Anyone can do this easy hike in a setting straight out of a Western. The red rocks and dry lake are typical of the Estérel massif's natural environment, and the heart of this biosphere reserve is home to an outstanding biodiversity.
> ACCÈS
Depuis Saint-Raphaël, prendre la direction jusqu'à Agay. Au rond point, prendre à gauche l'avenue du Gratadis (direction Massif de l'Estérel) puis après 1km, prendre à droite l'entrée du Massif de l'Estérel. emprunter la route pendant 1,5km puis prendre à gauche vers "Col de belle barbe" et monter pendant 400 mètres jusqu'au parking de Belle Barbe.
> POINT DE DÉPART
Parking du Col de Belle Barbe.
>ITINÉRAIRE
La piste longe tout d'abord la rivière du Grenouillet (à votre droite). Au bout d'une bonne demi-heure, vous traverserez la rivière par le gué et continuerez la piste sur votre gauche.
Le paysage devient alors plus encaissé et se transforme en petit canyon de roches rouges plus connu sous le nom de "canyon du Malinfernet".
A la bifurcation suivante, passer par la voie de gauche en traversant le gué. Les derniers mètres sont les seuls dénivelés du parcours , avant l'arrivée sur le site de l’Écureuil (étendue asséchée)
Retour par le même itinéraire.
>ACCES AU MASSIF
De Juin à Septembre, regardez quotidiennement la carte d'accès aux massifs forestiers exposés aux risques de feux de forêts sur le site https://www.risque-prevention-incendie.fr/var/
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The Pays de Fayence (Fayence district) has many great provencal villages. All of them have a particularity such as the view from Mons or the artistic streets of Tourrettes. Do no forget to stop in Seillans that has the label of "Most beautiful village in France"
North of the A8 motorway, you will find the Pays de Fayence. Saint-Cassien lake, a real oasis of freshness in the Var, awaits you! Take a break at the Lake House before visiting the villages of Bagnols-en-Forêt, St-Paul-en-Forêt or Tanneron.
The city of Roquebrune-sur-Argens is the most westerly of the destination. It includes three districts: La Bouverie, at the foot of Gorges du Blavet; The village, overlooked by its magnificent rock, and Les Issambres, with its nautical activities by the sea.
Les Adrets de l'Estérel is a small town located at the extreme southeastern Var. Bordering the Maritimes Alpes, it is composed of large green forests. The town overlooks the bay of Cannes and has an exceptional view on the Lérins Islands and the Corniche de l'Estérel.
Puget sur Argens is a small village located in the middle of many wineries. Its commercial area, near the village, includes many shopping center. North of the village, the Bois du Defens give rise to several walks.
Welcome to Les Issambres, the district of Roquebrune-sur-Argens located on the coast. True paradise with its 8 km of beaches and creeks, this family seaside resort, already frequented at the time by the Romans, is located between the Gulf of Saint-Tropez and Fréjus-Saint Raphaël.
Frejus, located halfway between Cannes and Saint-Tropez, is at the heart of the Côte d'Azur. Based on a sandstone buttress of the Esterel massif, the town dominates the valleys of Argens and Reyran. Frejus has the appearance of a small Provencal town whose new districts extend to the sea.
65km from Nice Côte d'Azur International Airport, Saint-Raphaël is located between Cannes and Saint-Tropez. This seaside resort on the Mediterranean coast is at the bottom of the great Esterel mountains. Saint Raphael, whose city center is by the sea, is divided into different neighborhoods that have all their characteristics and their personalities.
