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Best Coastal Hikes near Marseille

There are 126 hikes near Marseille in our database that fit. They average 9.8 km and 214 m (702 ft) of ascent, with the longest running to 336 km.

That is 75 percent of the 169 routes we map near Marseille.

Coastal walking is exposed, open and completely different in every wind direction. These routes keep the sea in view for most of their length. The mix is broad: 87 are rated easy and 11 are hard or harder, so there is something here whether you have two hours or a full day.

Trails

Expert

Via Aurelia, St Maximin - Aix

Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur · France

Distance
47.3 km
/ 29.4 mi
Elevation gain
1,040 m
Typical duration
12 hr
  • Coastal
  • Mountain
Hard

Merindol - Vallis Jovina

Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur · France

Distance
27.8 km
/ 17.3 mi
Elevation gain
611 m
Typical duration
7 hr 5 min
  • Coastal
  • Waymarked route
Hard

De La Durance Aux Pallières

Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur · France

Distance
31.6 km
/ 19.6 mi
Elevation gain
695 m
Typical duration
8 hr 7 min
  • Coastal
  • Waymarked route
  • Long-distance path
Moderate

Sentier de grande randonnée 9A

Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur · France

Distance
12.8 km
/ 8.0 mi
Elevation gain
282 m
Typical duration
3 hr 6 min
  • Coastal
  • Waymarked route
  • Long-distance path
Expert

Sentier de grande randonnée 2013

Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur · France

Distance
336 km
/ 209 mi
Elevation gain
7,391 m
Typical duration
90 hr
  • Coastal
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Via Aurelia, Bras - St Maximin

Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur · France

Distance
7.7 km
/ 4.8 mi
Elevation gain
169 m
Typical duration
1 hr 51 min
  • Coastal
Moderate

Le balcon du Caderaou

Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur · France

Distance
12.4 km
/ 7.7 mi
Elevation gain
273 m
Typical duration
2 hr 59 min
  • Coastal
  • Forest
  • Panoramic viewpoint
Easy

De Auriol à La Destrousse

Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur · France

Distance
5.2 km
/ 3.2 mi
Elevation gain
113 m
Typical duration
1 hr 15 min
  • Coastal
  • Waymarked route
Easy

De Gréasque au poteau ET-31

Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur · France

Distance
0.8 km
/ 0.5 mi
Elevation gain
18 m
Typical duration
12 min
  • Coastal
  • Waymarked route
Easy

De La Destrousse à Peypin

Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur · France

Distance
3.0 km
/ 1.8 mi
Elevation gain
65 m
Typical duration
43 min
  • Coastal
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

De Meyreuil à Gardanne

Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur · France

Distance
9.4 km
/ 5.9 mi
Elevation gain
207 m
Typical duration
2 hr 16 min
  • Coastal
  • Waymarked route
Easy

De Mimet au poteau ET 39

Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur · France

Distance
1.9 km
/ 1.2 mi
Elevation gain
42 m
Typical duration
28 min
  • Coastal
  • Waymarked route
Easy

De Peynier au poteau RE 01

Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur · France

Distance
0.9 km
/ 0.6 mi
Elevation gain
20 m
Typical duration
13 min
  • Coastal
  • Waymarked route
Easy

De Peypin au poteau GB-57

Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur · France

Distance
4.8 km
/ 3.0 mi
Elevation gain
105 m
Typical duration
1 hr 9 min
  • Coastal
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Des Michels au poteau ET 37

Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur · France

Distance
4.0 km
/ 2.5 mi
Elevation gain
89 m
Typical duration
58 min
  • Coastal
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Du Poteau ET 39 à Gréasque

Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur · France

Distance
3.4 km
/ 2.1 mi
Elevation gain
74 m
Typical duration
49 min
  • Coastal
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Du poteau ET 36 à Meyreuil

Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur · France

Distance
12.6 km
/ 7.8 mi
Elevation gain
277 m
Typical duration
3 hr 2 min
  • Coastal
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Du poteau RE 02 aux Michels

Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur · France

Distance
3.0 km
/ 1.9 mi
Elevation gain
67 m
Typical duration
44 min
  • Coastal
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Du poteau RE 24 à Auriol

Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur · France

Distance
4.7 km
/ 2.9 mi
Elevation gain
104 m
Typical duration
1 hr 8 min
  • Coastal
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Trets à Peynier

Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur · France

Distance
5.7 km
/ 3.5 mi
Elevation gain
126 m
Typical duration
1 hr 23 min
  • Coastal
  • Waymarked route
Expert

Entre mer et étangs

Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur · France

Distance
38.8 km
/ 24.1 mi
Elevation gain
854 m
Typical duration
10 hr
  • Coastal
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Expert

Grand Sentier de la Côte Bleue

Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur · France

Distance
57.3 km
/ 35.6 mi
Elevation gain
1,261 m
Typical duration
15 hr
  • Coastal
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Le mont Julien

Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur · France

Distance
3.4 km
/ 2.1 mi
Elevation gain
74 m
Typical duration
49 min
  • Coastal
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Le mont du Marseillais

Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur · France

Distance
7.1 km
/ 4.4 mi
Elevation gain
157 m
Typical duration
1 hr 43 min
  • Coastal
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Easy

La grotte des fées

Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur · France

Distance
0.5 km
/ 0.3 mi
Elevation gain
11 m
Typical duration
7 min
  • Coastal
  • Cave
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Boucle du Château de Ners

Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur · France

Distance
5.5 km
/ 3.4 mi
Elevation gain
121 m
Typical duration
1 hr 20 min
  • Coastal
  • Castle and ruins
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Château Saint-Sauveur

Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur · France

Distance
0.9 km
/ 0.6 mi
Elevation gain
21 m
Typical duration
14 min
  • Coastal
  • Castle and ruins
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Le fort de Niolon

Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur · France

Distance
4.2 km
/ 2.6 mi
Elevation gain
93 m
Typical duration
1 hr 1 min
  • Coastal
  • Castle and ruins
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

De Gardanne aux Marres

Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur · France

Distance
8.6 km
/ 5.4 mi
Elevation gain
189 m
Typical duration
2 hr 5 min
  • Coastal
  • Forest
  • Waymarked route
Easy

ETx2 - Les Marres

Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur · France

Distance
1.6 km
/ 1.0 mi
Elevation gain
36 m
Typical duration
23 min
  • Coastal
  • Forest
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

La randonnée des amis

Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur · France

Distance
9.2 km
/ 5.7 mi
Elevation gain
201 m
Typical duration
2 hr 12 min
  • Coastal
  • Forest
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Le Vallon de Jaume par les Grottes

Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur · France

Distance
7.5 km
/ 4.7 mi
Elevation gain
165 m
Typical duration
1 hr 49 min
  • Coastal
  • Forest
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Les Tours Gros

Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur · France

Distance
6.5 km
/ 4.0 mi
Elevation gain
143 m
Typical duration
1 hr 34 min
  • Coastal
  • Forest
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Les moulins

Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur · France

Distance
3.6 km
/ 2.3 mi
Elevation gain
80 m
Typical duration
53 min
  • Coastal
  • Forest
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Sentier du littoral Martégal

Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur · France

Distance
10.3 km
/ 6.4 mi
Elevation gain
228 m
Typical duration
2 hr 30 min
  • Coastal
  • Forest
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

(Sentier marron)

Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur · France

Distance
7.8 km
/ 4.8 mi
Elevation gain
171 m
Typical duration
1 hr 52 min
  • Coastal
  • Waymarked route

The shortlist, side by side

The ten highest scoring routes on this page, so you can compare effort before opening any of them.

Distance, ascent, walking time and difficulty for the top routes
RouteDistanceAscentTimeDifficultyBest season
Via Aurelia, Aix - Salon de ProvenceProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur40.6 km894 m10 hrExpertApril to October
Via Aurelia, St Maximin - AixProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur47.3 km1,040 m12 hrExpertApril to October
Merindol - Vallis JovinaProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur27.8 km611 m7 hr 5 minHardApril to October
De La Durance Aux PallièresProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur31.6 km695 m8 hr 7 minHardApril to October
Sentier de grande randonnée 9AProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur12.8 km282 m3 hr 6 minModerateApril to October
Sentier de grande randonnée 2013Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur336 km7,391 m90 hrExpertApril to October
Via Aurelia, Le Val - FontrouvièreProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur11.4 km252 m2 hr 46 minModerateApril to October
Via Aurelia, Bras - St MaximinProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur7.7 km169 m1 hr 51 minModerateApril to October
Via Aurelia, Le Val - St MaximinProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur25.8 km568 m6 hr 33 minHardApril to October
Via Aurelia, Salon de Provence - MaussaneProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur30.7 km676 m7 hr 53 minHardApril to October

If you only have time for one, start with Via Aurelia, St Maximin - Aix, Via Aurelia, Aix - Salon de Provence, Merindol - Vallis Jovina. Those are the routes people come back to. Every route on this page links through to a full guide with the map, elevation profile, seasonal advice and what to bring.

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