Following the uplift of the Lure mountain, it was the Calavon river that shaped these magnificent gorges. The word Calavon means stone river. The watercourse is indeed often dry, leaving only a river of stones.

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Mikey

July 26, 2023

Hiking

The route marking of T1 is wildly misleading (!) The paths up and down the Gorge are a mix between T1, T2, T3 and sometimes just about T4. That's in fine weather. Take care of each other and help the others. There were quite a number of small kids of age 3 to 8 today

NickH

5 days ago

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There had been a lot of rain in the last few days. The west side of the walk is very hard in places and the path at the bottom of …

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Location: Oppedette, Forcalquier, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Provence, Provence-Alpes-Côte D'Azur, France

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