Nesque Gorge Road – Nice tunnel loop from Sault

Road cycling routes

France

Provence-Alpes-Côte D'Azur

Provence

Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

Carpentras

Sault

Nesque Gorge Road – Nice tunnel loop from Sault

Hard

4.9

(85)

2,693

riders

Nesque Gorge Road – Nice tunnel loop from Sault

03:06

58.4km

1,130m

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: September 24, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Parc naturel régional du Mont-Ventoux

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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4.26 km

Lavender Fields of Mont Ventoux

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A beautiful stretch of road that crosses the lavender fields which are a very common site throughout the region.

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9.34 km

Nesque Gorge Road

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The Nesque River gives its name to the canyon, through which runs the road that no Ventoux conqueror is allowed to miss. The view is terrific!

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15.4 km

Nice tunnel

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All in all, a dream route, even through these natural tunnels. But watch out for oncoming traffic. It's all quite narrow here and very busy in high season. And you …

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21.5 km

Fantastic new pavement and super nice views

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Beautiful region for road bike tours

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26.6 km

View of Mont Ventoux

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You see it soon enough and it's always beautiful. And when you're already at the top, you remember the pain and hope that the wind doesn't come from the front on the last 6km from Reynard ,-)

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46.8 km

Col de Notre-Dame des Abeilles

Mountain Pass

51.2 km

Belvédère de la Gabelle

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Viewpoint with a sign describing the landscape you see

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51.2 km

Good view of Sault

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Saul seen from the road below.

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58.4 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

48.2 km

8.90 km

1.29 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

58.2 km

132 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (990 m)

Lowest point (290 m)

Weather

Monday 12 October

21°C

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Comments

November 30, 2021,Earlycrispycold Bird & die Gorges de la Nesques.

When your feet are warm again after hours at the stove, your face is glowing with cold and then warmth and you grin happily all day while working in the Provencal hobbit house and are so wonderfully satisfied, then the early bird has got out of bed let go and the crisp, cold morning round through the Gorges de la …

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May 31, 2025,Abseits des Mont Vetoux

The tour leads directly up a mountain with approximately 900 meters of elevation. The road surface is rough and bumpy. Don't let that deter you. After what feels like a short descent, you reach a main country road and there you have a wonderful descent. If you continue to the right, there is another moderate climb on a perfect road. …

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