The GR®653A trail stretching from Menton to Arles is officially one of the long-distance hiking routes on the Way of St. James in France. These routes are included in the UNESCO World Heritage list, and this section is part of the European E12 "Mediterranean Arc" trail.
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It crosses the entire Var department from east to west over a distance of 138 kilometres, following the route of the ancient Roman road, the Via Aurelia.
It starts at the Col Notre Dame, in the Massif d'Estérel, passes through Saint Raphaël, Fréjus, Puget-sur-Argens, skirts Roquebrune-sur-Argens, crosses Le Muy, les Arcs-sur-Argens, Lorgues, stops at the Abbaye du Thoronet, passes through Carcès, runs alongside Vins-sur-Caramy, crosses Le Val, Bras, Saint-Maximin, Ollières and finally...
It starts at the Col Notre Dame, in the Massif d'Estérel, passes through Saint Raphaël, Fréjus, Puget-sur-Argens, skirts Roquebrune-sur-Argens, crosses Le Muy, les Arcs-sur-Argens, Lorgues, stops at the Abbaye du Thoronet, passes through Carcès, runs alongside Vins-sur-Caramy, crosses Le Val, Bras, Saint-Maximin, Ollières and finally...
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