Lavender fields and orchards by bike
Passage dans les lavandes
Passage dans les lavandes - CCSB
Orpierre

Lavender fields and orchards by bike

Agriculture and know-how
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This short 15-km bike ride winds through the lavender fields and orchards. The best time to take it is from mid-June to mid-August, when the lavender fields are in full bloom. Around Nossage, many hectares of land are used to grow fine lavender and lavandin. An exhilarating getaway awaits cyclists, with purple as far as the eye can see.

Description

From Orpierre, follow the D30 eastward through the Céans Valley, along the Route des Princes d'Orange and the Lavender Routes. Just before Lagrand, take the D30b toward Nossage-et-Bénévent. The route crosses the town and rejoins the D230. After the Pont de Vas, return to the D30 and continue to the starting point.
  • Departure : Church, Orpierre
  • Arrival : Church, Orpierre
  • Towns crossed : Orpierre, Garde-Colombe, and Nossage-et-Bénévent

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Recommandations

  • Suitable for beginners, gentle terrain
  • The Sisteronais Buëch region has been certified as an “Espace Cyclosport” by the French Cycling Federation and meets high standards for welcoming road cyclists.
  • Guided by the grower, come harvest and distill your own lavender at the farms surrounding Orpierre: https://www.lavande-orpierre.com/qui-sommes-nous/ 

Information desks

Place du village, 05700 Orpierre

https://www.sisteron-alpesprovencales.fr/orpierre@sisteron-buech.fr04 92 66 30 45

Transport

Let’s limit our trips and use public transportation and carpooling: https://zou.maregionsud.fr

Access and parking

From Laragne (13 km), take the D 1075, then the D 30 (Eyguians/Pont-Lagrand junction) to reach the town of Orpierre.

Parking :

Church's parking lot, Orpierre

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