V11 - Le Monastère de Prébayon - Sablet

On this route, you'll pass through fortified villages perched on high ground, then plunge into a deep ravine that leads to the ancient abbey of PREBAYON, before emerging into the light and vineyards, facing Mont Ventoux!

Departure point: Parking de Sablet
1 Take the Chemin du Stade and, at the cemetery, turn left onto the D7.
2 Continue along the D7 to the Chapelle St Roch. Take the Chemin des Combes, then turn left. At the crossroads, turn right and continue along the gravel path. It leads to the Jacquette crossroads.
3 Follow the dirt track to Séguret on the left.
4 At the Grand-Font crossroads, take the small road to the right. At the Constant farm, take the left-hand path through the woods, then the road. It crosses the pass and begins the descent. Bend right and continue along the gravel path opposite St-Amand. When flat, reach the Didoulette crossroads.
5 Take the left-hand track for 250m to the Côte-Chaude junction.
6-Take the right-hand path. It winds gently up the valley to Prébayon. Do not cross the bridge, but continue 30 m to the left to reach the ruins (explanatory sign).
> Short variant: (14km; 3h30): to avoid the climb, retrace your steps to Côte-Chaude.
7 Climb to the oratory above the ruins, then climb steeply to the Grande-Montagne crossroads.
8. Take the left-hand track. At the Planes fork, take the left-hand track. It descends to the Côte-Chaude junction.
9 Return to the Dindoulette crossroads.
10.go straight down. The paved track leads to the Fontaine des Fées bend.
11Continue along the road for 300m to "Font di Fades".
12-Take the left-hand track. It twists and turns, then climbs again. Follow the road to the right for 50m, then take the path to the right. At the fork, go down the left-hand path. At the bottom, take the right-hand path. At the fork, take the left-hand path. At the bottom, take the right-hand path. At the crossroads, turn left onto the road back to the cemetery. Turn left to return to the parking lot.

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