From Chorges to Baie-Saint-Michel

A feature of messicole plants is that they live among crops, even though not sown there deliberately. They are biologically adapted to open areas, and in particular areas that are regularly worked, such as fields. In fact, they use various strategies such as adapting their life cycle and producing large amounts of seeds in order to make up for the disturbance that occurs in their germination area. Many of them are common, such as the poppy, the cornflower and the corn buttercup...

This area, which has been provided with picnic amenities, offers the most picturesque panorama over the Lac de Serre-Ponçon. In fact, the lake is 2 kilometres wide at this point, and in front of you are the Chapelle Saint Michel and the Pic Morgon, an iconic view of the lake. On your left, to the east, you can see Savines-le-Lac and its bridge. On the right, you can see the secret île de la Tortue.

Built on a hill in the Durance valley in the 12th century, it was destroyed in 1692. It was rebuilt in the 17th century and became a place of pilgrimage for the parishioners of Chorges and Prunières. Saved from the waters by its location, above the lake's highest waters, it is accessible on foot in the spring, when the lake level is at its lowest, generally between February and March..