Venterol village center – The Pontias Hole loop from Venterol

Hiking trails & Routes

Venterol village center – The Pontias Hole loop from Venterol

Moderate

4.4

(9)

hikers

Venterol village center – The Pontias Hole loop from Venterol

04:21

13.1km

530m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly walkable paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 18, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

Please check local regulations for:

Parc naturel régional des Baronnies provençales

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

Get Directions

52 m

Venterol village center

Highlight • Settlement

Lovely, well-kept village. Cafe de la Poste (closed early afternoon, during the week). Le Bistro - open and doing a roaring trade over lunch time.

Tip by

1.26 km

Riverbed Trail in Parc Naturel Régional des Baronnies Provençales

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

The footpath seems to follow the riverbed for parts of this section. I was there at end of June & the river (stream really) was low, so that was OK. …

Tip by

2.76 km

View From the Pass Towards Les Aubres

Highlight • Viewpoint

Well worth the climb

Tip by

3.38 km

Vaux Mountain Summit

Highlight • Other

a simple cairn to mark the summit, opens the view over the Drôme

Translated by Google •

Tip by

3.48 km

View of the Baronnies Provençales

Highlight (Segment) • Viewpoint

Although relatively high, this stretch of the footpath winds it's way through woodland. You get an occasional clearing along the way - so make the most of them!

Tip by

6.86 km

The Pontias Hole

Highlight • Other

The most famous legend of Nyons is that of the Pontias. This legend seeks to explain a local climatic phenomenon: the Pontias, a wind from the northeast whose morning breeze …

Translated by Google •

Tip by

8.51 km

Ancient Olive Grove

Highlight • Natural

Nyons olives – officially known as the Tanche olive – are among the most characteristic regional products of the Drôme Provençale. It is the first olive in France to receive …

Translated by Google •

Tip by

13.1 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.81 km

4.96 km

1.59 km

542 m

179 m

Surfaces

6.97 km

3.07 km

2.91 km

131 m

Elevation

Nothing selected – click and drag below to see the stats for a specific part of the route.

Highest point (850 m)

Lowest point (350 m)

Weather

Friday 6 November

14°C

3°C

0 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 4.0 km/h

to get more detailed weather forecasts along your route

Comments

July 4, 2024,Montagne des Vaux circular

Really enjoyed this walk up and along the Montagne des Vaux. Although the footpath winds through woodland for the most part, there are the occasional viewpoints and you look out over the vast valley floor of the River L'Eygue (or L'Aigue as it is spelt in some cases), or down onto Nyons or out over the fabulously mountainous Baronnies Provencal …

March 30, 2025,Randonnée montagne des Vaux (we Nyons J2)

The olive tree trail is great at first, then it's a long road. Once you get to the mountain, it's cool, not easy, but the views are beautiful and the trails are well-marked.

Showing Translation