Short loop in the Monts du Vaucluse

A pleasant short hike with magnificent views of Mont Ventoux, the Alpilles and the Luberon.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 10.08 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 4h 00 
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    Difficulty: Moderate

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    Back to start: Yes
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    Ascent: + 382 m
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    Descent: - 381 m

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    Highest point: 640 m
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    Lowest point: 346 m

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Description of the walk

Park your car near the drystone shelter at the start of Chemin de la Grange Neuve (above the village of La Roque sur Pernes on the D57).

(S/E) Start by following the road, then the path that passes in front of the Grange Neuve guest rooms and reaches a three-way junction.

(1) Turn left, walk a few metres and quickly leave the track to take the path that starts on the right. Further on, leave the GRP® on the left and continue to the hamlet of Les Barbarenques.

(2) Leave it on your right and continue almost opposite. Continue straight ahead at the next junctions, pass a pumping station and arrive at the access road to the quarries.

(3) Turn left and go down this road until you reach the next fork. Turn left and you will reach the chapel, the sanctuary, the hermitage and the Saint-Gens spring.

(4) Turn around and continue on the GR® trail, which starts at the hairpin bend, and you will reach the Miraculous Spring.

(5) Continue on the GR and climb up to the plateau at Rocher des Trois Luisants. In just a few metres, the magnificent view of Mont Ventoux gives way to an equally beautiful view of the Alpilles and Luberon.

(6) Descend from the plateau, continuing to the right at the next fork. At the fork in the track, head straight ahead and you will reach a three-way junction.

(7) Keep left and reach a fork a few metres after cistern 128.

(8) Continue to the right and follow the track that runs along a small valley on your right and join the path you took just after Grange Neuve at the start of the hike.

(1) Follow it to the left and, taking the opposite route to the one you took on the way there, reach La Borie (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 363 m - Borie Chemin de la Grange
  2. 1 : km 1.18 - alt. 347 m - Three-way junction
  3. 2 : km 1.92 - alt. 409 m - Les Barbarenques
  4. 3 : km 2.93 - alt. 450 m - Road
  5. 4 : km 3.89 - alt. 361 m - Ermitage de Saint-Gens
  6. 5 : km 4.54 - alt. 453 m - Source de Saint Gens
  7. 6 : km 5.59 - alt. 638 m - Rocher des Trois Luisants
  8. 7 : km 6.48 - alt. 513 m - Three-way junction
  9. 8 : km 7.22 - alt. 453 m - Fork after cistern 128
  10. S/E : km 10.08 - alt. 362 m - Borie Chemin de la Grange

Notes

Remember to bring something to drink as there are no water sources along the route.

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.

Reviews and comments

4 / 5
Based on 44 reviews

Reliability of the description
3.6 / 5
Ease of following the route
4 / 5
Route interest
4.4 / 5
biache.pascal@orange .fr
biache.pascal@orange .fr

Overall rating : 3.3 / 5

Date of your route : Jan 05, 2026
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Weakness in the description. Having followed the route on GPS, we had no difficulties.
A few points of interest: the drystone shelter at the start of the route and the church dedicated to Saint Gens.

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Denis26
Denis26 ★

Thank you for your comments. I have just amended the description accordingly.

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User 27904665

Overall rating : 2.3 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 30, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Ease of following the route : ★☆☆☆☆ Very disappointing
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Too many possible junctions not marked and stages far too far apart. It's difficult not to get lost. We didn't reach our destination.

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Vane84
Vane84

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 27, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A very beautiful parish-specific to Brittany hike. As some sections are not marked, I strongly advise you to use GPS. Do not do this hike immediately after rain as it can be very muddy and slippery in places. The hike is moderately difficult due to the elevation gain, but apart from that, there are no particular difficulties.

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User 6933830

Overall rating : 3 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 20, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

The description at the beginning is consistent with the terrain. From hill 245 onwards, we had difficulty finding the direction to Barbarenques. Perhaps this was due to misreading the downloaded IGN map. However, the directions indicated (signs) were not very clear. We didn't complete the entire route. What a shame! Thank you, however, to Visirando for future walks. JPR

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jose.punter@gmail
jose.punter@gmail

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 03, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Beautiful hike!
Superb landscapes and views of Mont Ventoux, the Lubéron mountains and the Alpilles.
However, the "Easy" rating is inappropriate. This hike should be classified as "Moderate" as there is quite a lot of elevation gain.

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NoellyButterfly
NoellyButterfly

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Dec 28, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

We didn't understand why the route avoids the miraculous spring of St Gens, which is between points 1 and 2. If you zoom in on the map, you will see a small blue fountain and the route cuts across the path at this point to avoid it, even though it is worth a detour. Otherwise, it is not an easy route, but rather moderate, as it climbs quite a bit and requires good physical condition. It's a very beautiful route, well worth doing!

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Thierry7100
Thierry7100

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 08, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Very beautiful route. The description is too brief to be useful. It mentions places that you don't pass and that aren't indicated on the signs. Conversely, the information on the signs isn't mentioned in the description.
As for the "easy" rating, I think it's underestimated; I would say "moderate" instead. We've done hikes in the area that were rated moderate that were easier than this one.

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monique m
monique m

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 24, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Nice route, a bit rocky for hikers who aren't used to hiking in Vaucluse. Not very busy. Magnificent views, especially on this day when the Mistral wind was blowing and the view was very clear.

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Wampas
Wampas

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 15, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A variety of trails, from tracks to scree, in short, a beautiful hike

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Mo et Calou
Mo et Calou

Overall rating : 3.3 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 30, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Very nice hike, but if you don't have the GPS app, it's complicated because the description is a bit vague

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Simon-Espadon
Simon-Espadon

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 14, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Beautiful hike, beautiful views, truly excellent 🙂
Thank you very much 😊

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Cindouille
Cindouille

Overall rating : 3.7 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 21, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

an easy walk except for a short climb to the spring... The directions are not very reliable for finding the start of the hamlet (thank you for the map!), but otherwise very pleasant for the eyes!

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Louis Lempereur
Louis Lempereur

Overall rating : 2 / 5

Date of your route : Jan 16, 2023
Reliability of the description : Not used / Not applicable
Ease of following the route : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Route interest : Not used / Not applicable
Very busy route : No

Being alone and unfamiliar with the area, using the website on my smartphone seemed too complicated, and above all, the map was too vague and difficult to read. I preferred a walk suggested by the Tourist Office...

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GillesA
GillesA

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Jan 14, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Superb hiking in the Vaucluse mountains
The S/E is too low for our liking!
For a winter hike, we started at point 1 (near the quarry) and did the loop via Bourguigne, the Trois Luisants rocks and the GR91 (the combe).
However, from point 1, we headed north-west towards Piaule for 200 m, then took the path heading south, which was nicer than the road.
The Trois Luisants rock is not identifiable. Is this the name given to the rocky plateau?
The descent into the combe has some very steep sections.

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