Hyères: Coastal trail in Giens

Located in the southern part of the city of Hyères, the western part of the Giens Peninsula is much less inhabited, with rugged terrain, beautiful Mediterranean woods and several impressive cliffs. Here, the popular coastal hiking trail (le sentier littoral) circles along its shores with stunning views from many parts of the path. While admiring the scenery, it is advisable to stop as some stretches are narrow, exposed and steep.

Pines near Madgague Beach

Heading to beach from Madrague

View to north from Pointe des Chevaliers

Western part of Giens Peninsula

We drove to Madrague where we parked in the Parking rando Giens (unpaved, potholes). We walked to Rue de Madrague, forked left (west) and headed towards the beach, passing a camping ground. We located the first signposts showing the coastal trail which was well marked with yellow. We climbed to the first cliffs with views to the west and the nearby Île Longue and Île de la Ratonnière, and Toulon in the distance.

Above a cliff in Giens

Giens Sugar Loaf

Point du Rabat Giens

We continued south/southwest to Pointe des Chevaliers then above Calanque du Blé to Pointe des Salis. A few times we descended to small coves with sand beaches.

We headed east, and after a few steep ascents and descents, we came to Plage des Darbussières where we turned left and headed back to our starting point along a dirt road.

Duration: 2h 30

Climb: 330 m (Iphigènie app) , 200 m (Under Armour® Map my hike)

Distance: 6,7 km