From Bédoin to Mont Ventoux

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Bédoin - Mont Ventoux is a legendary stage of the Tour de France cycling race. This hike provides more direct access to the summit, via paths that follow the ridges and valleys of the mountain's southern slope. At the beginning, the paths run through pretty woodland, which is magnificent in autumn. Towards the end, the paths cross the rocky landscape of light-coloured stones at the summit of the mountain. Along the way, you will come across "jas", mountain sheepfolds built from dry stone walls.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 9.14 mi
  • ◔
    Average duration: 8h 50 
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    Difficulty: Difficult
  • ⚐
    Back to start: No
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    Ascent: + 5,295 ft
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    Descent: - 85 ft
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    Highest point: 6,224 ft
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    Lowest point: 1,014 ft
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Photos

Festival of colours
The Alps seen from Ventoux
Deserted scree slope under the watchful eye of the antenna.
Jas des Pélerins

Description of the walk

(S/E) From the Tourist Office, leave Bédoin via the D974 (Route du Mont Ventoux) for about 500m.

(1) Turn left onto Chemin des Vergers aux Baux. Take five minutes to visit the 16th-century Notre-Dame du Moustier Chapel and return to the path. Continue first between the houses and then across the fields, parallel to the D974, ignoring the streets and paths on the right and left.

(2) At the crossroads, continue straight ahead on Chemin des Roubins. Ignore a path on the right and continue straight ahead until you reach a T-junction.

(3) Turn left towards Les Baux, go around the hamlet on the right and continue straight ahead to Les Fébriers.

(4) At the edge of the forest, a sign indicates the direction of Jas des Landérots. Follow this path marked in yellow. Climb the steep slope and stay on the marked path until you reach the junction with theGR®91Bmarked in white and red. Turn right and you will immediately reach the ruins of Jas des Landérots.

(5) Continue on theGR® and you will come to a track. Follow this track to the left for about 250 metres.

(6) Leave the track and turn right onto theGR® to reach the Jas du Tomple (or Toumple on the IGN map).
You can enjoy the surroundings of this magnificent restored jas for your lunch break. Then return to the track and turn right.

(7) Leave the track and take a shortcut through the woods, which joins it further up. Continue on the right until you reach a crossroads with a cistern on the right.

(8) Take the path on the left that climbs northwards and passes in front of the Jas des Pèlerins. You can't go wrong! The path leaves the forest, crosses a barren, rocky landscape and turns right to reach the last point of interest: the Chapel of Sainte-Croix.

(9) Continue to the summit of Mont Ventoux and its sign indicating 1911m (E).

Waypoints

  1. S : mi 0 - alt. 1,014 ft - Tourist Office
  2. 1 : mi 0.45 - alt. 1,066 ft - Chemin des Vergers
  3. 2 : mi 1.25 - alt. 1,194 ft - Chemin des Roubins
  4. 3 : mi 1.85 - alt. 1,325 ft - Turn left towards Les Baux.
  5. 4 : mi 2.67 - alt. 1,670 ft - Les Fébriers
  6. 5 : mi 4.99 - alt. 3,346 ft - Jas des Landérots
  7. 6 : mi 6.02 - alt. 4,350 ft - Turn right towards Jas de Toumple.
  8. 7 : mi 6.49 - alt. 4,505 ft - Shortcut to the right
  9. 8 : mi 7.71 - alt. 4,980 ft - Crossroads, cistern, on the left
  10. 9 : mi 8.93 - alt. 6,109 ft - Chapel of Sainte-Croix
  11. E : mi 9.14 - alt. 6,224 ft - Mont Ventoux

Worth a visit

Chapel of Notre-Dame du Moustier.

Always be cautious and plan ahead when you're outdoors. Visorando and the author of this route cannot be held responsible for any accidents occurring on this route.

The GR® and PR® markings are the intellectual property of the Fédération Française de Randonnée Pédestre.

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Reviews and comments

4.4 / 5
Based on 9 reviews
Reliability of the description
4.3 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.4 / 5
Route interest
4.3 / 5
laureteam
laureteam

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 27, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

The climb took 4 hours and 15 minutes on foot with a reasonable level of fitness (the descent was done by car with the rest of the family!), with most of the route in the shade.
The appeal is more of a sporting nature, for the challenge, and of course the reward when you reach the top!

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Emmanuelle Legoff
Emmanuelle Legoff

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 29, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

No additions. Thank you.

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pierrelaban
pierrelaban

Sorry JogJog86,
it's not a route designed for running, you're right, it's too steep.
It was a kind of challenge for my walking group.
The scenery is beautiful nonetheless.
Pierre

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jogjog86
jogjog86
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Overall rating : 2.3 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 07, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★☆☆☆☆ Very disappointing
Very busy route : Yes

From Bédoin at the foot of the hill, not very interesting (I just wanted to start from Bedoin, I should have skipped it, because the return trip was really tough! )
Above all, the uphill trail is constantly on the steepest slope, so it's steep and full of loose stones. This makes it impossible to run uphill or downhill! (Too steep and too slippery).
Well, I did it. Never again! I'll try to analyse the gradient percentage better.
There were also two or three times when I missed a fork in the path, which was probably my fault, as I'm not used to scrutinising the small details on the map. I like it when paths are well marked with clear signs indicating which way to go!
But hey, treasure hunts have their charm, lol.

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pierrelaban
pierrelaban

wise decision, it will be less cold.
Have a good hike!
Pierre

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Randommeur
Randommeur

Hike not yet completed. See you in May.

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HIMALA
HIMALA

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Jan 01, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

Well-described route; the only question mark was finding the shortcut that allows you to "cut" a long bend in the track. A "Bédoin trail" sign convinced me to take it. Completed on 1 January 2019, in beautiful weather with almost no wind, despite the difficulty and length: round trip from Les Fébriers; it's always a pure joy to cross the scree above Jas des Pélerins under the watchful eye of the antenna.

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Baladeur265
Baladeur265

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 18, 2018
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

A superb hike in summer weather! Starting from the Ste-Colombe car park, there is a very pleasant climb through the woods to Petit Pierre, followed by the final ascent over scree to the summit of the Giant of Provence! A 2 hour 40 minute climb without stopping to enjoy this wonderful moment at the summit! I highly recommend it!

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epiquerez
epiquerez

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 26, 2018
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

We started our walk at an altitude of 1,156 metres and walked to the Reynard chalet and back. At the end of the walk, at the last yellow arrow, we got a bit lost... Otherwise, it was very good.

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bretzelbreton
bretzelbreton

Very lumpy at the end, but doable.

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bretzelbreton
bretzelbreton

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 23, 2018
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

A challenging route that requires good physical preparation. We did it with a guide from the tourist office, setting off at 11 p.m. to see the sun rise at the summit. Magnificent.

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ploquettes
ploquettes

Hello

Is this feasible for a blind person with a guide?
Are there lots of stones on the path or is it a proper trail?

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pepone
pepone

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 05, 2017
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

DEPARTURE FROM STE COLOMBEA AT 6:15 AM, UP TO JAS DES MELETTES, BECAUSE AFTER THAT THERE ARE ROCKS AND HEAT.WELL-MARKED ROUTE, RETURN QUITE TOUGH ON THE DESCENT (ouch to the knees) lasted 5 SHEEPFOLD UNDER RENOVATION (Jas des Couanches) BY VOLUNTEERS, BEAUTIFUL MORNING FOR TWO,
Gerard

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Louis Anne
Louis Anne
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Hello,

Planned in anticipation of my holidays for September.

All the best.

Louis

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pierrelaban
pierrelaban

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Dec 04, 2016
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

On 4 November, we completed this climb in 6 hours, including breaks.

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