Le sentier vigneron de Trets

Very beautiful country route, located in the high valley of the Arc, facing the mountain St Victoire. Punctuated regularly with viewpoints, this loop hike will allow you to discover natural sites, vineyards and heritage sites. All along this route, you will understand the work carried out throughout the year in the vineyard which is the work of the soil, the pruning, the trellising and the grape harvest. To understand the use of water in Provence from the Romans to today. As you walk along the vineyard path, you will find markers indicating the characteristic grape varieties of Provence, the different local products... Don't forget to get the leaflet on the winegrowers' path at the Lou Bassaquet cellar. Leave the cellar by the chemin du loup, go to the roundabout and take the 2nd right, avenue Fréderic Mistral. Take the rue Marx Dormoy on the left until the end, then at the small roundabout turn left onto avenue Marius Joly. Pass in front of the sports complex La Gardi and at the level of the "patte d'oie", go left Chemin de Bourdin for 700m. Turn right on Chemin St Esprit. Continue straight on through the vineyards, big right turn with a beautiful panorama on Sainte-Victoire, straight on until Chemin de Bendel. Turn left (hairpin bend) on the asphalt road. Continue straight on (do not follow the yellow markings on the right) until you reach the foot of the canal. Go up the embankment to reach it. For an easier access, take the path on the left and immediately on the right the small path which joins the canal. Once at the edge of the canal, go to the right and walk along it up to the 2nd bridge. Cross and take the path on the right that follows the canal. After the 3rd bridge, continue along the path, which is an asphalt climb. Pass the barrier and go straight ahead. Once on the other side of the canal, go down and continue on the chemin de la Boucharde for 1.4 km in the direction of the village. Turn left on the Carraire des Espardinaux. At the end of the street, turn right on Chemin de Grisole, then in the continuity the Avenue Jules Ferry up to Boulevard Etienne Boyer. Cross the avenue and go under the Porte St Jean and then straight on Rue Veyrier until you reach the Place Monseigneur Chaillan. On the right, take the medieval passage of the rue Gasquet, then right the rue Pierre Brossolette, left the rue Robespierre then right the rue Magenta. Continue on the place Audric and take the Cours Esquiros on the left up to the Porte de Pourrières and take the Avenue Jean Jaurès on the right up to the car park of the old train station then take the Chemin du Loup on the left to find the cooperative cellar "Lou Bassaquet".