Mercantour Alps, especially from the bunker in Le Conquet.

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Stunning View: Tete de la Barre de la Sapee, Castellane (10km)

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smilingyiyi

Distance

4.12mi

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1444f

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47| 4.33

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Parking at Camping Les Sirenes, and start from Grange Vieille across the D4085. Follow the direction to Crete de colle Bernaiche firstly, and then turn to the direction to La Grande Cadiere up to the top. Where on ...

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Lac du Distroit

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philingle

Distance

8.13mi

Elevation +

3635f

TrailRank

41

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Lac du Distroit is up at 2519m altitude at the southern tip of the Ecrins National Park. This walk starts from the trailhead in the Rabioux valley above Chateauroux les Alpes. The path climbs up from the valley floor on ...

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Denttelles de Montmarail

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arby101ca

Distance

4.20mi

Elevation +

1417f

TrailRank

39

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This route is described in the Sunflower walking guide for Western Provence as"one of the most exquisite walks you will ever take, anywhere. " The first up to the windows in the dentelles lives up to this description. Th...

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Gorges de Véroncle

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yvesvin

Distance

6.00mi

Elevation +

1122f

TrailRank

39

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Grateful inspiration from http://nl.wikiloc.com/wikiloc/view.do?id=2234010, but that track contains less waypoints, making it more difficult to find e.g. the entrance of the gorge. Start in Joucas where at both ends of t...

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Calanque D'en Vau, near Cassis, France

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jimmyangel

Distance

6.05mi

Elevation +

1234f

TrailRank

39

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This is a classic hike that loops around the Calanques of Port Miou, Port Pin and d'en Vau. It is an extremely beautiful location with fantastic views of the narrow inlets and great swimming spots. Quite spectacular hike...

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2010-08-10 La Condamine 2940m

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sebastien.picard

Distance

6.97mi

Elevation +

2812f

TrailRank

38

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First hike in the Alps of that year, it was also the most technical. Following the trail I had downloaded on the gps at the end we got off track and had to negotiate steep slopes partly on scree. Definitely not somethin...

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2010-08-12 La Crête des Chambrettes 2582m

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sebastien.picard

Distance

6.71mi

Elevation +

2664f

TrailRank

36

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Short and easy hike on the North side of Ceillac. Now 4 years later writing about it I don't remember much of the details. The way uphill we had fair weather and as we hiked we could see Ceillac shrinking in size. The ...

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Boucle de Clausonne

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aleene

Distance

6.57mi

Elevation +

2523f

TrailRank

36

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A pretty walk, which starts in Le Saix (park in front of the old school). The walk starts at 810 and goes to 1310 meters, which a total height difference of 560m. The total walk took us some 3 hours to complete. The f...

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Provence: Parc Naturel de Camargue 13-09-2012

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LucT

Distance

1.51mi

Elevation +

13f

TrailRank

35| 4.5

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Korte en zeer gemakkelijke wandeling op 03/09/2012 door een stukje van het Parc Naturel Régional de Camargue, waar duizenden watervogels een thuis vonden. Courte promenade très facile le 03.09.2012 dans un bout de Par...

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Lac du Lauzanier (France- Alpes de Haute Provence)

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johnnywalker

Distance

6.43mi

Elevation +

1266f

TrailRank

34| 5.0

Climbing slowly from 1900 to 2300 meters on a path that is easy to follow. Very beautiful landscape! Nice walk to have lunch at the beautiful lake-side. Enjoy!

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Promenade Serignan-du-comtat vers d'uchaux

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debodori

Distance

10.63mi

Elevation +

1965f

TrailRank

33

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Promenade Serignan-du-comtat vers d'uchaux We started in serignan-du-comtat city Centre and followed to a great extent a trail mentioned on wikiloc. The end is at the guesthouse we were staying. Even dough it seems t...

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Plampinet - Col des Acles - Passo della Mulattiera

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serpentina

Distance

9.77mi

Elevation +

3855f

TrailRank

32

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Start at the parking on the river bank just over the bridge. Take first left through Plampinet after crossing the bridge and follow the track up to the fork just before chalets des Acles. From there the track branches le...

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2010-08-17 Traversée des Cerces 2770m

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sebastien.picard

Distance

13.38mi

Elevation +

3455f

TrailRank

31

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Relatively easy but long hike passing by many lakes of "Les Cerces" . If one omits the stretch to "le col des Béraudes" then the technical level drops to that of a family hike.

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Fort de Buoux, France

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jimmyangel

Distance

2.01mi

Elevation +

617f

TrailRank

30

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This is a short hike to and around the Fort de Buoux medieval fortress., which was built on top of a huge rock outcropping in the Aiguebrun valley, in the Grand Luberon mountains of Provence. In addition to the fortress,...

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L'ancien hameau des Dados

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aleene

Distance

5.23mi

Elevation +

1693f

TrailRank

30

Nice walk (***) through oak shrubs to an old ruin. Great viws over the valley of the Buech and the Durance, the Ecrins and the Devoluy. The trail is indicated by yellow marks Trail is based on a GPS-recording, remade ...

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Tete de Viraysse - Col de Mallemort

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serpentina

Distance

10.25mi

Elevation +

3261f

TrailRank

29

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High mountain tour over military road to Batterie de Viraysse (2750m). Return over col de Mallemort, along fort de Mallemort and ouvrage Saint-Ours haut. Start and finish in Saint-Ours (Parking).

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Nice St Augustin to Monaco

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Neil

Distance

17.02mi

Elevation +

1247f

TrailRank

29

Walk across Europe. Leg 155. 2011-04-23. The first half of the walk was on the marine parade of Nice. Then hilly back-street roads were used. Finally the coast road which was not too busy on a wet Saturday. There was pav...

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Trigance (France - Castellane - Verdon)

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johnnywalker

Distance

7.92mi

Elevation +

1781f

TrailRank

29

Start from Trigance, 30 min driving from Castellane. Follow GR-49 markings, climbing to viewpoint (belvedère) Rancoumas. Nice view on river Verdon and surroundings. Descend through forrest back to Trigance.

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Sommet de lure loop

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Efmer

Distance

7.20mi

Elevation +

2474f

TrailRank

29

Nice loop over the summit and trough the forest. Warning: Can be quite windy in the first part. Some ear protection may be handy. Hiking boots recommended, on this sometimes rocky path. It will be 8-10 C cooler up t...

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Rocher de Calissanne

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ben72

Distance

3.36mi

Elevation +

1227f

TrailRank

28

Nice 360 degree views from the tops of two peaks, one with a small ruin and one with an orientation table. Terrain is open - no trees.

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Col des Lauzes

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koenverhoeven

Distance

9.48mi

Elevation +

2251f

TrailRank

27| 4.67

Nice 15km walk with several totally different views over the surroundings. The route is partly marked, but at one point difficult to follow.

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Pic de Ceuse

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aleene

Distance

7.99mi

Elevation +

2503f

TrailRank

26

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A very nice walk in the Massif the Ceuse and along its crest. Superb view 360 degrees ariund at Pic de Ceuse.

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Merveilles Day 1: Refuge des Merveilles, Alps Mercantour, France, June 2012

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omriqo1

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Distance

5.82mi

Elevation +

3225f

TrailRank

26

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Nice hike around several mountains lakes and some wildlife watching (chamois, marmot). ~8 hours (with a stop for a drink at the refuge)

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