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Hiking in Var

164

routes

8.7 km

median distance

199 m

median elevation gain

The Var divides between the Sainte-Baume and the coast. Plan-d'Aups-Sainte-Baume gives onto the massif's relict forest — beech and lime at 700 metres in the middle of Provence — and the Mary Magdalene grotto, a pilgrimage site since the Middle Ages.

Saint-Cyr-sur-Mer and Bandol offer the shoreline: the customs path, discreet coves and terraced vineyards running down to the sea.

Inland, Tourves and Saint-Julien open onto the Haut-Var, drier and lonelier, among holm oak, hill forts and garrigue valleys.

When to go — October to May; in summer access to the Var massifs is regulated daily for fire risk, the Sainte-Baume included.

OpenRando lists 164 hiking routes in Var. The median distance is 8.7 km, and most routes fall between 4.5 and 15.9 km — from an afternoon loop to a full day out.

On the climbing side, the median elevation gain is 199 m, and the most demanding routes exceed 478 m. Enough range to pick your effort by season and by form.

The most common starting points cluster around: Plan-d'Aups-Sainte-Baume, Saint-Cyr-sur-Mer, Bandol, Saint-Raphaël, Saint-Julien, Tourves. Every route comes with its GPX track, elevation profile and interactive map.

Longest routes in Var

  • Calanque du Port d'Alon – Baie de la Moutte au départ de Bandol29.0 km
  • Boucle Egllise ND de l'Assomption – Tour de l'Horloge au départ d'Artigues28.1 km
  • Les sources de l’Huveaune26.4 km

All routes in Var