Col de Notre-Dame

The start of the loop to the Dent de l’Ours and the Pic de l’Ours

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The story

The Col de Notre-Dame lies in the heart of the Estérel. The massif owes its red color to rhyolite, a rock of volcanic origin. The Estérel State Forest is part of Natura 2000, the European network of protected natural sites. The slopes around you are covered with cork oak and maritime pine, tree heather and strawberry trees. Asphodel, rockrose and juniper grow here too. From the parking area, the trail first heads west to the Dent de l’Ours rock.

On the trail

• Pic de l’Ours — 2.6 km, 1 h 30 min

Sources

• Estérel Côte d’Azur, official routes — “Le Pic de l’Ours” (2.6 km, 1 h 30, 148 m of ascent, moderate)
• Saint-Raphaël Tourist Office — “The Pic de l’Ours” (2.3 km, 1 h 30, loop)
• Saint-Raphaël town hall and ONF — “Estérel State Forest” board (6,017 ha, Natura 2000, protected landscape since 1996, rhyolite)

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