Trekking in the Camargue Regional Nature Park

Emergency numbers
SOS
European
emergency number
112
15
18
CAMARGUE REGIONAL NATURE PARK
Marseilles treatment
center for poisoning
+33 (0)4 91 75 25 25
17
Trek
Hiking
Bike - Car /
Mas du Pont de Rousty – 13200 ARLES
Tel : +33 (0)4 90 97 10 82
E-mail : [email protected]
Website : www.parc-camargue.fr
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Recommendations
• Carry water and sun protection (cream and head-covering).
• Bring mosquito repellent.
• Do not litter.
• Remain on the path, do not open fences (respect private
property).
• Dirt trails are difficult when wet.
• The best times of day for visiting are early in the morning or at
the end of the afternoon.
• During hunting season (mid-September to mid-January) do
not go out before 9:30 AM.
ARLES TOURISM OFFICE
• Do not leave objects of value in your vehicle.
• Most tours will only take a few hours.
Downtown Arles Information Center : Bd. des Lices - +33 (0)4 90 18 41 20
Salin-de-Giraud Information Center : Rue Tournaire - +33 (0)4 42 86 89 77
Mailing address : BP 21- 13633 Arles Cedex
E-mail : [email protected]
Website : www.arlestourisme.com
Nevertheless we
recommend spending a half-day or even a whole day to take
full advantage of all the Camargue has to offer.
!
Caution! Consult the weather forecast before starting
and avoid the mistral wind.
PORT SAINT LOUIS TOURISM OFFICE
Tour Saint Louis - Quai Bonnardel
Tel : +33 (0)4 42 86 01 21
E-mail : [email protected]
Website : www.portsaintlouis-tourisme.fr
Acknowledgements
• The Arles Tourism Office and the Camargue Regional Nature Park who.
were responsible for creating this folder.
• The Tourism Offices in Les Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer and Port-SaintLouis-du-Rhône.
• The inhabitants of Salin-de-Giraud.
• The cyclists Gérard Ravaioli, Gérard Pasquier, Jean Lin and the personnel
of the Camargue Regional Nature Park for choosing the routes.
These brochures are printed on un-chlorinated paper from forests managed for
sustainable development.
Photo credits : J.P. Boeuf, Fotolia, OT Arles
We wish to thank:
SAINTES-MARIES-DE-LA-MER TOURISM OFFICE
5 Av. Van Gogh - 13460 Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer
Tel : +33 (0)4 90 97 82 55
E-mail : [email protected]
Website : www.saintesmaries.com
€8.50
VAT I N C L U D E D
Trekking in
the Camargue Regional
Nature Park
To Avignon
Parc naturel
régional
des Alpilles
e
Peti t Rhôn
3
SALIERS
ST GILLES
To
70
D5
8
13
VILLENEUVE
68
Étang du Vaccarès
La Capelière
Réserve naturelle
nationale de Camargue
eC
ac
h
b
D3
6
Étang du
Fangassier
5
6
7
D36c
D i g ue
à
(sea la mer
dike)
Phare de
Beauduc
(lighthouse)
9
The marshes
from Albaron
to Saliers
Bulls and
vineyards
From Arles to
the Vaccarès
pond
Camargue
horses and rice
paddies
Mountain bike
2h30 - 4h
1h30 - 3h
3h - 4h
2h30 - 4h
3h - 4h
2h30 - 4h
3h - 4h
2 days
3h30 - 5h
Trekking bike
2h30 - 4h
2h30 - 4h
3h - 4h
2 days
3h30 - 5h
1h30 - 3h
3h - 4h
3h - 4h
2h30 - 4h
1h30 - 3h
3h - 4h
3h - 4h
2h30 - 4h
Car
1h
1h30 - 2h
1h - 1h30
1h30
11
PORT-ST-LOUIS
DU RHÔNE
Salt observation
mound
10
Phare de
Faraman
(lighthouse)
The sea dike
City bike
9
Bac de Barcarin
(ferry
(ferry)
SALIN-DE
GIRAUD
12
Domaine
de la Palissade
The Méjanes
trail (also
known as the
trail of the 5
gorges)
The Vaccarès :
a two-day trip
around the
pond
Pink flamingos
and salt pans
10
11
ch)
12
5h - 6h
13
14
A unique
Camargue
village : Salinde-Giraud
Along the
banks of the
Rhône : from
Salin-de-Giraud
to Port-SaintLouis-du-Rhône
The city
surrounded by
water, PortSaint-Louis-duRhône
From the Van
Gogh bridge to
the Vigueirat
swamps. From
Arles to the
Mediterranean
Sea, the
“ViaRhôna”
Alpilles, Crau,
Camargue :
the diversity
of our natural
landscapes
0h30 - 1h
1h30 - 3h
1h
3h - 4h
5h - 8h
3h - 4h
5h - 8h
0h30 - 1h
1h30 - 3h
1h
0h30 - 1h
1h30 - 3h
1h
0h20
6h - 7h
n
léo
po
Plage de P
iéma
nson
(Bea
8
© Carte et illustrations Vincent Brunot
(sea dike)
Between the
Bac du Sauvage
ferry and
Cacharel ranch,
Les SaintesMaries-de-laMer
4h - 5h
5
D36
e
4
hôn
70
Di g u e à la mer
1
D3
R
nd
Gra
el
Phare de
la Gacholle
(lighthouse)
The tours presented in the brochures will allow you to discover all of the different Camargue landscapes. From the vineyards
in the north to the beaches in the south, through the “sansouires” (saltwort plains) and the salt marshes, go in search of the
emblematic Camargue animals, pink flamingos, bulls and Camargue horses. Have a good trip but remember that you also
have your role to play in the preservation of the beauty of this land.
3
NORTH
Les Marais du Vigueirat
LE SAMBUC
ar
Parc ornithologique
du Pont de Gau
(bird park)
STES-MARIES
DE-LA-MER
2
To
Martigues
Marseille
5
The Camargue Regional Nature Park, created in 1970, covers 100,000 ha of land in three towns, Arles, Les Saintes-Mariesde-la-Mer and Port-Saint-Louis-du-Rhône, with a Park population of 10,000 inhabitants. Its main mission is to conciliate
the development of human activities and nature conservation. The Park works in favor of “responsible” tourism, and
accompanies tourism professionals who are looking for quality services (“Parc” label, European sustainable-tourism
charter…), and by encouraging tourists to use alternate means of transportation other than the car.
1
Tour extensions
N5
D5
Bac du Sauvage
(ferry
(ferry)
Mer Méditerranée
On foot
MAS THIBERT
D37
Les Impériaux
ed
38
Phare de
l'Espiguette
(lighthouse)
6
b
ut
CABANES
DE CAMBON
D
Camargue Regional
Nature Park limits
Tour routes
D3
Ro
PIN FOURCAT
7
PIOCH-BADET
GAGERON
6
D3
LE GRAU DU ROI
Château d’Avignon
D38c
Aix-en-Provence
Marseille
4
8
Dr
dit aille d
ed
es e Mé
5 g ja
or ne
ge s
s
Nîmes
6
RAPHÈLE
N113
D57
Musée de Camargue
ALBARON
LE PATY-DE
LA-TRINITÉ
AIGUES-MORTES
GIMEAUX
To
0
2
D5
Pont Van Gogh
14
Pla
g
14 tours to discover the Regional Nature Park
2
D657
ARLES
e
(Be Na
ach
)
Camargue
D572n
1h30 - 2h
3h - 4h
2h