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Montagne Sainte Victoire

This trail takes you on a tour of the hills overlooking the Lac du Bimont.

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Regarded as a 'classic' walk and from the summit cross you are rewarded with 360 degree views of the Luberon, Mount Ventoux, the Alps and Cap Canaille.

Directions

From the car park at Bimont walk along the dam and continue straight for another 200m until you see the sign for Refuge Cezanne, then take this trail to your left. 

The trail is a GR route but is poorly marked. You can either follow the GR route using an IGN map or continue along the forrest road that will lead to the Refuge Cezanne. The forest road will give you a great view of the Montagne Victoire and will take roughly 1.5 hours to reach the refuge.

Once at the refuge follow the trail directly north (red markers) and after 1km the trail splits, the left route marked 'facile' with red dots. The right trail is more demanding. Follow the red dots to the left and eventually you will join the Sentier Imaucha and another hour of walking will see you at the cross. 

Follow the Sentier Imaucha ridge for two more hours to return to the car park, this route is easy going with great views, just remember to look at the path aswel as the views to avoid falling over.

Location

Map of the surrounding area

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