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Quinson

View of the Verdon Gorge – Verdon Gorge loop from Basses Gorges du Verdon

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Provence-Alpes-Côte D'Azur

Provence

Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

Digne-Les-Bains

Quinson

View of the Verdon Gorge – Verdon Gorge loop from Basses Gorges du Verdon

Hard

4.9

(142)

1,097

hikers

View of the Verdon Gorge – Verdon Gorge loop from Basses Gorges du Verdon

05:51

18.8km

490m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required.

Last updated: June 27, 2026

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Parc naturel régional du Verdon

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4.12 km

Viewpoint

5.47 km

Pont de Quinson & View of the Verdon Gorge

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Here, you pass between the Verdon and the lake of Quinson. You get a feast for the eyes on one side as well as the other!

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5.85 km

View of the Verdon Gorge

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Not as spectacular as the great Gorges du Verdon a few kilometers upstream, but the river dammed here in the wild landscape is also worth a hike.

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6.33 km

Verdon Gorge

Highlight • Gorge

Not as spectacular as the ravines a few kilometers up the river, but also the river dammed here in the wild landscape is worth a hike.

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6.61 km

Canal Path in the Verdon Regional Natural Park

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Walls and stairs, many puddles after rain, good footwear required

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7.93 km

Ruins

9.83 km

Fairytale forest

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A forest full of moss-covered trees. It is wonderfully cool here in all seasons. You can encounter wild goats in this fairytale forest.

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10.0 km

Mossy Forest Trail, Verdon Regional Natural Park

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This section of the trail is at least as worth seeing as the one along the river

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10.1 km

Enchanted-looking forest

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At the end of the path after the tunnel, change of landscape, we enter a completely mystical forest by its shape, the moss and its atmosphere

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11.3 km

Tunnel 200m

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Water in the tunnel up to the ankles, flashlight and flip-flops are an advantage

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18.8 km

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.68 km

6.79 km

2.51 km

1.53 km

276 m

Surfaces

8.56 km

6.11 km

2.02 km

1.53 km

308 m

194 m

< 100 m

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Highest point (540 m)

Lowest point (360 m)

Weather

Friday 26 June

36°C

18°C

13 %

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Comments

September 14, 2025,Les Basses Gorges du Verdon

The description says it all. It was incredibly beautiful, even a little adventurous, as we walked barefoot through the water tunnel. Thank goodness I had my headlamp with me. There were a good 100 meters of dark tunnel in the water.

The water of the gorge was spectacular, ranging in wonderful turquoise to bright green.

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May 19, 2023,🇫🇷Wanderung entlang des Verdon und dann hoch zur Chapelle Sainte-Maxime

Now for two nights in the NP Verdon, yes because of a holiday including bridging day also well attended despite cooler temperatures and rainy weather deposits. Did a lap here today, very nice but the way back was in the rain with a lot of mud on the paths, the tunnel to be crossed was also a challenge because more …

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November 9, 2021,Basses gorges du Verdon bei Quinson

Stunningly beautiful path along the old canal (at the former canal keeper's house there is also a lot of information about this incredible construction)

From the Gorges it goes up through the "Ravin de Sainte Maxime" very cool and shady, past a small grotto to the Chapelle Sainte Maxime.
The further way over the plateau is not really exciting, it …

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View of the Verdon Gorge – Verdon Gorge loop from Basses Gorges du Verdon

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View of the Verdon Gorge – Verdon Gorge loop from Basses Gorges du Verdon

Pont de Quinson & View of the Verdon Gorge

View of the Verdon Gorge

Verdon Gorge

Canal Path in the Verdon Regional Natural Park

Fairytale forest

Mossy Forest Trail, Verdon Regional Natural Park

Enchanted-looking forest

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