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Provence-Alpes-Côte D'Azur
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Caseneuve

Cirque de Barriès – View of the Désert Blanc loop from Gignac

Intermediate

4.3

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57

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Cirque de Barriès – View of the Désert Blanc loop from Gignac

03:11

10.6km

260m

Intermediate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required.

Last updated: August 8, 2025

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2.01 km

Lost Place

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2

3.87 km

Cirque de Barriès

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The Cirque de Barriès is the highest point of this Colorado Provençal.

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5.46 km

Old aqueduct

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This old viaduct would have been used to wash red ochre.

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7.24 km

View of Le Sahara (Ochre Quarry)

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After hiking through it yourself, you can see the Sahara again from above. It's also very impressive!

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7.33 km

Before the invention of synthetic dyes, it was in this industrialized zone that the ocher color was obtained. This site was closed only recently, in 1992, to be exploited for …

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7.48 km

View of the Désert Blanc

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The Orange Path divides once, on the right goes to the white desert.

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7.62 km

White Desert

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For the best light, go in the morning or late afternoon.

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9.15 km

Ochre quarry

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10.6 km

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Way Types & Surfaces

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4.56 km

3.89 km

2.15 km

Surfaces

5.98 km

3.05 km

1.56 km

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