The Samson Corridor

The Samson Corridor is a hiking trail located in the Gorges du Verdon

The Samson Couloir connects the Point Sublime to the Blanc-Martel trailhead. You can park your car at the Point Sublime and walk one hour to reach the Verdon. It is of course possible to continue along the Verdon on the path Blanc-Martel to discover the banks of the Verdon. A very nice walk, not very difficult.

Interest:

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Difficulty:

Duration: 2 h.

Departure point (Google Maps)

The Point Sublime parking lot

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The Point Sublime parking lot — The departure of the Couloir Samson hike is located at the parking lot of the Point Sublime. The hike starts along the road.

The indications

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The indications — After only 100 meters on the road a sign indicates the descent towards the Couloir Samson. One enters then in the forest.

La descente

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La descente — The descent is not very difficult, it is not very steep.

The Samson Corridor

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The Samson Corridor — The path is very pleasant and quite shady.

Repentance

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Repentance — There is only one small difficult passage just at the end of the Samson Couloir where you may have to put your hands down.

The landscape

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The landscape — When we arrive at the bottom we discover another facet of the Gorges du Verdon.

The Blanc-Martel trailhead

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The Blanc-Martel trailhead — The Samson Couloir ends on the road at the Blanc-Martel trailhead.

The White-Martel Trail

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The White-Martel Trail — You can of course continue on the Blanc-Martel trail to follow the river more closely. The Blanc-Martel trail is very long but not very difficult. The only way to come back is to take the same trail.

The Point Sublime viewpoint

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The Point Sublime viewpoint — All that remains is to climb back up to the top!

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