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Walking tour of the Sainte-Croix lake: Stage 5 - Les Salles-sur-Verdon - Aiguines
Sport, Pedestrian sports, Hiking itinerary
in Les Salles-sur-Verdon
3.7
km
1h 30min
Medium
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The tour of the Sainte-Croix lake takes you on a journey through time and water. It invites you to feel the spirit of the place as you meet 6 villages whose destiny was turned upside down by the building of a dam in the 1970s.
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From Les Salles-sur-Verdon, you can continue on stage 4 to the village of Aiguines, which you reach after a short climb. Aiguines overlooks the lake and marks the entrance to the left bank of the Grand Canyon. The hike can be done in both directions.
If you want to go further, try a 5-day itinerary following the GR de Pays "Tour du lac de Sainte-Croix": https://www.cheminsdesparcs.fr/trek/75451-MOUSTIERS-SAINTE-MARIE---Le-Tour-du-lac-de-Sainte-Croix
- Departure
- Les Salles-sur-Verdon
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Difference in height
- 273 m
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Plain text rates
- Free
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Plain text period
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All year round.
Before hiking, check whether access to forest areas is authorised: https://www.risque-prevention-incendie.fr/var/.
Subject to favorable weather.
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Documentation
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- Les Salles - Aiguines - PDF (in French only)
- GR de Pays "Tour du Lac de Sainte-Croix" - PDF (in French only)
- Les Salles - Aiguines - GPX
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- 273 meters of difference in height
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- Maximum altitude : 765 m
- Minimum altitude : 490 m
- Total positive elevation : 273 m
- Total negative elevation : -22 m
- Min positive elevation : -22 m
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