Èze Village to la Simboula
In one of our early blogposts, we
described a loop hike from Èze Village to Fort de la Revère.
As the village attracts a lot of visitors, a large underground parking was
recently opened after years of construction.
We planned to redo the hike to the fort combined with a loop in la Simboula.
The village was already bustling with tourists on a sunny autumn weekend but
we had no problems in finding a spot in the new parking house.
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Ascending above Èze
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Trail above Èze Village
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Break near fort de la Revère
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Viewing Cap Ferrat |
We walked along the Moyenne Corniche a few hundred meters to signpost #645
where we forked left, passing several houses and signposts #646 and #647.
Climbing quite steeply in places, we crossed the Grande Corniche at
signpost #648.
We came to a crossroads at signpost #650 where we forked right and soon
came to the paved road (#651) south of the fortress. La Maison de la
Nature was opposite us. You never get tired of the panorama from
here!
After a break we headed east along the ex-military track with which
followed the precipitous southern flank of la Simboula.
At a crossroads about 1 km from Maison de la Nature we forked left. There
were new signposts showing nature trail options in the woods. We chose the
one to la Simboula where we climbed to the small observation tower with a
map.
The new nature trails turned out to be pleasant and easy to follow, and
child-friendly. Families with small children can drive up to the parking
west of the fortress (Parking du fort de la Revère).
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Entering tunnel in la Simboula
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La Simboula military tunnel
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Route de la Simboula
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La Simboula viewing tower
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Viewing la Tête du Chien
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Returning to Èze |
We descended back to signpost #650 where we forked right, crossed the Grande
Corniche (signpost #653) and followed a steep paved road with beautiful
residences then a rocky trail before reaching narrow streets just before
Èze.
Climb: 420 m
Distance: 6,3 km
Duration: 2h 40
Map: 3742 OT “Nice-Menton” Côte d’Azur
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Èze la Simboula hike track
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