This 6 km stretch has recently had its surface upgraded on much of the cycleway, creating a very pleasant ride. With extremely gentle elevations, the cycleway skirts both Varages and Barjols. But both villages can be accessed easily.
18 kilometres of mixed quality, including road, dirt track and quiet lane. Some tracks used by local farmers are passable in dry weather. The route is flat throughout. The main road, quiet at times, must be used for around half this stretch.
Much of this 21 kilometre stretch follows provisional signage, known as “jalonnement”. This involves signs giving details of distances and directions on quieter roads, until such time as the full EV8 is completed.
EuroVelo 8 is currently planned to run some 4500 kilometres on the European mainland, from Cadiz in Spain to Athens in Greece. Our stretch is just 116 kilometres from Meyrargues to Draguignan and Les Arcs.