First pick
Les Pins Penchés
Wood or forest
44 ha2.2 km of path
30 minto walk all 2.2 km of path
3.5 km south-eastfrom the center
Sentier des Douaniers
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: Nuiteux731 · CC026%of the land protected
Outdoors in Toulon · protected areas, woods and footpaths
Toulon is on the coast
159 km of footpaths cross Toulon (3.6 km per km²). Protected areas cover 26% of Toulon’s land. 23% of Toulon is mapped woodland. France has no Outdoors Grade yet: these are the figures, each beside the compared towns’ median.
Protected areas
26%
of the commune’s land
Compared town: 0.1%
Woodland
23%
of the land, mapped on OpenStreetMap
Compared town: 13%
Footpaths
159 km
3.6 km per km²
Compared town: 1.7 km per km²
Hiking routes
6 km
waymarked, GR and others
Compared town: 0.3 km per km²
Parks & woods
30
named, in or within 400 m of the commune
First: Les Pins Penchés
The sea
On it
the commune touches the coast, 0.8 km from its center
Throughout this page, the Var median and the France median are the median of compared communes (those with an overall grade), each figure its own median.
What kind of place
What kind of outdoors place is Toulon?
Read from the data: what stands out first, good and less good.
On the coastThe commune touches the sea; the coast is 0.8 km from its center.Protected countryside26% of the land lies in protected areas.A place of footpaths3.6 km per km² of mapped footpath, against 1.7 km per km² for the median compared town.
What sets Toulon apart: the sea, then its protected countryside.
Against French towns
How Toulon compares with French towns
Each figure against the 3,798 compared French towns (communes with an overall grade): the marked bar is the town’s, the line the median. Described, not graded.
Protected areas26%Share of the land in a national park, regional nature park, nature reserve or Natura 2000 site
81out of 100
Woodland23%Share of the land mapped as forest or woods on OpenStreetMap
67out of 100
Footpaths3.6 km per km²Km of mapped footpath and track open on foot, per km² of the commune
81out of 100
Hiking routes0.1 km per km²Km of waymarked hiking routes (GR and others), per km² of the commune
33out of 100
Percentiles among compared French towns; ties count half.
Towns its size
Toulon has the 7th fewest footpaths per km² of 41 towns its size
The 40 compared French towns nearest in population (109,400 to 293,771 residents), by km of footpath per km². Hover for each one’s protected land and woods; click for its page.
From Paris 12e (16.7 km per km²) to Nîmes (1.3 km per km²).
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Paths (km/km²) | Woodland | Protected | Coast | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paris 12e Paris | 16.7 | 30% | 0% | 153 km |
| 2 | Paris 16e Paris | 11.9 | 25% | 0% | 147 km |
| 3 | Grenoble Isère | 11.6 | 4.6% | 0% | 204 km |
| 4 | Paris 19e Paris | 11.1 | 2.1% | 0% | 148 km |
| 5 | Paris 20e Paris | 10.9 | 0.1% | 0% | 151 km |
| 6 | Rennes Ille-et-Vilaine | 10.8 | 6.4% | 0% | 49 km |
| 7 | Paris 14e Paris | 10.6 | 0.4% | 0% | 151 km |
| 8 | Paris 15e Paris | 9.6 | 0% | 0% | 149 km |
| 9 | Paris 13e Paris | 9.2 | 0.4% | 0% | 152 km |
| 10 | Caen Calvados | 8.1 | 2.4% | 0% | 14 km |
| 11 | Tours Indre-et-Loire | 7.8 | 6.3% | 4.7% | 184 km |
| 12 | Lille Nord | 7.7 | 2.3% | 0% | 62 km |
| 13 | Villeurbanne Rhône | 7.4 | 2.8% | 0.3% | 253 km |
| 14 | Saint-Denis Seine-Saint-Denis | 7 | 2.4% | 1.8% | 142 km |
| 15 | Metz Moselle | 6.8 | 8% | 0% | 329 km |
| 16 | Strasbourg Bas-Rhin | 6.4 | 17% | 22% | 451 km |
| 17 | Angers Maine-et-Loire | 6.3 | 5.6% | 17% | 118 km |
| 18 | Orléans Loiret | 6.3 | 5.4% | 4.3% | 206 km |
| 19 | Boulogne-Billancourt Hauts-de-Seine | 6 | 2% | 0% | 147 km |
| 20 | Dijon Côte-d'Or | 6 | 6.5% | 0% | 402 km |
| 21 | Brest Finistère | 5.9 | 6.7% | 0% | On it |
| 22 | Le Mans Sarthe | 5.5 | 6.6% | 0% | 135 km |
| 23 | Paris 11e Paris | 5.4 | 0% | 0% | 150 km |
| 24 | Besançon Doubs | 5.3 | 37% | 0.6% | 402 km |
| 25 | Montreuil Seine-Saint-Denis | 5.2 | 1.8% | 4.7% | 153 km |
| 26 | Rouen Seine-Maritime | 5.1 | 6.2% | 0% | 53 km |
| 27 | Paris 17e Paris | 5.1 | 0.2% | 0% | 145 km |
| 28 | Bordeaux Gironde | 4.9 | 1.2% | 10% | 18 km |
| 29 | Reims Marne | 4.8 | 2.1% | 1.1% | 199 km |
| 30 | Annecy Haute-Savoie | 4.6 | 29% | 0.2% | 260 km |
| 31 | Paris 18e Paris | 4.4 | 0.5% | 0% | 146 km |
| 32 | Amiens Somme | 3.8 | 3% | 0.7% | 55 km |
| 33 | Clermont-Ferrand Puy-de-Dôme | 3.7 | 4.6% | 0.7% | 258 km |
| 34 | Le Havre Seine-Maritime | 3.6 | 5.8% | 3.3% | On it |
| 35 | Toulon Var | 3.6 | 23% | 26% | On it |
| 36 | Saint-Étienne Loire | 3.5 | 31% | 33% | 210 km |
| 37 | Limoges Haute-Vienne | 3.3 | 15% | 0% | 163 km |
| 38 | Perpignan Pyrénées-Orientales | 2.2 | 0.2% | 0.3% | 12 km |
| 39 | Aix-en-Provence Bouches-du-Rhône | 2.1 | 18% | 9.1% | 21 km |
| 40 | Saint-Denis Réunion | 1.6 | 62% | 73% | On it |
| 41 | Nîmes Gard | 1.3 | 29% | 4.6% | 37 km |
The map
Parks, woods, footpaths & countryside
Tap a number to zoom to a park or wood. Tap a layer to hide it. The dashed line is the commune’s boundary.
Green: parks, gardens and woods mapped on OpenStreetMap, named or not.© OpenStreetMap contributors · INPN / PatriNat · IGN
Places to walk
Parks and woods to walk in, in and around Toulon
Named parks, gardens and woods in the commune or within 400 m, the biggest and best-pathed first: Les Pins Penchés leads, at 44 ha. Directions go to a point inside.
Parc des Lices
Park or garden
4.4 ha1.6 km of path
20 minto walk all 1.6 km of path
Centralin the middle of Toulon
Directionsto a point inside
La Ferme des Romarins
Park or garden
4.1 ha1.4 km of path
20 minto walk all 1.4 km of path
4.1 km westfrom the center
Directionsto a point inside
Parc de la Loubière
Park or garden
1.2 ha1.6 km of path
20 minto walk all 1.6 km of path
0.7 km eastfrom the center
Directionsto a point inside
Parc de Sainte-Musse
Park or garden
2.1 ha0.9 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.9 km of path
3.9 km eastfrom the center
Directionsto a point inside
Parc de la Tour Royale
Park or garden
1.6 ha1 km of path
15 minto walk all 1 km of path
2.7 km southfrom the center
Directionsto a point inside
Jardin Alexandre 1er
Park or garden
1.6 ha1 km of path
15 minto walk all 1 km of path
Centralin the middle of Toulon
Allée du Jardin Botanique de la MarineAllée du Kiosque à MusiqueAllée Pierre Meissonier+2 paths
Directionsto a point inside
All 30 named parks, gardens and woods
Les Pins PenchésWood or forest · 44 ha · 2.2 km of path
DirectionsParc des LicesPark or garden · 4.4 ha · 1.6 km of path
DirectionsLa Ferme des RomarinsPark or garden · 4.1 ha · 1.4 km of path
DirectionsParc de la LoubièrePark or garden · 1.2 ha · 1.6 km of path
DirectionsParc de Sainte-MussePark or garden · 2.1 ha · 0.9 km of path
DirectionsParc de la Tour RoyalePark or garden · 1.6 ha · 1 km of path
DirectionsJardin Alexandre 1erPark or garden · 1.6 ha · 1 km of path
DirectionsColline des ArènesWood or forest · 10 ha
DirectionsJardin du LasPark or garden · 1.7 ha · 0.6 km of path
DirectionsParc du Pré SandinPark or garden · 1.8 ha · 0.4 km of path
DirectionsPinède des LicesPark or garden · 1.5 ha · 0.5 km of path
DirectionsLe Parc des OiseauxPark or garden · 1.1 ha · 0.5 km of path
DirectionsClos OlivePark or garden · 1.6 ha
DirectionsJardin Amiral OroscoPark or garden · 0.5 ha · 0.5 km of path
DirectionsJardin public de la Porte d'Italie.Park or garden · 0.6 ha · 0.4 km of path
DirectionsParc de la baumePark or garden · 0.6 ha · 0.4 km of path · just outside
DirectionsParc de la FloranePark or garden · 1 ha · 0.1 km of path
DirectionsJardin Jean RenoufPark or garden · 0.5 ha · 0.4 km of path
DirectionsJardin public sud du Champ de MarsPark or garden · 0.5 ha · 0.3 km of path
DirectionsJardin d'AcclimatationPark or garden · 0.7 ha · 0.2 km of path
DirectionsParc RaoulxPark or garden · 1.1 ha
DirectionsParc des CèdresPark or garden · 0.6 ha · 0.2 km of path
DirectionsSquare de BrogliePark or garden · 0.6 ha · 0.1 km of path
DirectionsParc municipal des TroenesPark or garden · 0.6 ha · just outside
DirectionsSquare JouvetPark or garden · 0.4 ha
DirectionsPorte des OliviersPark or garden · 0.4 ha
DirectionsSquare Général GirolamiPark or garden · 0.4 ha
DirectionsParc de la condaminePark or garden · 0.4 ha · just outside
DirectionsSquare Abbé Georges DohmerPark or garden · 0.3 ha
DirectionsJardin public du Champ de MarsPark or garden · 0.3 ha
DirectionsSource: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL): named parks, gardens and woods; sizes are the whole site.
Protected areas
26% of Toulon lies in protected areas
The protected areas reaching the commune, and the nearest: national parks, regional nature parks, nature reserves and Natura 2000 sites.
National park, outer area
Port-Cros National Park
4.4 km from the town center
Natura 2000 site
Mont Caume - mont Faron - forêt domaniale des Morières
26% of the commune1 km from the center
Share of the commune’s land
Any protected area26%
Natura 2000 site26%
Designations overlap (a regional park can hold a Natura 2000 site), so the rows don’t add up; the first counts each piece of land once.
26% of Toulon’s land is protected, more than in 81% of compared French towns; the median compared town in Var has 19%. A national park’s outer area (aire d’adhésion) is made of the communes that signed the park’s charter: it guides how they grow, but it isn’t strict protection like the core.
Source: INPN / PatriNat, protected areas July 2026, Natura 2000 December 2024; shares of IGN’s commune boundary.
Footpaths and woods
159 km of footpaths and 6 km of hiking routes cross Toulon
Paths, bridleways, steps and tracks open on foot, and waymarked hiking routes, mapped on OpenStreetMap inside the commune; woods are mapped forest and woodland, private woods included.
Footpaths
159 km
3.6 km per km²
Hiking routes
6 km
waymarked: 0.1 km per km²
Woodland
23%
about 10.1 km² of mapped woods
Km per km² of the commune · mapped on OpenStreetMap
ToulonVar medianFrance median
Footpaths3.6
Hiking routes0.1
02.55 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
ToulonVar medianFrance median
Woodland23%
0%50%100%
That is more than in 81% of compared French towns for footpaths per km², and for woodland more than in 67% of compared French towns. Hiking routes often follow paths and lanes already counted, so the two lengths overlap: don’t add them. Every home in Toulon is within 800 m of a mapped park or wood, as in most French towns.
5 named hiking routes within 2 km
GR (long-distance)Other named walk
GR 519.8 km
Du Revest à Ollioules8.5 km
De Le Revest au Coudon7.1 km
Corniche Louis Valéry Roussel2.7 km
Le sentier du Littoral – Toulon2.1 km
GR 51 passes within 2 km of Toulon.
Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), extracts of October 25, 2026 (Geofabrik).
When to get out
The best walking months in Toulon: April to August
Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Toulon, 3.1 km away, and the daylight at the town’s latitude. Outlined months have long days, highs of 15 to 30 °C and little rain for the place.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 9.3 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.6 | 15.4 | 15.1 | 13.9 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.6 | 9.0 |
| High (°C) | 13 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 23 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 26 | 21 | 17 | 14 |
| Rain (mm) | 71 | 47 | 39 | 55 | 40 | 27 | 6 | 13 | 70 | 106 | 93 | 66 |
July is the driest month (6 mm) and August the warmest (highs of 30 °C). 106 mm of rain falls in October, the wettest month. Frost comes on about 2 nights a year. The climate in Toulon →
Gardens
A garden to visit in Toulon
Named gardens in the commune.
Jardin Alexandre-IerIn Toulon
DirectionsSource: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Wikidata.
Neighbors
Next to Toulon
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by the share of their land in protected areas.
Le Revest-les-EauxLa Valette-du-VarLa Seyne-sur-MerSaint-Mandrier-sur-MerLa GardeOllioulesToulon
Under 1%1–10 %10–25 %25–50 %50 %+
| Town | Protected | Woodland | Paths (km/km²) | Coast |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toulon | 26% | 23% | 3.6 | On it |
| Le Revest-les-Eaux 4,074 · 4.8 km | 28% | 27% | 4 | 5.3 km |
| La Valette-du-Var 23,719 · 4.9 km | 32% | 23% | 3.4 | 3.7 km |
| La Seyne-sur-Mer 63,732 · 5.8 km | 15% | 21% | 2.9 | On it |
| Saint-Mandrier-sur-Mer 6,000 · 5.9 km | 0% | 35% | 3.9 | On it |
| La Garde 26,476 · 6 km | 25% | 7.6% | 3.8 | On it |
| Ollioules 14,568 · 6.2 km | 14% | 23% | 2.9 | On it |
Saint-Mandrier-sur-Mer is more wooded.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Protected areas. National-park cores, national parks’ outer areas, regional nature parks, nature reserves and Natura 2000 sites, from INPN. A national park’s core is strictly protected; its outer area and a regional park are charters between communes, not bans. Designations overlap, so the total counts each piece of land once.
- Woodland. Forest and woods as OpenStreetMap maps them, private woods included: woods nobody has mapped are missing, and a mapped wood isn’t necessarily open to walkers.
- Footpaths and hiking routes. Footpaths, bridleways, steps and tracks open on foot, then waymarked hiking routes (GR and others) measured apart. A route often follows a path or lane already counted: the two overlap. Paths nobody has mapped are missing.
- Green space nearby. The share of residents (INSEE’s 200 m grid) within 800 m, as the crow flies, of a mapped park, garden or wood edge. It measures nearness, not a way in. Guadeloupe and French Guiana have no grid: their pages say whether the town center is within 800 m.
- The coast. The straight-line distance from the town center to OpenStreetMap’s coastline, which follows the tide line into estuaries. A commune is on the coast when the coastline crosses its boundary.
- No grade yet. U.S. and UK towns have an Outdoors Grade; French towns don’t yet. Each figure is set beside the median of compared communes (those with an overall grade) in the département and in France, each figure its own median.
Questions about the outdoors in Toulon
Is Toulon in a national or regional nature park?
No, but 26% of its land is in a nature reserve or a Natura 2000 site.
Are there good walks in Toulon?
OpenStreetMap maps 159 km of footpaths and tracks open on foot in the commune, 3.6 km per km² (the median compared town: 1.7 km per km²); 6 km of waymarked hiking routes cross it.
How much of Toulon is woodland?
23% of the commune is mapped woodland, private woods included; the median compared French town has 13%.
Is Toulon near the sea?
Yes: the commune touches the coast, 0.8 km from its center.
When is the best time for walking in Toulon?
April to August: long days, mild highs and little rain, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at the nearest suitable station.
Why is there no Outdoors Grade for French towns?
TownRatings grades the outdoors in the U.S. and the UK; the French figures are new and not graded yet. This page sets each one beside the median compared French town instead.
Sources: INPN / PatriNat (protected areas 2026, Natura 2000 2024) · © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL (paths, hiking routes, woods, coast, gardens) · INSEE, Filosofi 2021 200 m grid (residents) · IGN Admin Express (boundaries) · Météo-France normals 1991–2020 · Medians and percentiles: TownRatings, over compared French towns, updated November 4, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.