Bories around Cornillon-Confoux by mountain bike
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MTB tour
easy
2 h 15 min
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shelter
1 % of the distance
Introduction
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The facts
15,5 km total distance
2 h 15 min movement time.
150 m total elevation
orientation average
mark 15% of the total distance
45% hard-surfaced quiet side streets
20% forest roads
15% hard-surfaced city roads
10% dirt roads
<5% rutted forest roads
<5% very steep passages
<5% hard-surfaced roads without motorized traffic
<5% natural steps uphill
<5% stairs
<5% natural steps downhill
dangers Short portions on larger roads
children yes, but it's long
useful picnic stuff
required Hardtail mountain bike and water
GPS coordinates (WGS84) of start and end point 43.56957511063647,5.067097460468375
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Public transport
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Access by car
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Useful parking spaces
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Alex climbing the trail at Les Méjeans
Hints
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The whole region is a zone with a high risk of forest fires. In summer, but also in other seasons when it is very dry or by strong winds, access to the forest areas can be regulated. As a result, the roads may be closed to traffic and/or the trails prohibited to hikers. Current information: Map of access to forests and exposed areas in Bouches-du-Rhône (only french). The map shows the colours green, yellow, orange and red which correspond to levels of danger.
The sections
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Section 1: Village de Cornillon
➙ 2,2 km ... 20 min ➚ 25 m ➘ 15 m ↝ easy
↙ Colors of the sections like MTB rating but without the duration.
10% hard-surfaced quiet side streets, without marks
40% hard-surfaced city roads, without marks
10% hard-surfaced roads without motorized traffic, without marks
<5% stairs, without marks
↖ obligation to push/carry the bike
45% hard-surfaced city roads, without marks
The clues
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The Route de Pont de Rhaud above the P2 car park
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Turn onto the Grand Rue in the center of Cornillon
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Painted wall depicting Adam de Crapone
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The Cornillon belfry
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The Cornillon tourist office covered in painted walls
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The Saint-Vincent de Cornillon church
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The Rue du Passe Temps promenade to the west of Cornillon
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View from Cornillon of the northern part of the Étang de Berre
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The washhouse in the village of Cornillon
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Staircase between Place du Lavoir and Rue du Baou
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Drinking water on Rue du Baou in Cornillon
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The Petit and Grand Luberon seen from Cornillon
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Place des Aires is here on the left
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Turn onto Rue des Ferrages
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Turn onto the Route du Pont de Rhaud
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Turn right onto the Voie Aurélienne
Section 2: Bories, Mur apié, lavoir
➙ 3,9 km ... 40 min ➚ 15 m ➘ 50 m ↝ easy
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20% hard-surfaced quiet side streets, without marks
15% forest roads, without marks
<5% natural steps downhill, few marks
15% hard-surfaced quiet side streets, few marks
<5% stairs, with marks
↖ obligation to push/carry the bike
15% hard-surfaced quiet side streets, without marks
10% hard-surfaced city roads, few marks
25% hard-surfaced quiet side streets, few marks
5% dirt roads, few marks
The clues
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Fork at the end of the Voie Aurélienne covered road
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Dry stone hut built against the cliff north of Cornillon
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Square-shaped borie north of Cornillon
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Irregular borie north of Cornillon
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Irregular borie with a large lintel north of Cornillon
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Descent of the wall
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Crossroad to turn right
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The Chemin de Camp Long towards the east
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Climb from Chemin de Camp Long towards the beehives wall
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The Camp Long beehives wall
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The Camp Long beehives wall from the time of the lavender fields
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Old farm with two oil presses
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Turn from the Route de Confoux onto the Chemin de la Coopérative
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Turn from the Chemin de la Coopérative towards the washhouse
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The large plane trees of the washhouse of St. Raphaël
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The communal washhouse of Saint Raphaël
Section 3: Panorama, Bories
➙ 2,7 km ... 25 min ➚ 40 m ➘ 30 m ↝ average
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20% dirt roads, without marks
10% hard-surfaced city roads, few marks
35% dirt roads, without marks
10% very steep passages, without marks
5% natural steps uphill, without marks
↖ leave the bike and explore on foot
15% rutted forest roads, without marks
5% dirt roads, few marks
The clues
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View back on the washhouse path
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Road bend under the Château de Confoux
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The Château de Confoux seen from the Route de Confoux
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Turn from the Route de Confoux onto the Chemin de Confoux
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The Confoux Castle is not visible from the road.
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Turn from Chemin de Confoux onto Chemin des Garrigues
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Turn from Garrigues Road just after the barrier
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Turn onto the flat area
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Turn from the flat area upwards
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Leave bikes when the rocks begin
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View of the Devens de Barzac borie
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View of the Devens de Barzac borie to the northeast.
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Continue from the flat area to the north
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A gentler descent to the north
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Turn at the first fork
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Turn after the barrier onto Chemin des Bories
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The dry stone cabin of Suriane
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The corbelled vault of the dry stone cabin of Suriane
Section 4: Bories en forêt
➙ 6,6 km ... 45 min ➚ 70 m ➘ 55 m ↝ easy
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25% hard-surfaced quiet side streets, without marks
20% forest roads, without marks
15% hard-surfaced quiet side streets, without marks
15% forest roads, without marks
5% hard-surfaced quiet side streets, without marks
5% forest roads, without marks
15% hard-surfaced quiet side streets, without marks
The clues
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Turn from Chemin des Bories onto the municipal boundary road
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Provençal covered well of Campréoux
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The municipal boundary road bordered by a dry stone wall
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Turn from the municipal boundary road
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Access to the eastern Bertier Borie
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The easten Bertier Borie
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Lintel with relief of the eastern Bertier Borie
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The road along the municipal boundary near Bertier
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Access to the northern Bertier Borie
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The northern Bertier Borie
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Pond in front of the northern Bertier Borie
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Steps around the northern Bertier Borie
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End of the paved road at Les Grattes
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Large puddle on Les Grattes trail
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André climbing the track at Les Méjeans
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Gate at Les Méjeans
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The Méjeans North Borie at the edge of the road
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The Méjeans North Borie
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The Méjeans Square Borie
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The Borie de la fourche des Charriers
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Descent from the Route de Pont de Rhaud to the P2 car park
Sources and additional information
This hike is inspired by this good book: Le Rando Malin, le Var, du littoral au Verdon (Clever hiking, Var, between the coast and Verdon, only french), Mémoires Millénaires Éditions (Clever hiking, Var, from the coast to Verdon, only french), ISBN 978-295266479-0. This book offers many hikes where history and nature are in the foreground. However, the maps in it are rather poor. The tour here shows a different descent route than that in the book and other vantage points are pointed out.
It is better to use a good topographic hiking map: this tour is on the IGN map "Hyères, Île de Porquerolles", scale 1:25000, 3446OT.
If you don't want to bother with a paper map, you can also use mapping apps on your cell phone. On the one hand, it is the Géoportail app from the official map service IGN. However, it requires access to the data network and this is sometimes difficult in canyons or remote locations.
Alternatively, you can use apps that store data directly on the device. They're generally not free, but they don't cost much. We mainly use OSMAnd, here it is possible to add contour lines, relief shading, markings and others. To store this data on your phone you need a lot of space.
Of course, one needs access to satellites for the GPS signal with any app. In some canyons this is not the case. Therefore, do not rely on the position shown, but read the map on your phone as you would read it on paper. Most apps are available for Android and iPhone. The applications usually allow us to record the route travelled and also view the GPS files offered for each of our hikes.