Descending to Sault – Good view of Sault loop from Sault

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Sault

Descending to Sault – Good view of Sault loop from Sault

Hard

4.8

(32)

1,231

riders

Descending to Sault – Good view of Sault loop from Sault

03:32

59.6km

1,490m

Road cycling

Hard road ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: September 25, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Parc naturel régional du Mont-Ventoux

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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240 m

View of the mountain

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From here you can see the summit of Ventoux.

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416 m

View of the Sault Valley

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Sault: third starting point towards Mont-Ventoux, the longest but by far the easiest.

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5.26 km

Descending to Sault

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Wonderful road, the asphalt is in excellent condition

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19.5 km

Chalet Reynard

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Chalet Reynard is one of those essentials when you cycle up this mythical mountain. Many people stop at the chalet, in order to comfort themselves around a drink, or a …

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24.6 km

steepest part - through the forest

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47.9 km

Col de Notre-Dame des Abeilles

Mountain Pass

52.3 km

Belvédère de la Gabelle

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Viewpoint with a sign describing the landscape you see

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52.3 km

Good view of Sault

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Saul seen from the road below.

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59.4 km

Sault

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Located at an altitude of 800 meters, Sault is known for its lavender fields, and for being one of the three starting villages for the ascent of Mont Ventoux, the …

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59.6 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

50.4 km

8.91 km

257 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

59.6 km

Elevation

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Highest point (1,420 m)

Lowest point (420 m)

Weather

Today

Wednesday 11 November

14°C

9°C

98 %

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Comments

April 8, 2022,Le Mont-Ventoux

Le Mont Ventoux !
I dreamed of it for 40 years and today it has become a reality. The weather was wintry those days, there was still snow on the summit and the descent to the north-west was closed, so return and another loop through the beautiful area where the sun is shining.

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September 12, 2022,Mont Ventoux

Unfortunately, the battery of my phone ran out again shortly before the finish in Bedoin; which is why I have to put the GPS file of the tour planning here. Luckily there is at least one summit photo.
Since I started from Bedoin but still wanted to ride the easiest climb from Sault, the approach initially went over a nameless …

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