Port-Miou Marina – Chalabran Valley loop from Cassis
Port-Miou Marina – Chalabran Valley loop from Cassis
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Port-Miou Marina – Chalabran Valley loop from Cassis
04:35
54.3km
1,190m
Mountain biking
Hard mountain bike ride. Very good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary. Some portions of the route may require you to push your bike. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.
Last updated: June 27, 2026
Tips
Your route passes through protected areas
Please check local regulations for:
Parc national des Calanques (cœur)
Parc national des Calanques (aire d'adhésion)
Waypoints
Start point
Train Station
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5.10 km
Port-Miou Marina
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6.19 km
🔒 Trolib Port Pin Walking Loop - ℹ️ Port Pin
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Walking Loop: Trou souffleur and Port Pin Beach
🔓 Secure your bike (illustrative photo) and walk 5 to 10 minutes to the cove!
🌲 Port-Pin: a fragile jewel to be preserved!
🙏 Please take the right steps to preserve this treasure and ensure everyone's peace and quiet!
Between Port-Miou and En-Vau, Port-Pin cove captivates with its beauty and easy access.
⛵ From the fishing port to a movie set
In the past, fishermen (the "pescadous") would land here and relax under the pine trees – hence its name.
🎡 In the 1960s and 1970s, the cove was home to a very popular open-air café. People even drove down there! Relics from that era are still visible at the far end of the beach.
🎬 In 1970, it appeared on screen in Borsalino, starring Delon and Belmondo, in the middle of a Marseille showdown.
🥾 The Blue Trail and its viewpoints
From Port-Pin, a blue-marked trail runs along the cliffs towards En-Vau.
🌄 It leads to magnificent viewpoints overlooking the sea and the pine trees, perfect for a contemplative break. Developed in 2007, it pays homage to the spirit of the place.
🛡️ A forgotten military past
During World War II, Port-Pin was a strategic area of the German defensive wall (the Südwall).
A battery is still visible above the beach. At the time, the cove was patrolled, ready to repel a landing.
🌿 Port-Pin is a natural treasure to be discovered... and preserved.
"In the evening, after the setting sun has transformed the horizon into a line of fire, the sea into a desert of sand, and one by one the stars have come to watch over us, we will return home enriched with memories that cannot be bought: smelling the salt as before, experiencing the fullness of our living flesh, tanned by the sea winds and baked in the sun, subject to the play of our muscles, while our minds still wander there—so close, yet so far—in this world apart between Marseille and Cassis."
Gaston Rébuffat
Sources: calanques-parcnational.fr/fr/calanque-de-port-pin
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10.1 km
View of the sea from Col de la Gardiole
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11.6 km
Great gorge on the way to the Col de la Gardiole
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15.0 km
Chalabran Valley
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17.0 km
View of Luminy and the Calanques
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21.9 km
Mont de Luminy
Peak
23.4 km
Col des Escourtines
Mountain Pass
25.1 km
View of the Calanques
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37.2 km
Col de la Gineste
Mountain Pass
44.3 km
Panoramic Descent in Parc National des Calanques
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50.4 km
Plage du Bestouan
Beach
54.3 km
End point
Train Station
Way Types & Surfaces
Way Types
23.9 km
11.1 km
7.32 km
6.57 km
3.04 km
1.94 km
440 m
Surfaces
26.3 km
11.0 km
9.70 km
4.46 km
2.57 km
274 m
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Highest point (390 m)
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