View of Moustiers-Sainte-Marie – Moustiers Sainte-Marie loop from Moustiers-Sainte-Marie

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Moustiers-Sainte-Marie

View of Moustiers-Sainte-Marie – Moustiers Sainte-Marie loop from Moustiers-Sainte-Marie

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View of Moustiers-Sainte-Marie – Moustiers Sainte-Marie loop from Moustiers-Sainte-Marie

03:38

11.3km

470m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily walkable paths. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 17, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Parc naturel régional du Verdon

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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718 m

Medieval stone bridge

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medieval quarries north of Mousti

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932 m

View of Moustiers-Sainte-Marie

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Great view over the valley

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4.57 km

Plateau de Moustiers-Sainte-Marie

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Wide plain with many different vegetations.

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8.26 km

Scenic Mountain Trail with View of Lac de Sainte-Croix

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Stutter path which leads back to the village via serpentines.

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10.2 km

Stone Steps of Moustiers-Sainte-Marie

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10.2 km

View of Moustiers-Sainte-Marie and the Church of Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption

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Nice little mountain village with an imposing location of a small chapel in the rocks

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10.4 km

Moustiers Sainte-Marie

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Moustiers-Sainte-Marie is a superb cliff-side village, in the heart of the Verdon regional natural park. It is really very pleasant to stroll through its pretty pedestrian streets! I advise you …

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11.3 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.19 km

4.30 km

1.03 km

693 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

6.22 km

2.06 km

1.57 km

1.04 km

294 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Sunday 8 November

14°C

9°C

74 %

Additional weather tips

There’s a fairly high chance of rain. Consider packing a waterproof jacket.

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Comments

September 17, 2024,Wandeling

beautiful varied walk with beautiful panoramas. The plateau de Charrière reminds a bit of the High Fens. The descent along the Roman road to Moustiers is certainly worth doing with views of the Lac de Verdon, the plateau of Valensole and the Mont Ventoux.

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June 28, 2024,🇨🇵 Circuit de Vincel - vom Camping Le Vieux Colombier

A very varied circular tour on the plateau above "Moustiers-Sainte-Marie" with views of the town and the "Lac de Sainte-Croix".

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June 11, 2022,Wanderung

A very nice and difficult tour with a wonderful, best view in 980 hm. Until then it's time to sweat a lot 😓, the descent the last 2 km full of catastrophe .. only rubble and alpine terrain ........

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June 1, 2025,Links hoch bei Moustiers-Hochebene-runter

Beautiful, but strenuous climb through sparse forest, approx. 1.5 hours on a plateau, great views before the descent, serpentine descent to Moustiers

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October 5, 2024,Rundtour vom Camping Saint Jean nach Moustier und hoch aufs Plateau

My last stage takes me to Moustiers-Sainte-Marie, which is in the Verdun Gorge Nature Park. I was at Lac Sainte Croix X years ago and I could vaguely remember the fascination that this area had aroused in me. So I checked in at the Saint Jean campsite (everything here is pretty holy) and because the weather is not supposed to …

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September 29, 2024,verdon walk...moustiers sainte-marie🇫🇷☀️🦅vinzel/plaine de durance

on the edge of the Verdon Gorge, easy going hike with Ruth, around Moustiers-Sainte-Marie ...first ascent, then over the high plateau to Vinzel and back to the beautiful campsite...☀️👌🍀

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September 24, 2024,Verdonschlucht 🇫🇷🥾 Etappe 4: Rundwanderung Moustiers-Saint-Marie_24.09.2024

Today we went on a circular hike from our accommodation, La Fabrique.

We first went through the village of Moustier, but then decided to postpone sightseeing until later. You can buy food for the journey everywhere here... if you need it.

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