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For those of you who aren’t afraid to climb the Verdon’s highest peaks, we’ve selected our most challenging hikes, the ones that are worth contemplating and challenging yourself for.

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Located on the Dourbes bar at an altitude of 1,622 m, the Pas de Labaud, like the Pas de Tartonne and Pas de la Faye, has long been used by the inhabitants of the Asse valley to reach the Bléone valley and the Digne-les-Bains region.

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La barre des Dourbes, Pas de Labaud

Clumanc-en
With its 360° panoramic view, the summit of Le Laupon offers a magnificent panorama of the region's landscapes.

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Le Laupon

Colmars-en
At the summit, a breathtaking 360° view of the Verdon relief and the Digne Pre-Alps, with the peaks of the Ecrins and Mercantour massifs silhouetted against the horizon.

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Sommet du Chiran par les Chauvets

La Palud-sur-Verdon-en
A forest walk through the little Siberia of the Southern Alps.

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Miolans

La Rochette-en
Another itinerary takes you to Chapelle Saint Jean du Désert. Right from the start, you can discover the Château de Villevieille, then follow a ridge line to admire the panoramic view over the Ubraye valley and the Bernarde summit.

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De Villevieille à Saint-Jean-du-Désert

Val-de-Chalvagne-en
A long loop that allows you to discover the natural site of the clues de la Melle, as well as the ruins of the hamlet of Chast and the bergerie de la Melle, an example of pastoral heritage.

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Boucle Senez - Blieux

Senez-en
In the heart of the Gorges du Verdon, the Blanc-Martel trail is the best-known hike in the Canyon, and the only one that allows you to walk along the river at the bottom of the Gorges. It takes its name from Alfred-Edouard Martel and Isidore Blanc.

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Sentier Blanc-Martel

La Palud-sur-Verdon-en
Forest and alpine route. Alternative route: Le Cheval Blanc via the ridges. Its summit offers an exceptional panorama (+ 3 h + 560 m ascent).

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Cabane du Cheval Blanc

Thorame-Basse-en
Panoramic view of the entire Haut-Verdon region

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Crête de la Gardette

Colmars-en
A change of scenery between vast high-altitude lawns and rushing waters! From Colmars, follow the forest track to Pont de la Serre (with an adapted vehicle) for around 40 minutes. Follow on foot the superb basins of La Lance.

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Les Lacs de Lignin

Colmars-en
A sustained hike through the imposing Chiran massif, culminating in a 360° view and an astronomical observatory.

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Sommet du Chiran par Blieux

Blieux-en
Just like the pilgrims of Saint John the Baptist who follow this trail every year in June, you will reach the Saint-Jean du Désert chapel located on the old road between Entrevaux and Castellane. This chapel is likely to have been built by the Knights Templar to offer hospitality to travelers and to help them find their way

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Saint-Jean-du-Désert

Entrevaux-en
A beautiful trail opened up during the period of reforestation in the mountains. In the Chabanal forest, the undergrowth is filled with raspberry bushes as far as the Congerman forest huts.

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Gorges de Saint-Pierre - Congerman - Le Couguyon

Beauvezer-en
A beautiful alpine itinerary that takes you to the heart of the Mercantour National Park. From the top of the pass, views of Lac d'Allos.

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Cols et Lacs de l'Encombrette - Panorama du Lac d'Allos

Colmars-en
After a shady climb through undergrowth, the route reaches the mountain pastures of Montagne de Maurel, entering the Verdon Regional Nature Park. Panoramic views of the highest peaks in the Verdon and Mercantour regions.

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Le Sommet de Maurel

La Mure-Argens-en
This ancient path linking Blieux to Chasteuil leads to Colle Basse, overlooking the Verdon valley at 1446 m.

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Colle Basse

Blieux-en
Mostly shaded at the start, the path joins the Pont Saint-Joseph. It climbs up the St-Jean ravine, at the foot of the cliffs of the Educh plateau, to the ruins of the hamlet of Ourges. The climb is steeper up to the chapel of Saint-Jean-du-Désert.

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La Chapelle Saint-Jean-du-Désert depuis Annot

Annot-en
From the Serres crest, you can see the Mercantour Massif to the east, and beyond it the closer massifs (Grand Coyer...), with the Pic de Chamatte at the end of the crest. A natural forest of beech and Scots pine grows beneath the pastures.

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La Crêtes des Serres

Allons-en
A beautiful, shady itinerary that takes in the villages of Annot and Le Fugeret and offers magnificent views over the valley, with the option of returning via the Chemins de Fer de Provence.

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Annot - Le Fugeret par Roncharel

Annot-en
Départ de la Maison de Pays de Beauvezer, où vous pouvez acheter des produits locaux de la haute vallée du Verdon. Dirigez vous vers la place de la chapelle Notre-Dame.

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Beauvezer - Pic de Mal-Ubac

Beauvezer-en
A longer variant of the Chapelle Saint-Pierre itinerary, it also takes in the hamlets of La Sagne, in the Alpes Maritimes, and Les Colettes. The latter, still inhabited, is only accessible on foot.

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Le hameau des Colettes

Soleilhas-en
Cet itinéraire passe, notamment, par le col de Plein Voir et celui de l'Âne, vous offrant de beaux points de vues sur la fin des Gorges du Verdon et le lac de Sainte-Croix. Il est souvent utilisé lors des itinérances pédestres de plusieurs jours…

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La Palud-sur-Verdon - Moustiers-Sainte-Marie par le GR4

La Palud-sur-Verdon-en
Bien que ne proposant pas de points de vues direct sur la rivière, ce sentier est très beau et propose une grande variété de paysage.

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Sentier du Bastidon en aller-retour

La Palud-sur-Verdon-en
Contrast the overheated garrigue of the Verdon with the cool, shady forest of the Barbin ubac, and you'll be walking through a wild and grandiose landscape.

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Sentier du Bastidon

La Palud-sur-Verdon-en
This trail starts at the picturesque hamlet of La Valette, in the commune of Thorame-Basse. Once there, turn right onto the forest track which takes you across the Issole torrent via a ford.

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Boules - Chalufy

Thorame-Basse-en
At the northern end of the Barre des Dourbes, the summit of Couar rises to almost 2,000m. On a clear day, you can see all the way to the Ecrins and the Dévoluy massif!

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Le Sommet de Couar (1988 m)

Tartonne-en
Cet itinéraire passe, notamment, par le plateau de Suëch, le hameau de Chasteuil, vous offrant de beaux points de vues. Il est souvent utilisé lors des itinérances pédestres de plusieurs jours.

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Rougon - Castellane par le GR4

Rougon-en
This loop offers a beautiful panorama: gorges, forests, forest huts and finally the village of Ondres. Inhabited in summer, it makes a lovely shady stopover. You may be lucky enough to spot some chamois.

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Gorges de Saint-Pierre - Col de l'Orgeas - Ondres

Beauvezer-en
The trail is temporarily closed under Municipal Ordinance No. 21/26 due to its deteriorated and hazardous condition.

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CLOSED - Sommet du Teillon

La Garde-en
From the summit of Chalvet (1613 m), a mecca for hang-gliding, the panoramic view allows you to spot more than 50 remarkable peaks, which can be identified from an orientation table.

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Le Sommet de Chalvet (1613 m)

Saint-André-les-Alpes-en

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