L'Aqueduc des Sagnières

History and architecture

Lake, waterfall and river

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Discover a two-arched tuff stone aqueduct nestled in the small Sagnières valley. Throughout this hike, the ever-present water will also provide a welcome cool respite on hot summer days.

Description

From the parking lot in the village of Clamensane (680 m), head toward the bridge at the village entrance and cross it.
At the Vermeil stream (680 m), take the stairs on the right, join the trail, and follow it uphill for about 1 km.
Leave the trail and take the path branching off to the right, then follow it up the valley to the aqueduct.
At the Sagnières aqueduct (800 m), turn right, then left onto the path that climbs through the pine trees. At the junction with the trail, continue straight ahead along the edge of the fields. When you reach the hamlet of “Les Basses Graves,” take the road to the right.
At Font Reynier (845 m), continue down the road, leaving the trail to the Col de la Croix on your left.
After the bridge over the Graves stream, take the trail that descends to the right and leads through areas of robinia trees, then to the village of Clamensane.

Departure : Town hall, Clamensane
Arrival : Town hall, Clamensane
Towns crossed : Clamensane

Forecast

Altimetric profile

Recommandations

This trail may pass through horse pastures. Please remember to always close the gates behind you.

Information desks

04250 Le Caire

viaferratalecaire@sisteronais-buech.fr 04 92 68 40 39

Transport

Let’s limit our trips and use public transportation and carpooling: https://zou.maregionsud.fr

Access and parking

From Sisteron (20 km), follow signs for La Baume, then take the D951 toward La-Motte-du-Caire. 3 km before reaching La-Motte-du-Caire, turn onto the D1 and continue to Clamensane.

Parking :

Parking lot at the entrance of the village, in Clamensane

1 point of interest

Office de Tourisme La Motte du Caire
Lake and river
The water
Indeed, through this small ravine known as the “Sagnières” (marshes, wet meadows), the river spreads its blessings throughout the first part of the trail. As Saint-Exupéry said, “What flowed thus from the belly of the mountain was life; it was the blood of men.” These men knew how to use and channel this resource, as they have done here, in order to survive. Is it not the most abundant element on the planet? With a global volume estimated at 1,360 million km³, it is also the most abundant component of living matter: humans and animals are composed of about 71% water, green plants of 85%, and wood of 50%. In other words, this water flowing at your feet remains the most precious resource the earth can offer to humankind.