A colourful visit to a place known as the Colorado of Provence.
Calculated time: 1h40[?] 
Distance : 5.16km
Vertical gain : 90m
Vertical drop : 93m
Highest point : 432m
Lowest point : 356m 
Difficulty : Easy
Back to starting point : Yes
Walking
Areas : Monts de Vaucluse, Colorado Provencal de Rustrel 
Location : Rustrel
(84400)
Starting point : N 43.919709° / E 5.499823° Park in the large paying car park at the entrance to the site (D).
Take the big tarmacked path which quickly joins the GR6 (1).
Continue on the GR in a south-east direction up to the crossroads of paths where you will see an orange sign marked ACR1 (2).
Follow these waymarkers to do the circular walk shown on the attached map.
During the hike, it is possible to follow the signs for the ACR2 (blue) or the ACR3 (black). These signs indicate paths which enable you to explore the site via other waypoints.
All three trails meet up at the car park.
Waypoints :
D/A : km 0 - alt. km 0
1 : km 0.27 - alt. km 0.27 - GR6
2 : km 1.3 - alt. km 1.3 - Crossroads ACR1
D/A : km 5.16 - alt. km 5.16
On the Colorado of Provence site there are 3 ACR signs. ACR stands for 'Association Colorado Rustrel'. The Association produced marked trails for the whole site in order to enable visiting hikers to discover this charming site.
Now everyone can discover the White Desert, the Sahara, the Waterfall and many other things.
There is also a fee of € 6 which includes parking, the opportunity to discover the site and, in particular, the washing of the red ochre with a guide.
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The Oppedette gorges.
The hilltop villages of Simiane-la-Rotonde and Banon.
Apt and Forcalquier.
Global average : 4.67/5
Number of opinions : 1
Description quality : 5/5
Routemap quality : 5/5
Walk interest : 4/5
Global average : 4.67 / 5
Date of walk
: 27/08/19
Description quality
: Very good
Routemap quality
: Very good
Walk interest
: Good
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