Distance 18.01km

Elevation 789m

Duration 5h

This 2nd departmental stage of the Napoleon Horse Route, labeled a Grand Equestrian Route, allows riders to discover emblematic natural sites of the Verdon

Description

Starting from Castellane, the Route Napoléon à Cheval route takes some sections of the famous historic route but the route is mainly on paths, along the banks of the Verdon through hamlets, undergrowth, on the mountainside with some passages overlooking and other viewpoints such as the Cadières de Brandis, the Clues de la Roche percée but also historical Napoleonic and Roman sites in the heart of the Haute-Provence Geological Nature Reserve.

Type : Marked roaming

Distance : 18.01km

Elevation : 789m

Duration : 5h

Max altitude : 1234m

Marking details

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Updated on 31/08/2026 - Verdon Regional Natural Park