The Barbegal Aqueduct and the Fontvieille mills by mountain bike
A Roman flour mill and Alphonse Daudet's Mill without worrying about parking spaces
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2 h 30 min
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8 % of the distance
Introduction
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The facts
10,6 km total distance
2 h 30 min movement time.
230 m total elevation
orientation average
mark 25% of the total distance
35% forest roads
25% moderate trails
10% rutted dirt roads
5% hard-surfaced country road
5% Trails with scramble passages
5% small gravel
5% hard-to-recognize trails
<5% coarse gravel
<5% easy trails
<5% hard-surfaced quiet side streets
dangers fragile Roman monuments
children yes, but it's long
useful picnic stuff
required Hardtail mountain bike and water
GPS coordinates (WGS84) of start and end point 43.72643,4.714719
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Useful parking spaces
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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: Fontvieille - Aqueduc de Barbegal
➙ 4,3 km ... 50 min ➚ 85 m ➘ 85 m ↝ average
↙ Colors of the sections like MTB rating but without the duration.
15% small gravel, without marks
10% rutted dirt roads, few marks
5% coarse gravel, without marks
10% forest roads, without marks
10% rutted dirt roads, without marks
20% forest roads, without marks
10% moderate trails, without marks
5% moderate trails, without marks
5% Trails with scramble passages, without marks
↖ leave the bike and explore on foot
5% moderate trails, without marks
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Section 2: L'aqueduc gallo-romain
➙ 2,7 km ... 50 min ➚ 70 m ➘ 70 m ↝ average
↙ Colors of the sections like MTB rating but without the duration.
15% hard-to-recognize trails, without marks
20% hard-surfaced country road, few marks
5% rutted dirt roads, without marks
5% moderate trails, few marks
5% Trails with scramble passages, without marks
↖ leave the bike and explore on foot
10% moderate trails, few marks
5% Trails with scramble passages, without marks
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10% moderate trails, without marks
<5% easy trails, without marks
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10% moderate trails, few marks
5% moderate trails, few marks
↖ obligation to push/carry the bike
15% moderate trails, few marks
5% Trails with scramble passages, without marks
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Section 3: Les moulins à vent de Fontvieille
➙ 3,6 km ... 50 min ➚ 70 m ➘ 70 m ↝ average
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5% forest roads, without marks
5% moderate trails, without marks
55% forest roads, without marks
10% moderate trails, without marks
5% forest roads, without marks
<5% easy trails, without marks
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5% forest roads, without marks
<5% easy trails, without marks
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10% rutted dirt roads, few marks
5% hard-surfaced quiet side streets, few marks
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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.