The Cross of the Maures – Panorama of the Roches Blanches loop from La Garde-Freinet
The Cross of the Maures – Panorama of the Roches Blanches loop from La Garde-Freinet
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The Cross of the Maures – Panorama of the Roches Blanches loop from La Garde-Freinet
03:07
9.46km
310m
Hiking
Hard hike. Good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.
Last updated: April 29, 2026
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Includes a segment that may be dangerous
A part of this route comprises technical, difficult, or hazardous terrain. Specialist equipment and prior experience may be required.
After 3.05 km for 374 m
Waypoints
Start point
Parking
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359 m
Le Lavoir
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The laundries were used to wash small laundry, using inclined surfaces for soaping and brushing. It was of course necessary to respect the order of the basins, the top one being reserved for rinsing while soaping was carried out in the other two.
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440 m
La Garde-Freinet Village
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463 m
Saint Clement Church
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This is undoubtedly the site of the medieval church. It was completely rebuilt from 1782 to 1787 to respond to the increase in population. In 1848, the church still had no "place". Despite a petition from 150 people, there was a lack of funds to buy the surrounding houses. This now makes it impossible for anyone who wants to take wedding photographs.
Simple in plan, with a single vessel, it has been stripped of the confessionals, woodwork and side altars which decorated the interior.
To have:
Painting of the Virgin and Child, 1702.
The main altar, 1787.
The reliquary bust of Saint Clement.
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1.22 km
The Cross of the Maures
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"Until the end of your days you will have Christ in front of you!": These are the words that tradition attributes to Abbé Mathieu, who ordered the cross, and that he would have made to the attention of a village notable who is deeply atheistic! 6 meters high, it was consecrated on May 3, 1900. It also served for many years as a lightning rod for the village.
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1.61 km
Aussicht auf La Garde Freinet
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3.43 km
Panorama of the Roches Blanches
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3.98 km
White Rock
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The plateau where this vein of white quartz is located is also the highest point of the town with an altitude of 637m, offering a magnificent panoramic view. Quartz, feldspar and mica are the main minerals that make up micaschists and gneisses, the dominant metamorphic rocks in the Maures massif.
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8.77 km
La Garde-Freinet
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9.46 km
End point
Parking
Way Types & Surfaces
Way Types
3.60 km
2.98 km
1.08 km
943 m
690 m
169 m
Surfaces
2.75 km
2.70 km
1.85 km
1.24 km
546 m
370 m
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