Tour du Bois de Bûche

In the spring, this route is a riot of colors, with the blue of the crocuses, the green of the oak trees, and the yellow of the broom flowers. From the ridges of Montagne du Molard—a natural boundary between two valleys—the descent into the Jabron Valley through the Bois de la Bûche offers the finest scents and landscapes of Haute-Provence. 


Behind the police station, take the nature trail that climbs into the Molard woods. At the antenna, ignore the trail that descends and take the trail that climbs up to the orientation table. From the orientation table, continue straight ahead on the trail through the oak grove toward the Col de la Mairie. At Le Molard, continue toward Col de la Mairie, alternating between open ridges and oak forests.
At Rocher du Turc, turn left toward Chantemerle, following the yellow trail markers. The trail descends steeply toward the Jabron Valley, then joins a track that passes near two farms, continuing the descent toward the valley.
Continue on the track, then, at a bend after a few houses, leave the track to rejoin a trail. Cross a stream and continue on the trail. Immediately, turn sharply left onto the trail that climbs through the marl. Continue on the path that winds past century-old oak trees and ancient crumbling walls.
At the field, following the trail markers, take the clearly visible path through the scrubland of Spanish broom. Turn left into the broom to rejoin the trail that runs along the edge of the orchards.
The track gives way to a paved road, flanked by fields that are sometimes cultivated, sometimes fallow. At the hamlet of “Chantemerle,” continue along the road to Sisteron.