Hiking Alpes-De-Haute-Provence

At the beginning of Estoublon, this beautiful hike will take you to the castle of Trévans by Promenade Saint-Jean, passing through millennia olive groves, the butterfly garden and beautiful lavender fields. As a bonus, you can enjoy local products at the end of the hike.

Home and registration: Saturday, September 30 th at the Palais des Congrès de Digne-les-Bains between a. m. and p. m.

Distance: 10 km. Difference 350 m.

Departure: Visit the Palais des Congrès on Sunday 1 October at 8 pm. Departure at 9 pm.

There are many walks in the vicinity of Sisteron. The "botanical trail of Molard" is one of them, which we highly recommend for its accessibility, its natural beauty and its fun aspect. It lasts about two and a half to three hours and is easy to walk with its red and white GR6 markings, as well as ONF markings. Along the way, you will discover 7 stations presenting the forest environment and its species.

You will thus walk through the Molard massif, whose forest covers 25 ha spread out from 500 m to 748 m of altitude. Located at the gates of Sisteron, which it dominates with its presence, it is its garden, its green lung. It represents a remarkable example of regeneration of the vegetation and protection of the environment. Take the botanical path called "montée du Molard" on the edge of the Sisteron municipal forest. Follow it to the end. Turn right onto the Cedar Tourist Trail. After four hairpin bends and a power line, go left towards the Molard ridge. Continue on the slope of this ridge until you reach the orientation table which allows you to observe the whole of the Sisters' country. You will find a small refuge nearby. Do not go down towards Sisteron via Combes, but continue on the ridge. At the crossroads, at the level of the high voltage pylon, continue straight on towards the highest point of Molard. Go back down to Sisteron either by the path you took or by Les Combes.

At Montagnes d'Ubaye, there is something for all tastes, all ages and all budgets, in all seasons, with many activities in the respect of the environment. Let's remember that Montagnes d'Ubaye, headed by the friendly Renaud, a qualified and passionate mountain guide, is a local agency specialized in hiking, trekking and nature activities in the magnificent surroundings of the Ubaye valley, the Southern Alps and the Mercantour National Park.

For those who have had enough of overcrowded ski resorts: come and enjoy the pleasures of the snow in a setting devoid of any human presence. The Sauze area has 5 marked but ungroomed hiking trails in a preserved environment. Among them, some are even decorated with games of tracks to add a playful dimension to this activity already full of assets. If you are a beginner, we particularly recommend the "La Rente-Le Super Sauze-La Rente" circuit. Finally, you can be accompanied by a professional guide.

He often chose the Provençal peasant world as his setting, and today it is we, the walkers, who take him as a pretext to discover Manosque and its surroundings. Jean Giono (1895-1970), a native of Manosque, has fascinated more than one reader in this charming Provencal town, and Jean-Louis Carribou is one of them. For several years now, this literary guide has been taking you, book in hand, in the footsteps and words of the writer. The hike takes on a suddenly poetic dimension: the words sublimate the landscape, unless it is the other way around...

Rome to the east, Spain to the west, the Alps of Haute-Provence have been seeing pilgrims for centuries on the way to Santiago de Compostela. From Peipin to Aubignosc, from Peyruis to Ganagobie, the various sections of this mythical journey offer beautiful possibilities for walking through the departmental heritage. We offer you a selection of circuits from 1,5 to 9 kilometres, accessible to all for a family outing!

Cairo-La-Motte-du-Cairo: 4 km

Châteaufort-Saint-Geniez: 7 km

Peipin-Aubignosc: 1,5 km

Aubignosc-Châteauneuf-Val-Saint-Donat: 7,5 km

Peyruis-Ganagobie: 4 km

Ganagobie-Lur: 9 km

A beautiful hike, of easy level, combining forest loop and ridges with distant views. Beyond the nature and discovery of the mountain of Mélan, one of the highlights of the walk will be the visit of Saint Vincent Cave, former hiding during Resistance (predicting a front lamp for the cave visit).

Home and registration: Visit the Palais des Congrès de Digne between 5 am and 8 PM.

Distance: 9 km. Difference 500 m. Duration: 5 h.

Departure: Meet Sunday 1 st October at the Palais des Congrès at 8 pm. Departure from the hike at 8 am.

During the weekend "Hiking of the 3 valleys" organised by the Tourism Office of Digne-les-bains on the weekend of September 30 th and October 1 ^st 2017, the Lame Blade is a very nice walk which allows to discover the strange geology of the Géoparc de Haute-Provence and the small village of Tanaron where there is an astronomical observation site. Magnificent views along the course.

Home and registration: Palais des Congrès de Digne between 5 am and 8 pm on Saturday 30 September.

Departure and distance

Visit the Palais des Congrès on Saturday October 1 st at pm, departure at 9 pm. 10 km in 5 h, difference 500 m.

Overlooking the village of Les Mées in a spectacular way, the Penitents are a natural and geological curiosity that one comes to admire from afar. These rounded and elongated rocks of imposing size were formed by the erosion of a natural material called pudding. A well-marked path will allow you to go for a walk, sometimes steep, to discover this massif which has witnessed the formation of the Alps. The fauna and flora are very rich. Wonderment guaranteed.

The Haute Ubaye offers particularly favourable sites to satisfy experienced climbers as well as hikers or anglers. Saint-Paul-sur-Ubaye, well situated, is a convenient starting point for these sports and nature activities. Hikers can take the GR56, which joins the GR5 in Fouillouse, another typical commune of Haute Ubaye. This site can also be reached by car, from the extraordinary Châtelet bridge, with its single arch between the sides of the mountain.

Fouillouse is a very popular starting point for mountaineers, as it serves the Maurin valley towards the sources of the Ubaye, the Brec de Chambeyron - 3,389 m -, the Pointe d'Aval - 3,320 m - or the tête de la Courbe - 3,088 m -, via the Col de Mirandol. From the Châtelet bridge, the climb continues to the hamlet of Maljasset (which can be reached by the GR6) and which marks, for all mountaineers, the starting point of many other mountain routes.

The simple hikers are also spoiled: many lakes (lake of Marinet), beautiful points of view, all the wild magic of Ubaye are here sumptuously offered.

Many establishments are present in the area to advise you if the need arises. Bivouac lovers will not be left out either, because in Ubaye, it is possible to pitch your tent wherever you want (for the night), as long as you respect this beautiful natural heritage.

So welcome to our offices, where Chantal and her team, all graduates, welcome you! A friendly introduction to unforgettable moments in both summer and winter, with respect for the environment. You'll enjoy innovative, high-quality services, guided by the passion and good humor of your guides. Ubaye and Mercantour, local produce and extraordinary characters await you. An address you won't soon forget!

Don't miss these strange stone mushrooms that have emerged from the earth only a few kilometres from Fourcalquier! Several routes are possible to reach this unusual site from the tourist office and by climbing the path that passes by the chapel of Saint Marc. The shortest is entirely marked out in yellow. Another one combines yellow, white and red and then yellow again. Important information for people with reduced mobility: you can also get there by following the D12, known as the route de Fontienne.

The geology of Les Mourres is spectacular, with the presence of numerous limestone rocks with original shapes that stand out in the traditional surrounding landscape of the Pays de Forcalquier. It is the progressive erosion of the marl originally enveloping them that has revealed them. But the interest of the place is also due to the presence of a particular fauna and flora that have adapted to the harshness of this natural semi-desert environment. This is how you can observe, among others, the presence of the Villars broom heath, the ocellated lizard, the Lusitania marbled bird or the eared traquet...

Didactic panels will help you on the spot to describe your own observations in more detail. An important piece of advice however: this natural area is fragile. It is important to preserve it by not straying from the marked paths and not climbing on the rocks. Also remember to keep dogs on a leash