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Prophet Beach – Borély Park loop from Noailles

Moderate

4.1

(7)

250

riders

Prophet Beach – Borély Park loop from Noailles

02:09

32.9km

390m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: June 23, 2026

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Your route passes through protected areas

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Parc national des Calanques (cœur)

Parc national des Calanques (aire d'adhésion)

Waypoints

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Start point

Train Station

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4.58 km

Prophet Beach

Highlight • Viewpoint

The Prophet's Beach was originally intended to host a port sheltered by its 72-meter seawall, the construction of which was voted in 1894. A project that was to help fight against the accumulation of foul-smelling algae. But this port was a failure, the currents constantly sanding the cove. The last fishing huts will be razed in 1960 to widen the Corniche Kennedy. The Anse du Prophète is now home to one of the rare natural beaches in Marseille made up of real sand. As for its name, a famous baritone and an opera could be the explanation! One of the rumors on the name of the Prophet would come from a steamship which connected Marseille to Algiers in the 1850s. But for the daily La Marseillaise it is more likely that the handle takes its name from the lyric singer Jean-Vital Jammes who resided above the cove in Villa Ismaël (his stage name), located at the corner of Traverse Ismaël and Traverse des Bourguignons. His interpretation of the Prophet, Meyerbeer's opera must have inspired locals to name the site. The Prophet is a grand opera in five acts by Giacomo Meyerbeer on a libretto by Eugène Scribe and Émile Deschamps based on Voltaire's Essay on Morals and Spirit of Nations (1756). tourisme-marseille.com/fiche/plage-du-prophete-marseille

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5.25 km

FR - The Returnees Memorial Caesar's propeller is a huge boat propeller with impressive measurements: 9 meters high and weighing 20 tonnes.
This boat propeller symbolizes the crossing of the Mediterranean that all French people from Algeria, the “Pieds Noirs”, had to make in 1962 to return to Marseille and/or France after Algeria’s declaration of independence.


The monument only has one propeller and not several as is generally the case for a boat propeller. A detail which is not accidental, but which represents the journey of no return made by the Pieds Noirs.

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EN - The Memorial of Caesar's propeller repatriates is a huge boat propeller with impressive measurements: 9 meters high and weighing 20 tons.
This boat propeller symbolizes the crossing of the Mediterranean Sea that all the French Algerians, the "Pieds Noirs", had to make in 1962 to return to Marseille and/or France after the declaration of independence of Algeria.


The monument has only one propeller and not several as is usually the case for a ship's propeller. A detail that is not by chance, but which represents the journey of no return made by the “Pieds Noirs”.

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7.33 km

Borély Stop

Highlight • Beach

Site where you will find beaches, bars, restaurants, attractions!

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16.8 km

Col de la Gineste

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Regular climb on good quality bitumen, safely on cycle lane

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18.1 km

View of Mont Carpiagne

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6

26.5 km

Borély Park

Highlight • Natural

Large Park next to the Botanic garden, founded in the 17th century and today includes an English-style garden, a French garden and numerous sculptures, fountains, a children's playground and a "green" replica (made of shrubs and ornamental plants) of the Notre-Dame de la Garde basilica.

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32.9 km

End point

Train Station

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Way Types

13.8 km

7.44 km

5.62 km

4.65 km

977 m

261 m

207 m

Surfaces

30.0 km

1.38 km

977 m

537 m

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Friday 10 July

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