Sometimes you can find new hiking itineraries even in well-explored areas by keeping your eyes open when hiking, and by studying maps. You can also find alternative routes on several good web sites, such as https://mercantour.info/ and https://www.visorando.com/. 

Besides being most charming, the village of Tourrettes-sur-Loup certainly ticks most boxes when it comes to hiking.

We have previously done a loop called Circuit de Pié Martin. In today’s option we used its descending trail for our ascent. 

From the village centre, we first followed the Pié Martin trail from signpost#160, walked past chapelle St-Jean and several residences to signpost#181 where we forked right (The Pié Martin loop continued straight). The narrow street ended and we hit the ascending path at signpost#182.

We came to the panoramic plateau of Pié Martin, then hiked along a dirt track (Chemin des Courmettes) north. A delightful trail in the woods forked right from Chemin des Courmettes after 1,2 km (signpost #179). The trail ended at the paved Route du Caire next to a stable (signpost #174). We descended back to the village along it.

Distance: 8,6 km

Climb: 430 m

Duration: 3h 10 (active)  

Map: “Cannes-Grasse” Côte d’Azur TOP N°o 25 3643 ET