Hard
Parc national du Mercantour (cœur) · Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
- Distance
- 25.7 km / 16.0 mi
- Elevation gain
- 566 m
- Typical duration
- 6 hr 32 min
- Waymarked route
- Long-distance path
🇫🇷 National park
Parc national du Mercantour (cœur)
Parc national du Mercantour (cœur) has 29 hiking routes in our directory, spread across Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France. Together they cover 428 kilometres of walking, with an average route length of 14.8 km and 625 m (2,051 ft) of climbing. The park itself covers roughly 678 square kilometres.
- 29
- Trails
- 428
- Kilometres
- 678 km²
- Area
- —
- Highest point
The spread is genuinely broad: 2 routes rated easy, 11 moderate and 16 hard or harder. The terrain that comes up most often is mountain, forest. Around 38 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 D56 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