Col des Portes – Preachers' Square loop from Rousset

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France

Provence-Alpes-Côte D'Azur

Provence

Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

Aix-En-Provence

Rousset

Col des Portes – Preachers' Square loop from Rousset

Hard

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1,225

riders

Col des Portes – Preachers' Square loop from Rousset

04:31

67.3km

1,050m

Cycling

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

Last updated: August 28, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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8.33 km

After Puyloubier uphill to the west

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25.0 km

Col des Portes

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High up and completely low-traffic but with some snappy climbs. However, the view is amazing and it is definitely worth it!

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30.6 km

Vauvenargues and the castle with Pablo Picasso's remains

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Pablo Picasso lived from 1959 to 1961 in Vauvenargues Castle, which is located about 14 kilometers east of Aix-en-Provence. The 15th-century castle is located on a hill above the village …

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44.9 km

Musée du Palais de l’Archevêché

Castle

45.3 km

Preachers' Square

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A very nice place

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52.7 km

Red Earth Formations of Sainte-Victoire

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At the foot of the Sainte-Victoire National Nature Reserve, there is a beautiful area of red earth for riding. The reserve was created in 1994 to protect the fossilized dinosaur eggs preserved at the western foot of the Montagne Sainte-Victoire.

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58.1 km

Sainte-Victoire House

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Here you can make a delicious stopover.

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60.8 km

View of Mont Sainte-Victoire

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From Rousset the road takes us to Saint-Antonin-sur-Bayon at the foot of the Sainte-Victoire, a mountainous ridge which extends over 18 km in the departments of Bouches-du-Rhône and Var. From here the views are splendid!

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62.2 km

View of Montagne Sainte-Victoire

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On the Route du Pas des Minus, just north of Rousset, you can enjoy a very beautiful view of the landscape and the mountain of Sainte-Victoire from afar. It's worth taking a short break to admire the scenery!

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67.3 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

63.8 km

1.24 km

1.17 km

848 m

310 m

Surfaces

63.9 km

2.18 km

848 m

239 m

166 m

Elevation

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Highest point (630 m)

Lowest point (180 m)

Weather

Wednesday 28 October

21°C

8°C

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Comments

November 3, 2023,Um das Montagne-Ste.-Victoire-Massiv (bei Aix- en-Provence)

Just beautiful, especially the last part of the route.

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June 3, 2024,Tour de la montagne Sainte Victoire

Circuit departing from Le Tholonet in a clockwise direction. Passage into town at Aix for a few km but from St Marc, superb small roads, the D10, the D23, D57d and the Cézanne route. Recommended periods, spring and autumn.

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