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Venterol village center – The Pontias Hole loop from Venterol

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Venterol village center – The Pontias Hole loop from Venterol

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Venterol village center – The Pontias Hole loop from Venterol

04:27

13.3km

540m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: July 8, 2026

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Parc naturel régional des Baronnies provençales

Waypoints

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Parking

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52 m

Venterol village center

Highlight • Settlement

Lovely, well-kept village. Cafe de la Poste (closed early afternoon, during the week). Le Bistro - open and doing a roaring trade over lunch time.

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1.28 km

Riverbed Trail in Parc Naturel Régional des Baronnies Provençales

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

The footpath seems to follow the riverbed for parts of this section. I was there at end of June & the river (stream really) was low, so that was OK. …

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2.78 km

View From the Pass Towards Les Aubres

Highlight • Viewpoint

Well worth the climb

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3.40 km

Vaux Mountain Summit

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a simple cairn to mark the summit, opens the view over the Drôme

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3.50 km

View of the Baronnies Provençales

Highlight (Segment) • Viewpoint

Although relatively high, this stretch of the footpath winds it's way through woodland. You get an occasional clearing along the way - so make the most of them!

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7.41 km

View of the Baronnies Provençales Valley

Highlight • Viewpoint

Very beautiful panorama from the Chapel

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7.55 km

The Pontias Hole

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The most famous legend of Nyons is that of the Pontias. This legend seeks to explain a local climatic phenomenon: the Pontias, a wind from the northeast whose morning breeze …

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8.77 km

Ancient Olive Grove

Highlight • Natural

Nyons olives – officially known as the Tanche olive – are among the most characteristic regional products of the Drôme Provençale. It is the first olive in France to receive …

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13.3 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.72 km

5.05 km

1.73 km

533 m

295 m

Surfaces

7.23 km

3.12 km

2.97 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (850 m)

Lowest point (350 m)

Weather

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Monday 13 July

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Comments

March 30, 2025,Randonnée montagne des Vaux (we Nyons J2)

The olive tree trail is great at first, then it's a long road. Once you get to the mountain, it's cool, not easy, but the views are beautiful and the trails are well-marked.

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July 4, 2024,Montagne des Vaux circular

Really enjoyed this walk up and along the Montagne des Vaux. Although the footpath winds through woodland for the most part, there are the occasional viewpoints and you look out over the vast valley floor of the River L'Eygue (or L'Aigue as it is spelt in some cases), or down onto Nyons or out over the fabulously mountainous Baronnies Provencal …

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Venterol village center – The Pontias Hole loop from Venterol

Venterol village center

Riverbed Trail in Parc Naturel Régional des Baronnies Provençales

View From the Pass Towards Les Aubres

Vaux Mountain Summit

View of the Baronnies Provençales

View of the Baronnies Provençales Valley

The Pontias Hole

Ancient Olive Grove

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