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Zola Dam – Panorama Sainte Victoire loop from Venelles

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Provence-Alpes-Côte D'Azur

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Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

Aix-En-Provence

Venelles

Zola Dam – Panorama Sainte Victoire loop from Venelles

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5.0

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Zola Dam – Panorama Sainte Victoire loop from Venelles

02:57

33.1km

520m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: July 10, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 19.5 km for 70 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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13.5 km

Beautiful view of the Saint and the Canyon

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14.8 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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15.1 km

Panorama Sainte Victoire

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

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18.3 km

View of Montagne Sainte-Victoire

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Wide view over the national park.

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19.1 km

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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19.4 km

View of the Bimont Dam

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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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22.9 km

View of Montagne Sainte Victoire

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33.1 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

18.5 km

7.12 km

3.10 km

2.26 km

1.83 km

291 m

Surfaces

20.8 km

8.08 km

3.56 km

702 m

Elevation

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Highest point (500 m)

Lowest point (230 m)

Weather

Friday 10 July

36°C

19°C

38 %

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Zola Dam – Panorama Sainte Victoire loop from Venelles

Beautiful view of the Saint and the Canyon

Zola Dam

Panorama Sainte Victoire

Full throttle gravel mode!

View of Montagne Sainte-Victoire

Lake Bimont

View of the Bimont Dam

View of Montagne Sainte Victoire

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