Mont Ventoux

Provence, France

Gradient:

<4%

4–7%

7–10%

10–12%

>12%

Approach route

APPROACH ROUTES

Mont Ventoux

from Bédoin

Distance

21.0km

Elevation

1569m

Avg %

7.5%

Max %

16.3%

<4%4–7%7–10%10–12%>12%

Mont Ventoux

from Malaucène

Distance

21.1km

Elevation

1540m

Avg %

7.3%

Max %

13.6%

<4%4–7%7–10%10–12%>12%

Rising to 1 897 m in Provence, France, Mont Ventoux is a Hors Catégorie cycling climb. From Bédoin, the toughest side climbs 21.0 km at 7.5% average — 1 569 m of ascent, pitching to 16.3% at its steepest. The steepest kilometre averages 13.9%, around km 20.4. It can also be climbed from Malaucène (21.1 km at 7.3%): 2 measured approaches in all, each profiled kilometre-by-kilometre against Copernicus GLO-30 elevation data. On the Fiets scale it rates 12.6, among the region's hardest. Late spring through autumn offers the most reliable conditions on the pass.

RIDE THE CLIMB — FROM BÉDOIN

View at km 0.3 — Photo by zors1843 / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 0.8 — Photo by zors1843 / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 1.3 — Photo by zors1843 / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 1.8 — Photo by cabinetcourbi / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 2.3 — Photo by lcarrier / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

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View at km 3.8 — Photo by zors1843 / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 4.4 — Photo by lcarrier / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 4.9 — Photo by zors1843 / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 5.4 — Photo by zors1843 / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 5.9 — Photo by zors1843 / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 6.9 — Photo by zors1843 / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 7.4 — Photo by zors1843 / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 7.9 — Photo by zors1843 / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 8.5 — Photo by zors1843 / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 9 — Photo by zors1843 / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 9.5 — Photo by zors1843 / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 10 — Photo by zors1843 / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 11 — Photo by zors1843 / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 13.1 — Photo by zors1843 / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 15.1 — Photo by zors1843 / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 15.6 — Photo by zors1843 / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 16.1 — Photo by zors1843 / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 16.7 — Photo by zors1843 / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 17.2 — Photo by zors1843 / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 17.7 — Photo by zors1843 / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 18.2 — Photo by zors1843 / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 18.7 — Photo by zors1843 / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 19.2 — Photo by zors1843 / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 19.7 — Photo by zors1843 / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 20.2 — Photo by zors1843 / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 20.8 — Photo by zors1843 / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 21 — Photo by zors1843 / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

FEATURED IN

Tour de France 2025 — Stage 16

as “Mont Ventoux”

MONT VENTOUX

Summit

1897m

Approaches

2

Hardest

HC

Hardest side

21.0km

NEARBY CLIMBS

Col de Fontaube

635m

Col de La Frache

1319m

Col des Aires

640m

Col de Notre-Dame des Abeilles

997m

Col de la Madeleine

448m

RIDE IT FROM

Bédoin

10 km from the climb · 329 m elev

Apt

34 km from the climb · 228 m elev

Avignon

45 km from the climb · 31 m elev

Provence

Region guide

Mont Ventoux — Photo by Sjaak Kempe from Groningen, The Netherlands / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0) Source