Pointe du Siricocca and Col de Verroux from Sainte-Agnès
From the highest coastal village in Europe to a summit with the whole Menton Riviera at your feet and the southern Alps behind.
Photo: Vincent Jacques
Distance
10.1 km
Time
3 h 45
Difficulty
Generally considered difficult
Start
Chapelle Saint-Sébastien, north of Sainte-Agnès village
Past
Col de Verroux (935 m), Pointe du Siricocca (1,058 m), Views to Baudon, Mont Ours, Grand Mont and Roc d'Orméa, and on to the Gélas and Mont Bégo, Sainte-Agnès: 12th-century castle remains and a 1938 Maginot Line fort
Season
Best December to October (Mairie de Sainte-Agnès); the tourist office lists it all year.
With children
For fit, older children only, given the climb. Shorter alternative from the same chapel: Col des Banquettes, 4.7 km there and back, 1 h 40, +243 m, rated moderate; dogs on a lead (Mairie de Sainte-Agnès).
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