Col de Notre Dame des Abeilles 996m.a.s.l. from Bédoin:
1. Directions:
How to get to Bédoin, where to stay, rent a bike or park the car, can be found here
2. Route description with suggestions for meal and/or water refueling stops:
We're starting the route according to the map;
- 0,1km: Bédoin (314m.a.s.l.) at the first roundabout, take the first exit onto D974 - signposted for Carpentraz;
- 0,2km: (308m.a.s.l.) turn left onto one-way D213;
- 5,1km: (430m.a.s.l.) turn right onto D19 - signposted for Flassan;
- 6,3km: (426m.a.s.l.) continue straight on D217 - signposted for Flassan;
- 6,7km: Flassan (450m.a.s.l.) begins the ascent;
- 17,1km: (892m.a.s.l.) turn left onto D1 - signposted for Sault;
- 19,3km: Col de Notre Dame des Abeilles (996m.a.s.l.) - destination reached; continue on D1;

The climb profile from Flassan (6,7km) to Col de Notre Dame des Abeilles (19,3km) is available on: climbfinder.com and cyclingcols.com

- 27km: (672m.a.s.l.) turn right;
- 27,8km: (673m.a.s.l.) turn right onto D942 - signposted for Monieux;
- 29,8km: (638m.a.s.l.) turn right - signposted for Monieux;
- 30,5km: Monieux (657m.a.s.l.) is a good place for a break - Restaurant les Lavandes is a good spot for food; public restroom and drinking water fountain marked on mapy.cz; return to D942; a small ascent begins;
- 34,3km: Belvedere de Castellaras (727m.a.s.l.) - viewpoint over Gorges de la Nesque;

The climb profile from Monieux (30,7km) to Belvedere de Castellaras (34,3km) is available on: climbfinder.com and cyclingcols.com

- 53km: Villes-sur-Auzon (304m.a.s.l.) turn left onto D1 - signposted for Bédoin; there is a drinking water intake at the crossroads;
- 53,3km: Villes-sur-Auzon (299m.a.s.l.) good spots for food and coffee; grocery store and public restroom; after 100m, turn right onto D19 - signposted for Flassan; a small ascent begins with a 3% gradient - profile on climbfinder.com
- 57,9km: Flassan (426m.a.s.l.) turn left, staying on D19 - signposted for Bédoin;
- 62,4km: (358m.a.s.l.) turn left onto D974 - signposted for Bédoin and follow this road back to the starting point;

- drive on D942 through Gorges de la Nesque on the Velocity Lens YouTube channel;
- presentation of the new D942 road in Gorges de la Nesque on the Département de Vaucluse YouTube channel;

Statistics on Col de Notre Dame des Abeilles are available on procyclingstats.com

   Download the route in: gpx

Statistics of the ascent to Col de Notre Dame des Abeilles:
- start at an altitude of 450m.a.s.l. (6,7km) finish at 996m.a.s.l. (19,3km)
- total elevation difference: 563m
- distance: 12,6km
- average gradient: 4,5%
- max gradient on a 100m stretch: 8%

road to Col de Notre Dame des Abeilles in Google Street View:

Statistics of the ascent to Belvedere de Castellaras:
- start at an altitude of 644m.a.s.l. (30,7km) finish at 724m.a.s.l. (34,3km)
- total elevation difference: 84m
- distance: 3,6km
- average gradient: 2,5%
- max gradient on a 100m stretch: 5,3%

Belvedere de Castellaras in Google Street View: