Les contreforts des Monts-de-Vaucluse à Pernes-Les-Fontaines
Photo: Véronique PAGNIER, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- 13.3 mi
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Les contreforts des Monts-de-Vaucluse à Pernes-Les-Fontaines is a 13-mile mountain bike trail that makes a loop in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France, inside Parc naturel régional du Mont-Ventoux. It runs between about 290 ft and 880 ft above sea level, with roughly 1,740 ft of climbing over the route. It is maintained by La Provence à vélo. It is mapped as a named route, with its sections joined into one trail here. It is on the edge of Pernes-les-Fontaines. For camping, Camping municipal Coucourelle and Camping Les Fontaines - Ciela Village are within about 6 miles. There are 2 other mapped trails within about 3 miles, so you can combine or extend the outing. Distances, elevations and the trail shape here come from OpenStreetMap and the Copernicus 90 m elevation model. Trail access for bikes, closures and conditions change, so check locally before you ride.
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