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Provence-Alpes-Côte D'Azur
Provence
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Apt
Caseneuve

The ochre canyon – Rustrel's Provençal Colorado loop from Beau Site

Moderate

4.4

(12)

61

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The ochre canyon – Rustrel's Provençal Colorado loop from Beau Site

01:35

26.6km

200m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: September 25, 2026

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Parc naturel régional du Luberon

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1.07 km

Ancienne gare de Saignon - Place de partage Vélo 🚲 🥰

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We had a great welcome, a good syrup, and good local information given by the Vélo Loisir Provence association.
soon a bike repair workshop in this beautiful old station of Saignon, it's nice,
petanque friends welcome

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4.29 km

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4.32 km

View of Apt

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4.74 km

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14.4 km

The ochre canyon

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Watch out for cyclists. If you come by bike, do not go to the parking counter, even if the person tells you to park next to the entrance barrier and …

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14.6 km

🇨🇵Okerfelsen Rustrel Luberon Provence

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14.9 km

Rustrel's Provençal Colorado

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Rustrel presents a “Provençal Colorado” much larger than that of Rousillon. A real hiking trail allows you to spend several hours in its magnificent old ocher quarries. These accumulations of …

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26.6 km

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Way Types & Surfaces

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22.1 km

3.69 km

836 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

20.9 km

5.59 km

132 m

< 100 m

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Sunday 18 October

19°C

9°C

82 %

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Comments

May 10, 2025,🇫🇷20250510 Etappe#9 Nach Rustrel, das provenzalische Colorado
In the Vaucluse, 2 km southeast of the town of Rustrel, stretches a wonderful landscape with a truly extraordinary color palette. This is the Provençal Colorado. A rather unusual name for an area in the middle of the Luberon! But it's perfectly fitting for these western landscapes that stretch here, testifying to the former ochre mines, which strongly resemble canyons. …

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