From the Plan du Lion, the last flat area before the descent, you have a double reward: a view of the Berceau where you were previously, and a view of the immensity of the sea, and Menton. You can even clearly distinguish Cape Martin and the Rock of Monaco. It's nice !

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Hans Vermeiren

July 27, 2020

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This is the last stretch of the GR52 (Sospel-Menton), I would rate this as a difficult hike because of the descents from col de Berceau to plan de Lion and plan de Lion to Menton: quite steep, lots of loose gravel and therefore quite slippery

STRAD

May 23, 2023

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the very beautiful plan of the lion

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Location: Castellar, Nice, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Provence, Provence-Alpes-Côte D'Azur, France

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