View of the Mont Ventoux summit – Descending to Sault loop from Fontaine de la Grave

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View of the Mont Ventoux summit – Descending to Sault loop from Fontaine de la Grave

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View of the Mont Ventoux summit – Descending to Sault loop from Fontaine de la Grave

02:20

41.7km

950m

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: November 3, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Parc naturel régional du Mont-Ventoux

Waypoints

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Parking

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27 m

View of the Mont Ventoux summit

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Climb from Bedoin, the classic climb in the Tour de France.
Simply a fantastic route, especially when the Mistral isn't blowing.

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1.17 km

Final 6 km to the summit of Mont Ventoux

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Here begins the spectacular part of the climb…🚵🏻‍♂️

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1.50 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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5.89 km

Artwork -deer- on the trail

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About halfway up the climb, you'll find this work of art.

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15.7 km

Descending to Sault

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Wonderful road, the asphalt is in excellent condition

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20.5 km

View of the Mont Ventoux Regional Natural Park

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Very green regional park.

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20.9 km

View of the mountain

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From here you can see the summit of Ventoux.

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35.2 km

View of Mont Ventoux

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Mont Ventoux, a mountain in the south of France, located about twenty kilometers northeast of Carpentras. With its summit at 1912 meters, Mont Ventoux is the highest mountain in the …

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41.7 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

38.8 km

2.94 km

Surfaces

41.7 km

Elevation

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Weather

Monday 9 November

17°C

10°C

22 %

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Max wind speed: 7.0 km/h

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Comments

September 25, 2023,Auf den Mont Ventoux

Today we went on a dream tour to Mont Ventoux. With fantastic weather, we also had a gigantic view from above. It was a real wow factor. I can only advise everyone to cycle up there - but make sure the weather is nice 👍🏻.

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June 16, 2025,Alpengipfel 1/3 - Von Sault auf den Mont Ventoux

Today I set off from Sault towards Mont Ventoux. The weather was great – sunny, but not too warm, and almost no wind. The first few kilometers were manageable with a moderate incline. From Chalet Reynard, however, the climbs became quite steep. So I continued past the stone fields and the memorial stone for Tom Simpson, who died here on …

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