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Notre Dame du Rouet par la Plaine
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Local loop of 12.4km in the Côte Bleue massif. An exceptional panorama over Carry-le-Rouet and its viaduct.
This hike, starting from the Rouet beach, takes in the superb Notre Dame du Rouet chapel on the promontory, with a beautiful view of the Rouet calanque and its viaduct on one side and the Rouet bay and beach on the other. The Plaine du Bon Jean fell prey to flames on July 15, 2016. Without vegetation, the white limestone cliffs stand out even more, making this valley inaccessible off the trail. The ridge route offers a beautiful view of Marseille and its islands.
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Open period
All year round.
Except in summer, from June 1 to September 30, when access to the massifs is prohibited.
For more information, call 0811 20 13 13.
Updated by
Provence Tourisme - 12/06/2025
www.myprovence.fr/
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1. From the car park, head towards the beach and take the small road (Avenue Blanche-Calvet) to the east. Turn left into the impasse des Eaux-Salées in the direction of the chapel of Rouet).
2. Go towards the chapel. Go back on your steps.
Pass a fence and the railway. Go up a winding track. After 300m you come to a hairpin in the track. There is a beautiful view of the Vallon de l'Aigle viaduct, the Rouet beach and the Couronne lighthouse. Continue along the track to the next junction.
3. Leave the 2 paths on the right and take the main path on the left.
4. After 300m, watch out for the signs, leave the track and take a path on your left which joins the D5 500m further on. Take the road on your left for 150m and cross it with care.
5. At the signpost head into the small valley of the Plaine du Bon Jean ravaged by the fire in July 2016. It winds for over 1 hour between cliffs and then joins the dual carriageway.
6. Pass under a tunnel. Continue with the blue markings for 1 km300 leaving various paths to the right and left. Go towards an EDF pylon and reach a track with yellow markings.
7. Go left to the hairpin bend in the track. Go straight past a cistern and down to the Plaine de Romaron. Turn left along a field and reach a large track junction just above a small cottage and its cypress tree.
8. Go up the track on the left and continue for 750 m with the blue markings and leaving the various paths on the right and left while admiring the view of the sea and Marseille. Leave the track to go down a small path on the left which arrives in the Jaume valley.
9. Pass under the tunnel of the expressway. Go back up the hill following the track. At the next crossroads turn left. Go under the SNCF culvert, then a DFCI barrier. Continue to the Chemin du Rouet. On the left this road goes down towards the sea. Turn right into Avenue Jean Bart and find your starting point.
