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10-Day 150km Refuges d’Art Trail Opens in France

By Drooid · Sep 22, 2026, 4:07 PM UTC · How we work

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Hiker Joins Jackie

A 69-year-old hiker joins filmmaker Jackie to trek land artist Andy Goldsworthy’s Refuges d’Art trail in France.
They begin in Digne-les-Bains, inside the UNESCO-designated Haute-Provence geopark.
The ten-day route spans 150 km and includes seven free off-grid cabins.
In the first four days they will hike about 45 km and stay at three restored refuges.
The hiker, burdened by a heavy pack, follows a marked grande randonnée trail, easing panic.

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Obelisk Shifts Light

The cylindrical stone obelisk at La Forest refuge changes appearance with light, weather, and season.
Sleeping platforms line a stairway inside La Forest beside a porthole opening to the sky.
La Ferme Belon’s basement contains interlinked semicircular stone arches that look like a dragon swimming through earth.
Hikers imagine ice-age ancestors walking these trails 15,000 years ago creating historical resonance.

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Hiker Joins Jackie

A 69-year-old hiker joins filmmaker Jackie to trek land artist Andy Goldsworthy’s Refuges d’Art trail in France.
They begin in Digne-les-Bains, inside the UNESCO-designated Haute-Provence geopark.
The ten-day route spans 150 km and includes seven free off-grid cabins.
In the first four days they will hike about 45 km and stay at three restored refuges.
The hiker, burdened by a heavy pack, follows a marked grande randonnée trail, easing panic.

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