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Walking & Hiking
Dozens of blazed trails traverse untamed countryside around Castellane and Moustiers.
Tourist offices carry the excellent, English- language Canyon du Verdon (€4.70), detailing
28 walks, as well as maps of five principal walks (€2.40). You can hike most of the
canyon along often-difficult GR4, definitively covered by two IGN maps: No 3442
(Moustiers to Rougon) and No 3542 OT (Rougon to Castellane) - each €10.50. The full
route takes two days, but shorter canyon descents are possible.
Bring a torch (flashlight) and drinking water. Camping on gravel beaches is illegal.
Don't cross the river, except at bridges, and stay on marked trails, lest you get trapped
when the upstream dam opens, which happens twice weekly. Check with tourist offices
before embarking.
Outdoor Sports
Castellane is the main water-sports base (April to September, by reservation); its tourist
office has detailed lists. At the gorges' eastern end, Lac de Chaudanne has steep-sided
banks, but Lac de Castillon has gently sloping beaches and waters ideal for swimming
and paddle-boating. St-André-les-Alpes , on the banks of Lac de Castillon, is France's
leading paragliding centre.
Des Guides pour l'Aventure
( 06 85 94 46 61; www.guidesaventure.com ; Moustiers Ste-Marie; year-round) Ex-
peditions including canyoning (€45/70 per half-/full day), rock-climbing and rafting (€55/
75), and 'floating' (€45/90) - river-running with a buoyancy bag strapped to your back.
OUTDOOR SPORTS
Aboard Rafting
( /fax 04 92 83 76 11; www.rafting-verdon.com ) White-water rafting and canyoning
trips.
WATER SPORTS
Latitude Challenge
( 04 91 09 04 10; www.latitude-challenge.fr ; jumps €105) Bungee jumps from
Europe's highest bungee site, the 182m Pont de l'Artuby (Artuby Bridge). Also skydiving.
BUNGEE JUMPING
Aérogliss
( 04 92 89 11 30; www.aerogliss.com ; chemin des Iscles, St-André-les-Alpes; intro
flights from €70) Teaches paragliding.
PARAGLIDING
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