A trail starts on the left-hand side (GR91b) and goes up through beech and oaks trees to the ridge, the vegetation then becomes dense.
Follow the trail (GR) leading to a spring, 'la Font d'Angiou' ('the angel's fountain').
Then, continue on the other side on a forest path (GR91b) which winds around the valley's flank (the vegetation is lower, you'll find pine trees, boxwoods...), until you reach a hunting lodge 'le Rat' in the middle of a meadow, a picnic area.
Go back the same way until 'la Font d'Angiou', leave the trail (GR) to your right, and continue on the track.
Don't follow the first path at your right side.
Continue until you see a second path on the right-hand side.
Follow it then turn left towards the car park.
Mont Ventoux - le Rat
Discover the vegetation's biodiversity of the Mont Ventoux.
From Bedoin, take the road (by car) leading to the Mont Ventoux.
Cross the remarkable cedar's forest then the beech forest will appear.
Continue (approx. 10km) until you find a car park on the right-hand side. (Jas des Melettes)
Details
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Activity: Walking -
Distance: 9.55 km -
Average duration: 3h 10 -
Difficulty: Easy -
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Back to start: Yes -
Ascent: + 167 m -
Descent: - 175 m -
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Highest point: 1,247 m -
Lowest point: 1,111 m
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Country:
France
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Areas: Alps, Monts de Vaucluse -
District:
Bédoin (84410) -
Start/End: N 44.134627° / E 5.300883° -
IGN map(s): Ref. 3140ET, 3140ETR -
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Description of the walk
Waypoints
- S/E : km 0 - alt. 1,151 m - Jas des Melettes car park
- 1 : km 1.64 - alt. 1,162 m - Font d'Angiou
- 2 : km 3.91 - alt. 1,247 m - Le Rat
- 3 : km 7.59 - alt. 1,111 m - Petit Moutet Est
- S/E : km 9.55 - alt. 1,147 m - Jas des Melettes car park
Notes
Easy hike, even for kids.
I regularly drink the spring water.
Worth a visit
The mount Ventoux
Reviews and comments
4.6 / 5
Based on 47 reviews
Reliability of the description
4.6 / 5
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Ease of following the route
4.6 / 5
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Route interest
4.4 / 5
4.4 / 5
frederic84
Overall rating : 5 / 5
Date of your route : Oct 30, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No
hiking outside the summer season is great
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mialhe alain
Overall rating : 4 / 5
Date of your route : Oct 06, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No
very beautiful hike, easy to access, very pleasant
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fm84
Overall rating : 5 / 5
Date of your route : Aug 03, 2025
Reliability of the description : Not used / Not applicable
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No
Easy, very enjoyable when it's hot in the valley. Quite a lot of shade except on the last section. Returning via the Rat trail is a very good option, although you need to be careful on the very last section. It's a steep descent with very small stones, so there's a risk of slipping.
We did the hike with GPS and had no problems.
For a Sunday in August, it wasn't completely deserted, but I wouldn't say it was very busy either.
Be careful, however, in summer, especially on Sundays, the Ventoux road is very busy with bikes, which doesn't make driving easy.
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Pedibusmartine
Overall rating : 4.7 / 5
Date of your route : Jan 20, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : Yes
Circuit on a good path and squirrel educational trail to interest children pic nic at the font d'Angiou near the fountain. Little difference in altitude. To be done in all seasons
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M.maurice
Overall rating : 4.7 / 5
Date of your route : Oct 02, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : Yes
I did the visorando route up to the font d'angiou from there I went down the combe de angiou for about 1km and took a wide path on the left which leads to the abri du rat about 2km, track up to the font d'angiou, pic nic return by the hôtel de la forêt, 12km500 difference in altitude about 300 m, I'm in the middle class for me, I'm 85 years old, easy for a younger person.
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curtud
Overall rating : 4.3 / 5
Date of your route : Jun 09, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No
Very good up to Font des Anges, an ideal picnic spot, but after that the forest track to the Rat is long and uninteresting. We returned along the narrow path indicated by a sign. The descent to the font is not the easiest but it is very interesting and recommended in both directions. There is some shade, which in June is not to be sniffed at.
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randonnée79270
Overall rating : 4.7 / 5
Date of your route : May 06, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No
A pleasant tour on a fine day, far from the cyclists of Mont Ventoux but close enough to the beautiful mountains.
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Bastier2
Overall rating : 5 / 5
Date of your route : Feb 05, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No
Very nice,
we wanted to do it on snowshoes but ..no more snow
Nice walk in the forest and beautiful view of the Ventoux at the start
lots of stinging processionary caterpillars,
be careful with your dogs.
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claude serra
Overall rating : 4.7 / 5
Date of your route : Oct 15, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No
Very nice walk.
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Jasper399
Overall rating : 4.3 / 5
Date of your route : Jun 26, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No
A pleasant walk in very hot weather (-5° compared with the plain). A bit monotonous on part 1-2. We made up for it by walking back 2=>1, taking the little forest path indicated by the Font d'Angiou sign (you can see it on the map).
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mamour2
Overall rating : 4.7 / 5
Date of your route : Jan 31, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No
A lovely Sunday hike with the white Mont Ventoux in the background, perfect for the whole family. Be careful before point 3, the sign is broken at the crossroads.
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guillaume84330
Overall rating : 5 / 5
Date of your route : Dec 07, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes
Hello everyone
I rode this weekend in the snow on Mont Ventoux, and it was magnificent.
Lots of people up to the Font d'Angiou, but then it was back to the mountains for us.
Bonne journée
Best regards.
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liroussignolets
Overall rating : 4.7 / 5
Date of your route : Oct 08, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No
At the FONT D'ANGEOU crossroads, all the yellow road signs .
have been smashed and now only a piece remains. I am outraged
very nice walk through woods and clearings . The spring flows well. A family outing. Thank you for this tour.
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hermance516
Overall rating : 4.3 / 5
Date of your route : Aug 21, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No
Easy tour for a family and we didn't suffer from the heat at the end of the afternoon.
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Tartarin
Overall rating : 4.7 / 5
Date of your route : Aug 31, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No
The first is very accessible and fun for children.
The second offers great views and some lovely forest passages.
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