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Provence-Alpes-Côte D'Azur
Provence
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Aix-En-Provence
Saint-Marc-Jaumegarde

Dam wall – Lake Bimont loop from Saint-Marc-Jaumegarde

Moderate

4.6

(19)

77

hikers

Dam wall – Lake Bimont loop from Saint-Marc-Jaumegarde

01:54

5.86km

240m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Great for any fitness level. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: April 29, 2026

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Your route passes through protected areas

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Réserve naturelle nationale de Sainte-Victoire

Waypoints

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Start point

Parking

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1

40 m

Bimont Reservoir and View of Mont Sainte-Victoire

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The water reservoir of Lake Bimont, the landscape of ocher earth, the pine forests and the unmissable view of the Sainte-Victoire mountain make this trail very pleasant to walk.

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257 m

View of the dam

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Very beautiful views of Ste Victoire and the Bimont dam

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379 m

View of the Bimont Dam

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The Bimont dam, also called the Bimont dam or the Rigaud dam, is an arch dam commissioned in 1952 in the town of Saint-Marc-Jaumegarde, in the Sainte-Victoire mountain, near Aix-en-Provence. …

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2.15 km

Very busy site, avoid peak days/hours!

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2.70 km

View of Lake Bimont

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Cezanne Refuge

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5.23 km

Dam wall

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Very beautiful views of the lake and Ste Victoire!

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5.31 km

Lake Bimont

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Also nicknamed "lost lake", this dam on the Cause is ideally located at the gates of the city of Aix-en-Provence. It is supplied with water mainly by an artificial underground …

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5.77 km

Bimont Dam and Gorge View

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Magnificent view of the dam and the lake.

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5.86 km

End point

Parking

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

2.35 km

2.19 km

1.02 km

269 m

Surfaces

3.07 km

1.03 km

702 m

581 m

452 m

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Highest point (520 m)

Lowest point (320 m)

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