Mont Ventoux
Mont Ventoux
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Patrice R
Punta del Este, Uruguay51 contributions
Aug 2023
In heatwave weather, it's time to climb the Ventoux to enjoy a good breeze and a 360-degree panorama.
Don't hesitate if the road is open because I've already broken my nose.
The road is good even if it turns a lot. Spare a thought for the brave cyclists who face the giant of Provence.
Don't hesitate if the road is open because I've already broken my nose.
The road is good even if it turns a lot. Spare a thought for the brave cyclists who face the giant of Provence.

Written August 17, 2023
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The dubbers
69 contributions
Jul 2024 • Family
Beautiful views amazing experience the roads
My husband cycled up mont ventoux starting in bedoin.
Myself and the kids drove up in our vw t6.
Although busy as it was July after the tour de
France it was a great experience.
The road up is surrounded by a mixture of woodland and mountain. Not too steep until you reach the very top. Safe barriers and plenty of space to pass. The views are breathtaking .
I was very nervous to drive up prior to coming but as long as you drive considerably and patiently and be aware of cyclists you will be fine !
My husband cycled up mont ventoux starting in bedoin.
Myself and the kids drove up in our vw t6.
Although busy as it was July after the tour de
France it was a great experience.
The road up is surrounded by a mixture of woodland and mountain. Not too steep until you reach the very top. Safe barriers and plenty of space to pass. The views are breathtaking .
I was very nervous to drive up prior to coming but as long as you drive considerably and patiently and be aware of cyclists you will be fine !
Written January 30, 2025
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Paul
Hampton, VA10 contributions
May 2023 • Couples
We went to Brantes for the market. It was huge! Great selection of produce, bread, cheese, meats and a wide variety of other stuff also. Lots of people but there was a large parking area a couple of blocks away.
Stopped for coffee and a pastry, nice break.
Saw a bike shop and considered renting a bike to ascend Mont Ventoux but then rationality prevailed. Probably need a year of training to be able to do it even slowly.
Beautiful but curvy roads into Brantes, lots of cyclists just on the roads to the town.
Stopped for coffee and a pastry, nice break.
Saw a bike shop and considered renting a bike to ascend Mont Ventoux but then rationality prevailed. Probably need a year of training to be able to do it even slowly.
Beautiful but curvy roads into Brantes, lots of cyclists just on the roads to the town.
Written August 6, 2023
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delphine d
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Nov 2022 • Family
I do not recommend this site!!!
With my partner and my 6 year old son we came to visit this place last year in the summer. We wanted to see La Chapelle near the summit. Seeing a flock of sheep leaving with the patous in the opposite direction from our path we thought we had the path clear….and no…4 other patous (Anatolian shepherds) appeared from behind the chapel…too late to turn back…despite our behavior adequate in the face of the patous, they attacked us violently, without warning!!!! One bit and made my son fall to the ground with his jaw above his head!!!!
while another bit me relentlessly on the buttock!!!
It was a man higher up who saved our lives by whistling several times, which distracted the dogs!!!
This person had just been bitten….
A group of people were blocked in La Chapelle, surrounded by these same dogs when we arrived!!!! They were able to get out after our attack!!!
Cases of bites are very numerous, and so are the complaints that go with them!!!
They even attack cyclists and create accidents, they go to the store higher up!!!!
And guess what…. Nothing changes….nobody cares….the gendarmerie, the mayor of Bedoin, the breeder (whom we met) the justice system….the Mont Ventoux park itself…..
nobody cares….
no security measures are put in place…..unfortunately it seems that they wait until there is a death to take measures!!!
It is sad !!!!
With my partner and my 6 year old son we came to visit this place last year in the summer. We wanted to see La Chapelle near the summit. Seeing a flock of sheep leaving with the patous in the opposite direction from our path we thought we had the path clear….and no…4 other patous (Anatolian shepherds) appeared from behind the chapel…too late to turn back…despite our behavior adequate in the face of the patous, they attacked us violently, without warning!!!! One bit and made my son fall to the ground with his jaw above his head!!!!
while another bit me relentlessly on the buttock!!!
It was a man higher up who saved our lives by whistling several times, which distracted the dogs!!!
This person had just been bitten….
A group of people were blocked in La Chapelle, surrounded by these same dogs when we arrived!!!! They were able to get out after our attack!!!
Cases of bites are very numerous, and so are the complaints that go with them!!!
They even attack cyclists and create accidents, they go to the store higher up!!!!
And guess what…. Nothing changes….nobody cares….the gendarmerie, the mayor of Bedoin, the breeder (whom we met) the justice system….the Mont Ventoux park itself…..
nobody cares….
no security measures are put in place…..unfortunately it seems that they wait until there is a death to take measures!!!
It is sad !!!!

Written October 29, 2023
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ehald e
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Oct 2023 • Couples
Magnificent landscape, the downside comes from the fact that the climb at Sault is polluted by a minority who think they are on a Formula 1 circuit, and who royally mock the vehicles arriving opposite. It might be wise to firmly dissuade them. There are circuits for that.

Written October 8, 2023
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Jon D
London, UK8 contributions
Aug 2015 • Solo
If you're planning on driving to the base of Ventoux before cycling up it - parking as it happens is very easy and free. Before I started my trip though I struggled to find much information about the best places to park on the web so hopefully this helps:
Parking in Bedoin: on Route du Mont Ventoux, on the east edge of Bedoin is a large and free car park, opposite a petrol station (Garage des Lavandes in google maps). This is the perfect place to park, as the name suggests the road the car park is on is the one you need to follow up the mountain. Useful to know there is a public toilet very close to the south west corner of the car park. Follow the road at the south west edge of the car park about 100m to a small square and you'll find it.
Parking in Bedoin: on Route du Mont Ventoux, on the east edge of Bedoin is a large and free car park, opposite a petrol station (Garage des Lavandes in google maps). This is the perfect place to park, as the name suggests the road the car park is on is the one you need to follow up the mountain. Useful to know there is a public toilet very close to the south west corner of the car park. Follow the road at the south west edge of the car park about 100m to a small square and you'll find it.
Written September 7, 2015
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peterjr41Mandurah
Mandurah, Australia529 contributions
Oct 2017 • Couples
If you are in the vicinity of this mountain then do yourself the favour of visiting it. It is 1909m or some 6263 feet high and it takes about 20 to 30 minutes to drive up the 20kms but the views are staggering. It is one of the famous mountains of the tour de France bike race and consequently you'll see many cyclists attempting the climb. As nike says - just do it.
Written October 11, 2017
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LuminiferousAether
Bracknell, UK53 contributions
Jun 2017 • Couples
Well, it's very high, very rocky and ticks all the boxes that confirm it's a mountain. As it was created millions of years ago I find it difficult to justify a lower mark or complain about it, as perhaps it could have been taller. But if it had been, my wife, who suffers from vertigo, would have pulled me limb from limb had it been any higher as it terrified her as it was. The drive up was very pleasant (except for the screaming, swearing and hitting) with plenty of places to stop and admire views from different places, and also take some air to deal with the motion sickness because I enjoyed the twisty bends too much in the car. Much disrespect to all the French drivers who insist on sitting SO close to your bumper on the way back down when you inevitably get stuck behind a flipping motor home and can't overtake it when the road is only 3.5m wide. And MUCH respect to all the cyclists who made and make it to the top, you deserve a free slap up meal when you get to the top. Unless you're doping, in which case, you're just a lying cheat. But as it is, you get some sweets which you have to find cash for in your now very sweaty Lycra shorts. Top marks God and Jeebus, this is a great mountain.
Written June 27, 2017
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110paul
Bedford, UK34 contributions
Aug 2014 • Family
Great view of the surreal landscape. You maybe lucky and see the jets do a low fly over the summit.. Maybe see a few cyclists on the way.
Written September 5, 2014
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Steven S
London, UK49 contributions
Jun 2013 • Friends
A beautiful drive up a famous Tour de France Climb. Other mountain roads are great as well, but there is something special about the lunar landscapre of the Ventoux (a dead volcano). Some tips.
1. Make sure you drive up the SOUTH Side as it is the side of the Tour de France ascent.
2. Be careful to avoid cyclists, crazy drivers, motorcyclists on your way up and down.
3. It will get cold near the top so where a jacket.
4. Note the statue to deceased Cyclist Tom Simpson near the top of the Ventoux.
5. You'll aproach the climb from the town of Bedoin, the signs for the Ventoux will take you through the town, but you could easily bypass the town and save time on the drive.
6. After your done point the car to Venasque then Gordes and Fontaine de vaucluse. You can thank me latter for one of the most beautiful drives of your life.
1. Make sure you drive up the SOUTH Side as it is the side of the Tour de France ascent.
2. Be careful to avoid cyclists, crazy drivers, motorcyclists on your way up and down.
3. It will get cold near the top so where a jacket.
4. Note the statue to deceased Cyclist Tom Simpson near the top of the Ventoux.
5. You'll aproach the climb from the town of Bedoin, the signs for the Ventoux will take you through the town, but you could easily bypass the town and save time on the drive.
6. After your done point the car to Venasque then Gordes and Fontaine de vaucluse. You can thank me latter for one of the most beautiful drives of your life.
Written July 3, 2013
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Kan je de auto ergens parkeren op kortere afstand van de top en vandaar te voet klimmen? We bezoeken de regio met 2 kindjes, die niet ideaal om te ver te klimmen. Bedankt!
Written July 28, 2022
Ja dat kan. Er is een camperparking net onder de top. De laatste 400 meter kan je dan een bergpad volgen naar de top.
Written July 30, 2022
Puis emmener quelqu'un en fauteuil roulant manuel?
Written July 7, 2020
Oui cela me parait possible car la route monte jusqu'au sommet et au fameux panneau " Sommet col du Ventoux ".
Cependant c'est pentu, je ne sais pas d'où vous partez mais cela me parait réalisable.
Written July 7, 2020
Will the road be open in the beginning of April? We want to arrive with car.
Written February 27, 2020
Transfer from Marseille
Myself and friend are planning a trip to cycle Mont Ventoux in June 2020
As we are planning on arriving on a Sunday we don’t meet the criteria for most tour groups.
Could someone recommend a sensibly priced transfer company to pick us and our bikes up from Marseille airport.
Accommodation recommendations also welcome.
Thanks in advance.
Mark....
Written July 1, 2019
Hi again, Mark,
i have a Belgian friend in the village called Colete and she had a flat she rents....often to cyclists. colet.wielfaert@telenet.be
She speaks perfect English and her place is in the middle of the village.
Cheers!
Wendy
Written July 1, 2019
Beste
Wij wandelen vaak in de Franse Alpen met onze hond, een border collie. De laatste jaren gebeurt het steeds vaker dat we onderweg de zgn. patous tegenkomen, honden die ingezet worden om kuddes te bewaken tegen wilde dieren als wolven en lynxen. Tegenover mensen zijn de patous meestal verdraagzaam maar een hond zien ze wel als een indringer en zouden ze agressief kunnen benaderen. Wij mijden die situaties dus liefst. Zijn er op de Ventoux, net als in het hooggebergte ook patous aanwezig?
Dank alvast voor uw antwoord
Sandra
Written June 7, 2019
hoeveel tijd doe je erover ? (van chalet renard naar de top). en is deze gemarkeerd ?
mvg Dieter
Written June 1, 2018
Er is maar één weg, en die zie je meteen. Van bij de chalet, die op de hoogste bosrand ligt, is het een baan die zich vrij steil naar de top hijst, zes kilometer verder. Het is het zwaarste stuk voor fietsers (7 tot 9,5%) en de wind kan er lelijk parten spelen. Snelheden zijn totaal afhankelijk van ieders capaciteiten om 6 km af te leggen op een dergelijke helling, maar boven wacht de eeuwige roem :-)
Written August 9, 2018
Hallo , wij gaan dit jaar die kant op . Wij verblijven in het plaatsje Vaison La Romaine . Nu wil ik vanuit daar enkele wandeltochten doen . Is deze wandeling die je beschrijft ergens aan te herkennen !! Bv een route kleur of met andere aanduidingen . En is er een wandelboekje om vanuit dit plaatsje te starten !!
M.v.g Rianne
Written January 16, 2018
Hallo Rianne,
Wij zij geen grote wandelaars maar misschien heb je hier wat aan:
valac.nl/wandelvakanties-provence-vaucluse-plus-w79.html
Groet,
Patrick
Written January 16, 2018
My husband is the cyclist, I am not. Are there spots to park on the way up so I can take videos or offer food and water to my husband?
Written December 17, 2017
Yes there is, there were lots of people doing to same thing along the entire route so you should be ok. There is a large section of the climb in a wooded area too so if it’s hot you can wait in the shade with your supplies! Wish him good luck, it’s going to be tough but well worth the effort, there are amazing views at the top and it will be an amazing achievement! 🚴🏻♂️👍
Written December 28, 2017
I'm interested in hiking Mt Ventoux, from Bedoin. How long should I plan for? Is there a way to hike up and bike down?
Written March 12, 2015
I understand there are footpaths to the top.The road from Bedoin is about 23 kilometres so it's a major hike by using the road. There is no way to walk up and cycle down unless you take a bike with you somehow.
The bike ride from Bedoin to the top is a challenge for all except the better riders, but worthy of an attempt. Good luck.
Written March 12, 2015
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