Day Trip from NICE: Hiking in French National Park “Mercantour”

Day Trip from NICE: Hiking in French National Park “Mercantour”

In this video, Anja & Aila take you hiking in a French national park. Because if you haven’t explored the Maritime Alps during your visit to the French Riviera, you’ve missed half the magic of this region… So discover the mountain village of Saint-Martin-Vésubie, an indoor activity park, a wolf park and a sporty hike in the “Boréon” area of the Mercantour National Park! Some furry surprises included…

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NATIONAL PARK “MERCANTOUR”
📍https://maps.app.goo.gl/suTN68hvv4UeGaM57

LE BORÉON
📍https://maps.app.goo.gl/cVQvqgMmBagybGVW6

🚌 GETTING THERE BY BUS:
From Nice, take bus no. 90 to Saint-Martin-Vésubie.
In Saint-Martin-Vésubie, take the shuttle bus (“navette”) at the train station to the final stop “La Vacherie du Boréon”, which is where we took off for our hike.
The shuttle bus runs every Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 5 July to 22 September 2024. There’s one shuttle bus in the morning, one in the afternoon (start in St. Martin-Vésubie: 9:35 AM, start in Le Boréon: 5:30 PM).

Walking shuttles

OUR HIKE: “Circuit de Trécolpas”
https://randoxygene.departement06.fr/haute-vesubie/circuit-de-trecolpas
(in French, but with a nice map of the tour)

SAINT-MARTIN-VÉSUBIE
📍https://maps.app.goo.gl/KH3GvnHTjbSoMjAAA
ℹ️ https://www.saintmartinvesubie.fr/

WOLF PARK “PARC ALPHA”
📍https://maps.app.goo.gl/S6jvcC8cbk1YSPSv8
https://www.puremontagne.fr/en/to-see/parc-alpha
Open every day (entry: €14)

VÉSUBIA MOUNTAIN PARC
📍https://maps.app.goo.gl/2wV5aoTmX3NSg4Lh8
https://www.puremontagne.fr/en/to-see/vesubia-mountain-park

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00:00 Introduction
00:30 Saint-Martin-Vésubie
03:12 Hike “Circuit de Trécolpas”
07:09 Refuge de Cougourde (shelter)
08:40 Lake “Trécolpas”