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Provence-Alpes-Côte D'Azur

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Rustrel

Old aqueduct – View of the Désert Blanc loop from Rustrel

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Provence-Alpes-Côte D'Azur

Provence

Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

Apt

Rustrel

Old aqueduct – View of the Désert Blanc loop from Rustrel

Moderate

4.8

(482)

5,458

hikers

Old aqueduct – View of the Désert Blanc loop from Rustrel

01:45

5.68km

80m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Great for any fitness level. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: July 12, 2026

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Your route passes through a protected area

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Parc naturel régional du Luberon

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Parking

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693 m

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two circuits

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Old aqueduct

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This old viaduct would have been used to wash red ochre.

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2.73 km

View of Le Sahara (Ochre Quarry)

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After hiking through it yourself, you can see the Sahara again from above. It's also very impressive!

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2.78 km

Ochre tower

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Spectacular "fairy chimney" in front of a wide landscape

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2.97 km

View of the Désert Blanc

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The Orange Path divides once, on the right goes to the white desert.

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3.21 km

Cairn

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5.68 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

2.87 km

1.61 km

1.17 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

4.96 km

645 m

< 100 m

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Highest point (420 m)

Lowest point (350 m)

Weather

Thursday 16 July

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Comments

June 8, 2022,🇨🇵Colorado Provençal de Rustrel

The sky turned out to be a pretty stone gray this morning so we decided to just go for the colors and we weren't disappointed. The day turned out to be much more colorful 😁.

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May 7, 2022,Colorado Provenciale, orange

Worth seeing, not overcrowded outside of the season and sufficient parking spaces (for a fee) on site. In order to prevent further damage from overuse, you can only hike within marked paths.

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June 30, 2022,Le colorado provencal

In addition to Roussillon, there are other well-known ocher rocks in Provence just south of Rustrel. With a round on good paths, this holiday comes to an end on another, eventful day.

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May 28, 2023,Colorado provencale - Ockerfelsen Rustrel

Round through the "Colorado provencal" near Rustrel. Very nice hikes through and around the ocher rocks. Extremely beautiful landscape and beautiful paths!
However, there was a lot going on here on Pentecost Sunday...

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September 9, 2021,🇫🇷Luberon - Im Zeichen des Ocker. Colorado Provencale in Rustrel

Today we had planned a nice, extensive, kilometer strong hike in the Colorado of Rustrel. With views of shining ocher from all directions, from above and below, from the front and all around. But somehow nothing came of it.

There was already a rush in the parking lot, there was a narrow entrance with control of the pass sanitaire and …

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January 9, 2024,F-Provence-Rustrel : Colorado Provençal – Randonnée "Le Desert Blanc" "-240109CC

Provence-Luberon:
It is an extraordinary desert landscape with yellow and red rock formations in different color gradations. It used to be ocher mines that were closed down in 1993. There are some hiking trails on site.
In summer this place must be quite crowded. Today it was deserted, so you could really enjoy this crazy landscape.

coloradoprovencal.fr/home-english.html
provence-tourismus.de/experience/erlebnis/erkundung-des-provenzaliche-colorado

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April 29, 2025,Colorado Provencal – De Sahara rondtocht vanuit Rustrel

A beautiful trip with hallucinatory shapes and colors

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June 18, 2024,Le Colorado Provençale - der offizielle Rundweg (orange)

A beautiful little tour! Sturdy shoes are highly recommended!
Booking a parking space at the start of the tour is required and can be done online here: troov.com/colorado-provencal-de-rustrel/rendez-vous

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Old aqueduct – View of the Désert Blanc loop from Rustrel

Interpretation panel

Flushing channel for ochre

Old aqueduct

View of Le Sahara (Ochre Quarry)

Ochre tower

View of the Désert Blanc

View of beautiful colors

Cairn

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