Dried-Up Lac de l’Écureuil

The end of the trail: a dry lakebed among the rocks

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The story

The last few meters before the lake are the only climb on the whole route. At the top is the site of the Lac de l’Écureuil. Today it’s a dried-up plain. Écureuil is French for “squirrel.” From here you return the same way to the Col de Belle Barbe.

On the trail

• Malinfernet Ravine — 7.2 km round trip, 3.5 h round trip

Sources

• Estérel Côte d’Azur, official routes — “Ravin de Malinfernet” (7.2 km, 3 h 30, 74 m of ascent)

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