Panorama Sainte Victoire – Zola Dam loop from Beaurecueil

Bike touring routes & trails

France

Provence-Alpes-Côte D'Azur

Provence

Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

Aix-En-Provence

Beaurecueil

Panorama Sainte Victoire – Zola Dam loop from Beaurecueil

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Panorama Sainte Victoire – Zola Dam loop from Beaurecueil

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13.6km

330m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 20, 2026

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Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 9.64 km for 70 m

Waypoints

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1.56 km

Red Hills of Sainte-Victoire

Highlight • Natural Monument

Gravel sections in the wild national park.

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3.86 km

Panorama Sainte Victoire

Highlight • Other

Beautiful hiking trail overlooking the reservoir and towards the monastery on the ridge.

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4.24 km

Zola Dam

Highlight • Gorge

Thanks to the serious community at Komoot we had a good discovery hike it was a treat

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7.39 km

Beautiful view of the Saint and the Canyon

Highlight • Other

9.72 km

The Bimont dam, also called the Bimont dam or the Rigaud dam, is an arch dam commissioned in 1952 in the town of Saint-Marc-Jaumegarde, in the Sainte-Victoire mountain, near Aix-en-Provence. It is fed mainly by water from the west branch of the Canal de Provence, which is brought in via an underground gallery and drains off on the right bank just before the dam.

It is accompanied by a counter dam located at its foot on the left bank, which collects the spilled water to supply the Marseille-North branch of the Provence Canal.

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10.0 km

Lake Bimont

Highlight • Lake

Also nicknamed "lost lake", this dam on the Cause is ideally located at the gates of the city of Aix-en-Provence. It is supplied with water mainly by an artificial underground pipe bringing water from the Verdon via the Canal de Provence and not by the river which is often dry. This explains why we find this turquoise color of the water.

Swimming in the Bimont lake is prohibited. It is regularly drained and many fish are thus collected.

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