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Thorame-Haute

Col du Défens (1,230 m) – Notre-Dame d'Entraigues Church loop from Thorame-Haute

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Road cycling routes
France
Provence-Alpes-Côte D'Azur
Provence
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Castellane
Thorame-Haute

Col du Défens (1,230 m) – Notre-Dame d'Entraigues Church loop from Thorame-Haute

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Col du Défens (1,230 m) – Notre-Dame d'Entraigues Church loop from Thorame-Haute

02:45

54.3km

900m

Road cycling

Hard road ride. Very good fitness required. Some segments of this route may be unpaved and difficult to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: April 24, 2026

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After 27.2 km for 146 m

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2.04 km

Sagnes Lake

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Located in the commune of Thorame-Haute, Lac des Sagnes is a hillside lake created in the 1960s by a group of farmers in order to have a water reservoir for watering the village's crops. This lake attracts walkers for its tranquility and pastoral landscapes but also fishermen. Fishing is authorized there provided you have a specific card. This preserved place is home to specific wetland flora and fauna. Swimming is prohibited there.

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20.1 km

Col du Défens (1,230 m)

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One of my favorite passes (1,230 meters) in this region that I know well. A good quality road, very little traffic, magnificent scenery and a very accessible climb on both sides.

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22.0 km

This strange construction which sits in one of the bends of the Col du Défens is in reality a work by Andy Goldsworthy, a major figure in land art. It is part of the route entitled “Refuge d’art” which offers a 150 kilometer hike, imagined and created by the British artist through the National Geological Nature Reserve of Haute-Provence. This artistic itinerary, original and unique in Europe, combining contemporary art, hiking and rural heritage, includes ten works scattered throughout the Dignois region. Among them, three ovoid stone cairns, designated as “Sentinels”, one for each of the three valleys of the Haute-Provence Geological Reserve. Besides this one which represents the Asse valley, you can find another sentinel in the Clue de Barles, at the edge of the road at the foot of the cliff, representing the Bès valley, and the third in the commune of Authon in the Vançon valley.
“It is the top of the cairn which brings the energy of the stone to its peak, just as it is in the keystone of an arch that all the energy is concentrated. »Andy Goldsworthy
Andy Goldsworthy's work and vision were the subject of a film entitled "Rivers and tides" which you can see here: dailymotion.com/video/x15e83f?playlist=x54l1y
or just the trailer: dailymotion.com/video/xjggqk?fbclid=IwAR2l_oUGJuU5sc5vLobLojCfRrBf3xa42fqjOKc-uL4DrOQomGKoypSHfWk
For more information on the “Refuge d’art” route: tourisme-alpes-haute-provence.com/refuge-art-andy-goldsworthy

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26.6 km

Tartonne

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I recommend a little detour to Tartonne, because honey is produced there and the village has a very interesting salt water source.

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27.3 km

Notre-Dame d'Entraigues Church

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Worth seeing small church in the village.

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52.6 km

Lake des Sagnes

Highlight • Lake

Located in the commune of Thorame-Haute, Lac des Sagnes is a hillside lake created in the 1960s by a group of farmers in order to have a water reservoir for watering the village's crops.

This lake attracts walkers for its tranquility and pastoral landscapes, but also fishermen. Fishing is authorized there provided you have a specific card.

This preserved place is home to specific wetland flora and fauna. Swimming is prohibited there.

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54.3 km

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Way Types & Surfaces

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53.7 km

466 m

159 m

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53.7 km

466 m

159 m

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