Gros Cerveau – Fort du Gros Cerveau loop from Ollioules

Hiking trails & Routes

France

Provence-Alpes-Côte D'Azur

Var

Toulon

Ollioules

Gros Cerveau – Fort du Gros Cerveau loop from Ollioules

Moderate

4.8

(14)

124

hikers

Gros Cerveau – Fort du Gros Cerveau loop from Ollioules

02:28

8.07km

270m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 1, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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2.47 km

Gros Cerveau

Highlight • Summit

This 446 meter mountain offers views of Marseille and the islands beyond. At the top, you will find Fort du Gros Cerveau.

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3.05 km

Fort Gros Cerveau

Highlight • Historical Site

The Gros Cerveau structure is a military building dating from 1890.

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5.20 km

Fort du Gros Cerveau

Highlight • Historical Site

Fort under renovation in 2021

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8.07 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.18 km

2.50 km

1.40 km

Surfaces

3.62 km

2.28 km

1.82 km

357 m

Elevation

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Weather

Sunday 18 October

21°C

16°C

84 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 36.0 km/h

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Comments

April 1, 2024,Boucle du Gros Cerveau à Ollioules

Park at the Car Park, (Route du Gros Cerveau – next to the Astronomical Observatory). Cross the road, take the GR 51 (towards La Cadière) which runs along the fence of the Hugueneuve water treatment plant (the fence is on your left). A path climbs slightly into the scrubland.

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April 1, 2024,Ollioules, tour d’horizon entre mer et collines au Gros Cerveau

Level: Intermediate
Marking: Blue / Red and White

Starting Point: Gros Cerveau Observatory Parking

This hike in the heights of Ollioules offers superb panoramas of the hinterland and hills—the Destel Gorges, the Evenos sandstone, and Fort Pipaudon—and sweeping views of the coastline, from the calanques of Cassis to Porquerolles, via Les Embiez and Toulon Bay. At the summit, admire the …

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