Ste Baume - Auriol, from Pont des Encanaux to Pic de Bertagne

We bet you didn't know you could go mountaineering in the Bouches-du-Rhône?! Reserved for confirmed walkers, this exciting hike takes you all the way up Pic de Bertagne (1,041 m) – the region's highest mountain, forming part of the Massif de la Sainte-Baume hill chain. Don't be fooled by the first easy section of the itinerary comprising a succession of ravines (Infernets, Coutronne), at the bottom of which flows a sometimes-bubbling, sometimes-dry stream. The view gets clearer as you...