Hiking

Tour de la Montagne de Lure

Sisteron · Alpes-de-Haute-Provence · France

Tour de la Montagne de Lure is a hike from Sisteron in France: 87.5 km, 3985 m of climb, 2705 m of descent, high point 1633 m, loop.

• 87.5 km
• 3985 m of climb
• 2705 m of descent
• high point 1633 m
• loop

About this hike

The route circles the Montagne de Lure — a limestone massif rising to 1,825 m, geological sibling of the Mont Ventoux — threading through lavender plateaus and truffle-oak groves before reaching a high stony desert with views stretching from the Vercors to the Mediterranean. Along the way, dry-stone shepherd shelters called *ories*, the cedar-shaded chapel of Notre-Dame de Lure, and beech forests on the shaded northern slopes mark a landscape that shelters chamois, wolves, and the rare Orsini's viper.

Getting there

This hike starts near Sisteron. Open the destination for travel time from where you are by car, train or plane, and the price of a night.

More hikes around Sisteron

• Tours en Montagne de Lure - 134.4 km, +6171 m
• Route Napoléon à Pied (variante) - 21.7 km, +721 m
• Circuit de la tour - 10.9 km, +276 m
• Bois de Buche - 9.5 km, +322 m
• Des Gorges de la Fayée au Chemin des Côtes - 9.4 km, +724 m
• Hameau de Vière - 8.2 km, +354 m
• Du Pas de Peipin au Trou du Loup - 7.9 km, +143 m
• Autour du Ponchon des Choux - 7.8 km, +270 m

Before you go

This route is shown for information only. It is not a recommendation and not a guarantee that the route is safe, open, marked or passable today. The line, the distances, the climb and the grade come from open data sources and may be inaccurate or out of date, and conditions in the mountains change fast.

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Route data from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); elevation from open terrain data. Updated 2026-07-08.