The Calanques, balcony paths above the Côte d'Azur, Provençal hills: the Mediterranean GR trails are best walked in spring and autumn. Arles is the starting point of La Routo (GR69), the transhumance trail to the Alps, and the Régordane Way (GR700) ends at Saint-Gilles, on the edge of the Camargue.
In summer, access to the forested massifs is regulated daily according to the wildfire risk: check it the day before each stage.
Mountain
Elevation profile: from 15 m to 2,581 m over 220.5 km.
Hard
Way of St James
Elevation profile: from 1 m to 1,513 m over 803.3 km.
Challenging
Coastal
Elevation profile: from 1 m to 966 m over 435.8 km.
Challenging
Coastal
Elevation profile: from 2 m to 1,018 m over 58.1 km.
Challenging
Long traverse
Elevation profile: from 177 m to 1,740 m over 970.2 km.
Challenging
Long traverse
Elevation profile: from 2 m to 1,645 m over 1,517.3 km.
Challenging
Long traverse
Elevation profile: from 3 m to 2,369 m over 1,368.5 km.
Challenging
Way of St James
Elevation profile: from 7 m to 1,229 m over 243.6 km.
Moderate
Long traverse
Elevation profile: from 4 m to 2,270 m over 400.4 km.
Challenging
Mercantour Traverse
Menton → Entraunes
0 m500 m1,000 m1,500 m2,000 m2,500 m3,000 m0 km50 km100 km150 km200 km
Arles route, via Tolosana
Arles → Col du Somport
0 m500 m1,000 m1,500 m2,000 m0 km200 km400 km600 km800 km
Balconies of the Mediterranean
Menton → Marseille
0 m250 m500 m750 m1,000 m1,250 m0 km100 km200 km300 km400 km
Calanques and Sainte-Baume massif
La Madrague de Montredon (Marseille) → Col du Saint-Pilon
0 m250 m500 m750 m1,000 m1,250 m0 km20 km40 km
From the Jura to the Mediterranean
Saint-Amour → Port-Grimaud
0 m500 m1,000 m1,500 m2,000 m0 km200 km400 km600 km800 km
From the Mediterranean to the Ocean
Grasse → Royan
0 m500 m1,000 m1,500 m2,000 m0 km500 km1,000 km1,500 km
From the Alps to Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Saint-Paul-sur-Ubaye → Arcachon
0 m500 m1,000 m1,500 m2,000 m2,500 m0 km500 km1,000 km
Régordane Way
Le Puy-en-Velay → Saint-Gilles
0 m250 m500 m750 m1,000 m1,250 m1,500 m0 km50 km100 km150 km200 km
La Routo, the transhumance trail
Arles → Col de Larche
0 m500 m1,000 m1,500 m2,000 m2,500 m0 km100 km200 km300 km400 km