The Carpentras Canal was built during the time of Napoleon III. It is 69 kilometers long. In addition to this main canal, 725 kilometers of secondary and tertiary canals. These are mainly located in the Vaucluse department.

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Vincent Reboul

March 9, 2023

Mountain biking

The Carpentras canal was built at the time of Napoleon III. It is 85 kilometers long. In addition to this main canal, there are 725 kilometers of secondary and tertiary canals. The latter are located mainly in the Vaucluse department.

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Sofian

May 11, 2024

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A little flat finally, it's going well! Possible to follow the canal all the way on gravel, it becomes narrow in places and you have to trudge at one point to cross a road (the only reason why the planner does not want to follow the canal all the way in my opinion)

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1. Canal de Carpentras – Small road in the Luberon loop from Robion

51.6km

03:11

370m

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2. Oppède-le-Vieux – Ménerbes loop from Apt

64.6km

04:34

1,140m

1,130m

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3. Canal de Carpentras – Small road in the Luberon loop from Vergon

47.6km

02:48

180m

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Elevation 120 m

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Location: Cheval-Blanc, Apt, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Provence, Provence-Alpes-Côte D'Azur, France

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Canal de Carpentras

1. Canal de Carpentras – Small road in the Luberon loop from Robion

2. Oppède-le-Vieux – Ménerbes loop from Apt

3. Canal de Carpentras – Small road in the Luberon loop from Vergon

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