View of Saignon – The Ochres of Roussillon loop from Saignon

Road cycling routes

France

Provence-Alpes-Côte D'Azur

Provence

Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

Apt

Saignon

View of Saignon – The Ochres of Roussillon loop from Saignon

Moderate

5.0

(12)

riders

View of Saignon – The Ochres of Roussillon loop from Saignon

02:11

41.8km

630m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: October 8, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment that goes up or down a series of steps

You may need to carry your bike.

After 136 m for 16 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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169 m

Presbytery Inn, Saignon

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There is no better way to drink a café au lait after the climb from Apt.

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474 m

View of Saignon

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Nice view over Saignon at the end of the descent from Auribeau. Then it goes down directly to Apt

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5.37 km

Calavon Greenway from Apt

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This route follows the traces of the old railway line for most of the way. The road is completely tarmacked for the entire route.

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17.4 km

The ocher rocks offer a very special play of colors from rich yellow to warm orange to bright red. The ocher industry once flourished here, today you can explore the bizarre rocky landscape on a bike tour or hike.

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17.4 km

View of Roussillon's ochre cliffs

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Very pretty village with its Ocher trail. (Early in the morning, there is no one)

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17.5 km

Roussilon

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With a motorhome you always have to park very far out... we recommend a bike, or even better an e-bike, as the places are always at the top of the …

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22.6 km

Roussillon

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No matter which side you go from, you have to climb and the town is very, very crowded - at least in summer. But down at the entrance to the …

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32.1 km

Les Athenoux

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After every hill you are rewarded with a great view. 👍

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32.8 km

Ruins

41.8 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

33.7 km

4.72 km

2.86 km

479 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

32.5 km

9.33 km

Elevation

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Highest point (500 m)

Lowest point (200 m)

Weather

Friday 9 October

22°C

6°C

0 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 21.0 km/h

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Comments

August 28, 2022,Apt-Provence "Die Ockerrunde"

France/Provence/Vaucluse/Luberon/Apt, this is where we started our first tour in this beautiful region today. Unique in France, the ocher cliffs of the Luberon, with their fiery red landscapes and luminous soils, were our first destination. Not so easy at over 30 degrees and a light wind, because in addition to the beautiful places on the trip, there was a rather …

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