ViaRhôna Cycle Route – Bicycle and pedestrian bridge loop from Orange

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ViaRhôna Cycle Route – Bicycle and pedestrian bridge loop from Orange

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ViaRhôna Cycle Route – Bicycle and pedestrian bridge loop from Orange

06:19

111km

190m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 25, 2026

Tips

Includes segments that go up or down a series of steps

You may need to carry your bike.

After 17 m for 27 m

After 111 km for 27 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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32.8 km

FORTRESS OF MORNAS

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The fortress of Mornas, perched like a sentinel on a 137 m high rock, seems to protect the medieval village of Mornas

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34.0 km

View of the Mornas fortress

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From here you can observe the fortress of Mornas, which watches over the small historic town of the same name. It is perched above an imposing cliff, on a rocky outcrop.

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40.2 km

ViaRhôna Cycle Route

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The ViaRhôna runs over 815 kilometres from the Swiss-French border to the Mediterranean along the Rhône. It is now (2020) not completely finished yet and is part of EuroVelo 17.

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68.6 km

Bicycle and pedestrian bridge

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The Passerelle de la Barthelasse is a pedestrian bridge over the Rhône near Avignon, connecting the Île de la Barthelasse with the city center. It offers unobstructed views of the …

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68.7 km

Foot and bike bridge over the Rhône

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Nice easy flat cycling around here taking in a hydro-electric dam

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78.4 km

Avignon Old Town and City Walls

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Beautiful view of the city walls and old town of Avignon.
More information: de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avignon

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80.0 km

View from Pont Édouard-Daladier to the Pont Saint-Bénézet

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When approaching the city from the west, you automatically have to cross this bridge, which offers a spectacular view of the Avignon "skyline" and the Pont St Bénézet.

The Pont …

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110 km

Roman Amphitheatre of Orange

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This amphitheater, which dates from the beginning of the 1st century of the Roman Empire, continues to offer shows every year. The acoustics are very good. Many recent opera singers …

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111 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

55.8 km

43.7 km

5.18 km

4.54 km

1.68 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

94.6 km

14.2 km

1.91 km

124 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Friday 9 October

24°C

13°C

18 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 16.0 km/h

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Comments

May 21, 2025,Avignon to Bourg-Saint-Andéole

Long ride into a head wind all day. Great bike infrastructure and signs with several nice views on the river. Lots and lots of fields with all sorts of agriculture.

October 14, 2023,Pierrelatte nach Avignon

The first half is an ok stretch in terms of scenery.
Caderousse a very nice place. We had a lovely meal at Café de France.
From then on we drove on a stretch of the Via Rhona, which apparently only reopened at the beginning of October 2023. The path leads over a passerelle built only for bicycles and pedestrians between …

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May 30, 2025,🇨🇵 Noordwaarts 🚴‍♀️, dag 18: Avignon - Bourg-Saint-Andéol, 30.05.2025

I was already on my bike at 7.15 am. The expectation was that it would still be relatively windless. It was, so I made good progress. Until just after 9.00 am... The north wind (mistral) came up again and it still became a warm job at 31°C, later it even became 33°C...🥵🥵
I saw something of the Rhône every now …

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