Discover the beautiful Regional Park of Baronnies Provençales at only 20km from Malaucène and 8km form Vaison la Romaine! You can park easily at the parking of Piegon, where the GPX route starts and finishes. 

From Malaucène, discover a portion of the ascent of Mont Ventoux by gravel  up to Col du Comte, before descending back down via the main road. The majority of the climb is on a wide gravel path that ascends gradually.

If you’re looking for a longer gravel ride starting from Malaucène, this one is a great one. This loop is about 50% gravel 50% road, and sometimes the roads are better to be ridden with your gravel bike as they are quite damaged. You will take a lot of DFCI which are large forest trails and are pretty smooth. They can be sometimes challenging as you will have some elevation gain during this ride. 

This loop is a perfect mix of gravel trails and country roads, taking you from two famous villages in the area : Malaucène and Bédoin. Those are 2 of the 3 starting points of the ascension of the Mont Ventoux. However, you won’t go up to the summit but whereas have it in the background on most of the trails you will take. 

This alternative route from Beaumont-du-Ventoux is much easier to climb the Mont Ventoux with your gravel bike. Most of the climb is on a large gravel trail that is gradually climbing. Once you’ll be on top of Mont Serein, there will be the last 6 kilometers on the main road. These are usually the hardest as you’ve already been climbing most of the ride elevation gain. 

The departure is from Malaucène with an ascent from the Bédoin side, known to be the most difficult side of Mont Ventoux. If you think the ascent by the road is challenging, just wait until you do it in gravel!

You start by taking the road to warm up. You climb the small Col de la Madeleine, a first ascent with a moderate slope that goes smoothly. Then, you descend towards Bédoin, and after a few turns, you catch sight of your goal for the day: the summit of Mont Ventoux.

After these few kilometers on the road, you arrive at the most important part of the itinerary: the gravel section. It lasts about 24 kilometers for an ascent of over 1000 meters. This elevation is only on the gravel part, and there are still about 400 meters left to climb on the road.