🇫🇷 National park
Parc national du Mercantour (cœur)
Parc national du Mercantour (cœur) has 37 hiking routes in our directory, spread across Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France. Together they cover 522 kilometres of walking, with an average route length of 14.1 km and 610 m (2,001 ft) of climbing. The park itself covers roughly 678 square kilometres.
- 37
- Trails
- 522
- Kilometres
- 678 km²
- Area
- —
- Highest point
The spread is genuinely broad: 4 routes rated easy, 13 moderate and 20 hard or harder. The terrain that comes up most often is mountain, forest. Around 41 percent are circular routes, so parking once is usually an option.
The most reliable season overall is may to october. Start with Tour de l'Ubaye (variante) or Via Alpina Blue D53 if you want the highlights without a lot of research.
Park boundary
Visitor information
- Entrance fee
- No fee recorded
- Opening hours
- Open year-round
- Visitor centre
- Check the official site
- Area
- 678 km²
- Camping
- Follow park regulations
- Phone
- Not listed
Where to stay nearby
Towns within reach of the park, each with its own list of routes.
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Guides for this park
- Hard Hiking Trails in Parc national du Mercantour (cœur)20
- Hard Hiking Trails in Parc national du Mercantour (cœur)16
- Loop Trails in Parc national du Mercantour (cœur)15
- Moderate Hiking Trails in Parc national du Mercantour (cœur)13
- Hiking Trails Under 10 km in Parc national du Mercantour (cœur)13
- Moderate Hiking Trails in Parc national du Mercantour (cœur)11
- Loop Trails in Parc national du Mercantour (cœur)11
- Hiking Trails Under 10 km in Parc national du Mercantour (cœur)9
- Hiking Trails Over 20 km in Parc national du Mercantour (cœur)8
- Hiking Trails Over 20 km in Parc national du Mercantour (cœur)7
- Best Mountain Hikes in Parc national du Mercantour (cœur)5