Hiking Route de la soie

Philippe Chabot is a naturalist and mountain guide. Through Horizon Randonnée, he has created a structure that will enable you to find a hiking formula that really suits you: day hikes for individuals or groups, on different themes with a heightened sensitivity to nature and well-being. Promoting eco-citizenship and raising awareness of the dangers to our future, developing a sensory experience, Horizon Randonnée is all these things at once.

The Bouches-du-Rhône department is a good place to practice hiking. The diversity of the landscapes means that all levels benefit, in an often preserved and wild nature. The French Hiking Federation 13 summarizes all the necessary services around hiking. Practical information and advice according to your level, temporary trail closures or restrictions. Finally, it is the organization to contact if you notice a problem with the marking or a possible change of itinerary. More than useful then!

Marseille is the European Sports Capital 2017 and on this occasion some 26 associations affiliated with the hiking federation offer free walks from March 1 to April 2018, and are open to all. They will take place throughout the department of Bouches du Rhône and will be facilitated by professional volunteer guides. More than 80 hikes will be in the programme, but also 3 Nordic steps and a walk on the GR® 42 to discover the Camargue.

Tariff: free.

Distance: variable according to hiking.

Departure: variable according to hiking.

In the opposite direction of a watch, this 7,3 km circuit climbs, from the city garden, on the Planbourgoin plateau. The plateau is sparse but rich, because looking for plenty of wild orchids. Since Roman times, he has been a Bourgoin. In the Middle Ages, Beauregard Castle, now in ruins, was the fortress of lords until the middle of the th century. In 1347, it was described as a fortress well guarded.