Tour de la Tête du Pape
Autour de Gigors
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Gigors

Tour de la Tête du Pape

Forest
Panorama
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This beautiful hike takes place in a somewhat overlooked part of the Hautes Terres de Provence. It offers views of the Durance Valley below the Serre-Ponçon Dam. The viewpoint on the Lachau ridge offers a view of the southern part of the Ecrins Massif and the Ubaye Valley. During the mid-season, hikers will enjoy the trail, which alternates between shaded and sunny sections with varying exposures.

Description

  1. From the church in Gigors, follow the D 951 to the right until you reach the edge of the village.
  2. At the Oratory (880 m), take the trail that climbs gently to the right up to the Col du Champas, passing through the hamlet known as “Le Petit Nice.”
  3. At Champas (1,125 m), ignore the trail that branches off to the left toward Piégut and continue on the trail to the right.
  4. Take the trail on the left for about 700 m.
  5. Pass a trail on your left leading to the “stone bridge” and continue for 1.3 km.
  6. Follow a forest trail on the right which, 100 m before a ruin in the middle of a field, branches off to the right. Then follow the trail back to Gigors and its church.
  • Departure : Church, Gigors
  • Arrival : Church, Gigors
  • Towns crossed : Gigors and Bellaffaire

Forecast

Altimetric profile

Recommandations

Of the 237 bird species found throughout the PACA region, no fewer than 50 are represented here. The establishment of a breeding bird population is encouraged here thanks to the diversity of the surrounding environment, whether near the village or along the suggested trail (swallows, chickadees, warblers, wheatears, larks, woodpeckers, buntings, golden eagles, short-toed eagles, falcons, etc.).

Information desks

04250 Le Caire

viaferratalecaire@sisteronais-buech.fr04 92 68 40 39

Transport

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

Access and parking

From Tallard (22 km), take the D 942, then the D 900B eastward. Shortly after Remollon, turn right onto the D 951 toward Bréziers, then Gigors.

Parking :

Parking lot near the church, Girgors

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