Distance 11km
Elevation 260m
Duration 3:15
Difficulty Moderate
In a very characteristic environment of sandstone and blue marl, this hike allows the discovery of two pretty villages. Saint Benoît, perched on a rocky hillock, and Braux in its setting of chestnut trees.
Description
From the chapel below the village, take the road on the left which runs alongside the ravine (yellow marker). The road rises to a small plateau, ignore the road which goes off to the right and take the one which descends into the Gros Vallon ravine until you reach a marker indicating the direction of Braux, on the right.
Leave the road and join a steep path. The trail, made of brittle limestone, climbs in switchbacks, locally in blue marl, to an altitude of 900m. It opens onto a limestone plateau dotted with magnificent bouquets of lavender in summer.
A little higher up, a picnic table offers a break to enjoy the superb panorama of the St Honnorat ridge, Mont Mounier, and the Dôme de Barrot. Take the D110, on the right towards Braux. The road passes in front of the small hamlet of Villard, crosses the chestnut grove and its beautiful sandstone houses. Go to the end of the main street to discover the village.
The return is via the same route. Back at the chapel, take the path on the right of the houses, along the ravine to discover the village.
Type : Marked round trip
Distance : 11km
Elevation : 260m
Duration 3h15
Difficulty : Moderate
Average altitude : 840m
Max altitude : 975m
Marking details
Saffron yellow
Cartographic references
IGN TOP 25 n° 3541 OT and Carte Verdon Tourisme "21 hikes around Annot"