Mont Vinaigre hike

My colleague Philippe has been talking about going for a hike in Massif d'Esterel for a while now (usually we go mountain biking there). It is a very nice part of the world, so we were happy to accept his invitation to join him and his wife Carol for a bit of a Easter Monday hike (?).

The objective was, what else than Mont Vinaigre, the highest peak in the Massif d'Esterel, standing at a lofty altitude of 618 meters (OK, so maybe not so lofty, but the views from up there are still great!). Philippe's original proposal involved a 4-5 hour walk, and two peaks, but we eventually ended up with a slightly more modest hike, taking about 3 hours and just involving Mont Vinaigre.

The hike was pleasant enough - our hike started off like most of our mountain biking trails, but we quickly got off the bike trail onto a narrower footpath, which took us up to the summit after quite a nice little hike. The views were, as expected, magnificent. Mont Vinaigre offers a pretty magnificent 360 degrees panorama around the Esterel and the coastline of the Var department (even Saint-Tropez can be seen from up there).

So a pretty cool way to spend a Sunday afternoon, then!