The Ochres of Roussillon – Pont Julien loop from Saint-Saturnin-lès-Apt

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France

Provence-Alpes-Côte D'Azur

Provence

Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

Apt

Saint-Saturnin-Lès-Apt

The Ochres of Roussillon – Pont Julien loop from Saint-Saturnin-lès-Apt

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The Ochres of Roussillon – Pont Julien loop from Saint-Saturnin-lès-Apt

02:08

45.3km

480m

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: September 24, 2026

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Your route passes through a protected area

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Parc naturel régional du Luberon

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97 m

Saint-Saturnin-lès-Apt Market

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Another typical village with a café etc

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366 m

Saint-Saturnin-lès-Apt Village Center

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Beautiful village in Luberon, close to Apt. nice place to stop for a while, have something to eat or drink. Above the village there is a windmill and an old castle ruin.

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8.19 km

Roussillon Climb

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The climb to Roussillon is about 3km with an average gradient of 3%.

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11.8 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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28.0 km

Pont Julien

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The Julien Bridge is a Roman work which is dated to the year 3 of our era. You can take the bridge by bike. What is surprising is that a modern bridge is a little further. It offers a really interesting and amazing perspective to see the two buildings side by side, and to be able to make the comparison. The large gaping holes forming part of its structure are specially designed to allow water to pass through the bridge in the event of a flash flood. This ingenious artifice allowed the Pont Julien to resist time.

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28.4 km

EV8, Calavon Cycle Route

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Beautiful cycle path on an old railway line through the partly rocky landscape.
The following Pont Julien is beautifully integrated into the cycle path.
More information: veloloisirprovence.com/page/la-veloroute-du-calavon and bahntrassenradeln.de/details/fr84_01.htm

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31.7 km

Calavon Cycle Route (Old Railway Line)

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Old railway cycle path in the Calavon valley.

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33.9 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.

It follows a greenway for the most part, with the exception of 2 km at the place called 'Le Chêne' and for 500 m at the villages of Beaumettes and Coustellet.

The Véloroute starts in Cavaillon, then follows the Calavon valley, and ends at the foot of the Luberon, at the D 48 which leads to Castellet. You can also take the route in the other direction.

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