Toulon rock climbing

Toulon is surrounded by a series of rugged hills up to 600m high that include Mount Faron and Mount Coudon. In these limestone hills are a large number of crags that provide mainly single pitch sport routes, though there are a number of multi-pitch routes as well. These routes offer the full range of grades from F2’s to F8’s and are generally well bolted. 

Map of the rock climbing areas around Toulon

Map of the rock climbing areas around Toulon

Rock climbing areas around Toulon

Crag noAreaMax Height of routesRock Type
1Baou de 4 Ouro90mLimestone
2Destel169mLimestone
3Faron Citernes35mLimestone
4Faron Telepherique40mLimestone
5Faron Lierres52mLimestone
6Faron Nord80mLimestone
7Cimai85mLimestone
8Coudon Sud90mLimestone
9Coudon Nord/Est33mLimestone
10Croupatier38mLimestone
11La Touravelle35mLimestone
12Gros Cerveau40mLimestone
13Tourris30mLimestone
14Ragas30mLimestone
15Barre de la Jaume36mLimestone

The vast majority of the crags face south making the Toulon area a great winter sun rock climbing destination. Many of the single pitch routes are between 30 and 35m long, so a 70m rope is essential. There are even some routes up to 40m long, meaning either twin ropes or a 80m long rope is required. In total there are 15 independent crags with Baou de Quatre Ouro, Faron Citerne, and Faron Telepherique being very popular. To the east of Toulon near the town of Hyeres is the crag of Fenouillet. Here there are 3 distinctive towers of gneiss rock that offer a number of single pitch sport routes.

The Rockfax Cote d’Azur guidebook provides a selected number of routes from some of the more popular Toulon cragsToulon has its own airport that is located to the east of the city, though flying into Nice or Marseille are also a good options.

Rock climbing guidebooks for Toulon

The Rockfax Cote d’Azur guidebook provides a selected number of routes from some of the more popular Toulon crags including Baou de Quatre Ouro, Faron Citerne, Faron Telepherique, and Mount Coudon. Published in February 2017 all the routes are illustrated on full colour photo topos.

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  • Toulon rock climbing photograph – A bout de soufle, F6a
  • Toulon rock climbing photograph – Frequence Cannibale, F5c
  • Toulon rock climbing photograph – Patience dans l’Azur, F6b+
  • Toulon rock climbing photograph – Rose Marie, F6a
  • Toulon rock climbing photograph – Udu wudu, F6b

Click on the thumbnail images to view a larger photograph showing the excellent rock climbing to be found at Toulon in Southern France.

The Rockfax Cote d’Azur guidebook provides a selected number of routes from some of the more popular Toulon crags including Baou de Quatre Ouro, Faron Citerne, Faron Telepherique, and Mount Coudon. 

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