Saumane-de-Vaucluse Castle – Fontaine-de-Vaucluse loop from Saumane-de-Vaucluse

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Saumane-de-Vaucluse Castle – Fontaine-de-Vaucluse loop from Saumane-de-Vaucluse

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Saumane-de-Vaucluse Castle – Fontaine-de-Vaucluse loop from Saumane-de-Vaucluse

03:00

31.3km

870m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very 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 26, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

Please check local regulations for:

Parc naturel régional du Mont-Ventoux

Parc naturel régional du Luberon

Aire de coopération de la réserve de biosphère du Mont Ventoux

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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20 m

The Fountain Library of Saumane-de-Vaucluse

Highlight • Monument

The center of this magnificent village has a small open-air, self-service library, where you can read accompanied by the gentle sound of the water from the fountain.

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Saumane-de-Vaucluse Castle

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Saumane-de-Vaucluse is a magnificent perched village with dry stone houses and cobbled streets, overlooked by the castle where the Marquis de Sade spent part of his childhood. Perched on its rocky peak, the castle protected the village attached to its walls. In case of danger, it also served as a refuge for the inhabitants of "Vallis Clausa" or Vallée Close, known as Fontaine-de-Vaucluse today.

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6.06 km

Panoramic view

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Just below there is an old stone construction.

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12.7 km

Mur de la Peste

Ruins

17.3 km

Ruins

20.9 km

Steep and dangerous descent!

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Very steep descent on partly bad road. An average gradient of 14% is indicated. The route hardly allows you to release the brakes once so that they can cool down again!

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23.1 km

Source of the Sorgue

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The sorgue source is much too touristy for me ... nice in the evening just before sunset when all the tourists are gone

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23.2 km

Fontaine-de-Vaucluse

Highlight • Monument

It is in this village that the source of the Sorgue springs from the rocks, which is the largest resurgence in Europe. The underground river emerges from the depths above a dizzying cliff 230 meters high.

Its flow is enormous: it is ranked fifth in the world with an annual flow of 630 to 700 million cubic meters. The beauty of this natural site makes it one of the most visited places in the department. In the past, it attracted many poets and writers who came to meditate here: Petrarch, Chateaubriand, Frédéric Mistral and René Char are a few examples.

A word of advice: in the height of the tourist season, go and visit the source early in the morning, because the flow of tourists is also significant.

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31.3 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

18.3 km

9.81 km

1.64 km

1.62 km

Surfaces