Le Fourchat

Forest

Summit and pass

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A pleasant round-trip hike along a forest trail to the summit of Fourchat. Rising to an elevation of 1,571 meters, this peak offers a 360-degree panoramic view of the Baronnies Provençales.

Description

At the Col de Pommerol, take the trail on the right as you approach from Rosans.
After 1.5 km, the trail narrows and follows the ridge to the summit.
Once at the summit, you can continue along the ridge. Return to the starting point via the same route.

Departure : Pommerol pass, Rosans
Arrival : Pommerol pass, Rosans
Towns crossed : Pommerol and Rosans

Forecast

Altimetric profile

Information desks

Rue Aristide Briand, 05150 Rosans

https://www.sisteron-alpesprovencales.fr/rosans@sisteron-alpesprovencales.fr 04 92 66 66 66

Transport

Think about public transport and carpooling: https://zou.maregionsud.fr

Access and parking

From Rosans, take the D 25 road to Pommerol Pass

Parking :

Parking lot, Pommerol Pass

1 point of interest

Flora
The public forest of Eygues.
The public forest of Eygues stretches on a zone of about 20,95 km² and the major part of it’s territory is in Le Rosanais. At the south of this forest, there is a protected area (ZNIEFF zone – Zone of Interest for Ecology, Flora and Fauna –). Thorny trees are a specific feature of this natural habitat. Black grouses, Le Sélin à feuilles de silaus – a particular type of flower you can only see in the Alps – and Irish fleabane, are determining species protected at a national level.