Nesque Gorge Road – Nice tunnel loop from Flassan

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France

Provence-Alpes-Côte D'Azur

Provence

Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

Carpentras

Flassan

Nesque Gorge Road – Nice tunnel loop from Flassan

Hard

4.8

(106)

3,207

riders

Nesque Gorge Road – Nice tunnel loop from Flassan

02:52

55.4km

980m

Road cycling

Hard road ride. Very 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

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Parc naturel régional du Mont-Ventoux

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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19.8 km

Belvédère de la Gabelle

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Viewpoint with a sign describing the landscape you see

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19.8 km

Good view of Sault

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Saul seen from the road below.

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25.7 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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30.8 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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36.8 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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42.9 km

Fantastic new pavement and super nice views

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Beautiful region for road bike tours

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48.0 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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55.4 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

51.9 km

2.60 km

968 m

Surfaces

55.2 km

161 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (910 m)

Lowest point (290 m)

Weather

Tuesday 13 October

22°C

6°C

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Comments

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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May 24, 2022,Bedoin_12

Yes, it attracts with the people - the coming driveway weekend can be clearly felt...

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May 19, 2024,Gorges de la Nesque

Today was supposed to be a more relaxed but no less interesting tour. For this I had chosen the Gorges de la Nesque, an impressive gorge in the Vaucluse department. The gorge was dug into the limestone massif by the Nesque river and stretches for about 20 kilometers with very beautiful views and an impressive representation of the untouched beauty …

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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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September 8, 2022,Apt-Provence "Durch die Gorges de la Nesque"

Today's starting point was a good 50km from Apt in Villes-sur-Auzon. Every racing cyclist who deals with the area around Mont Ventoux knows the route of the Gorges de la Nesque. After 12 years we wanted to tackle this tour again. The incline is always more than moderate, the tar is worthy of a TDF stage and there was even …

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