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Cirque of Barriès – Provençal Colorado of Rustrel loop from Gignac

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France

Provence-Alpes-Côte D'Azur

Provence

Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

Apt

Caseneuve

Cirque of Barriès – Provençal Colorado of Rustrel loop from Gignac

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Cirque of Barriès – Provençal Colorado of Rustrel loop from Gignac

02:39

8.59km

230m

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Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required.

Last updated: May 14, 2026

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Parc naturel régional du Luberon

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1.41 km

Cirque of Barriès

Highlight • Canyon

The Cirque de Barriès is the highest point of this Provençal Colorado.

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3.00 km

Old aqueduct

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This old viaduct would have been used to wash red ochre.

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3.78 km

You are at the main entrance to the largest visitable Provençal Colorado in the region. Located in the town of Rustrel, the site has real paths that evolve among ocher formations and a beautiful pine forest. A true kaleidoscope of colors, these sandstones are the work of an ancient sea (Thétys) which came to deposit these impressive strata. This sandstone thus forms a very beautiful sedimentary rock.

Although the site is large, it is a victim of its success and generates large numbers of visitors during the summer period. It is therefore preferable to come and admire it early in the morning or out of season.

At the very beginning of the hike, there is a hut at the edge of a stream that sells drinks and snacks.

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5.18 km

View of Le Sahara (Ochre Quarry)

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After hiking through it yourself, you can see the Sahara again from above. It's also very impressive!

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5.26 km

The Fairy Chimneys of the Luberon

Highlight • Natural Monument

Before the invention of synthetic dyes, it was in this industrialized zone that the ocher color was obtained. This site was closed only recently, in 1992, to be exploited for its ocher sand deposits at the end of the 17th century.

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5.42 km