Old aqueduct – View of the Désert Blanc loop from Rustrel

Hiking trails & Routes

France

Provence-Alpes-Côte D'Azur

Provence

Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

Apt

Rustrel

Old aqueduct – View of the Désert Blanc loop from Rustrel

Moderate

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5,704

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Old aqueduct – View of the Désert Blanc loop from Rustrel

01:46

5.73km

80m

Hiking

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

Last updated: October 8, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Parc naturel régional du Luberon

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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693 m

Interpretation panel

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two circuits

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954 m

Old aqueduct

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

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1.56 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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2.83 km

Ochre tower

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Spectacular "fairy chimney" in front of a wide landscape

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3.02 km

View of the Désert Blanc

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The Orange Path divides once, on the right goes to the white desert.

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3.25 km

Cairn

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5.73 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

2.88 km

1.64 km

1.20 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

4.93 km

771 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (420 m)

Lowest point (350 m)

Weather

Wednesday 21 October

15°C

5°C

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Max wind speed: 17.0 km/h

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Comments

June 8, 2022,🇨🇵Colorado Provençal de Rustrel

The sky turned out to be a pretty stone gray this morning so we decided to just go for the colors and we weren't disappointed. The day turned out to be much more colorful 😁.

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May 7, 2022,Colorado Provenciale, orange

Worth seeing, not overcrowded outside of the season and sufficient parking spaces (for a fee) on site. In order to prevent further damage from overuse, you can only hike within marked paths.

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May 28, 2023,Colorado provencale - Ockerfelsen Rustrel

Round through the "Colorado provencal" near Rustrel. Very nice hikes through and around the ocher rocks. Extremely beautiful landscape and beautiful paths!
However, there was a lot going on here on Pentecost Sunday...

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June 30, 2022,Le colorado provencal

In addition to Roussillon, there are other well-known ocher rocks in Provence just south of Rustrel. With a round on good paths, this holiday comes to an end on another, eventful day.

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April 29, 2025,Colorado Provencal – De Sahara rondtocht vanuit Rustrel

A beautiful trip with hallucinatory shapes and colors

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January 9, 2024,F-Provence-Rustrel : Colorado Provençal – Randonnée "Le Desert Blanc" "-240109CC

Provence-Luberon:
It is an extraordinary desert landscape with yellow and red rock formations in different color gradations. It used to be ocher mines that were closed down in 1993. There are some hiking trails on site.
In summer this place must be quite crowded. Today it was deserted, so you could really enjoy this crazy landscape.

coloradoprovencal.fr/home-english.html
provence-tourismus.de/experience/erlebnis/erkundung-des-provenzaliche-colorado

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October 20, 2021,🇨🇵 Rustrel - Colorado provençal 🎨

After a short lunch break in the beautiful village of Rustrel, we went to the Colorado du Rustrel Park,
a former ocher quarry, the rock layers of which glow in a wide variety of ocher colors. Beautiful!
The area is a mixture of Bryce Canyon and Zion National Park, of course all in a smaller area 😅.
There is a …

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June 18, 2024,Le Colorado Provençale - der offizielle Rundweg (orange)

A beautiful little tour! Sturdy shoes are highly recommended!
Booking a parking space at the start of the tour is required and can be done online here: troov.com/colorado-provencal-de-rustrel/rendez-vous

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