OpenRandoAll departments

Hiking by department · 84

Hiking in Vaucluse

290

routes

8.8 km

median distance

197 m

median elevation gain

The Vaucluse in this catalogue plays out in the Luberon. Gordes, Roussillon and Lacoste line up hill villages along the north face, with the Roussillon ochres as a chromatic counterpoint — red and yellow cliffs amid the pines.

Buoux opens the south face and its gorges: a perched fort, climbing walls, and paths threading between them. It is the wildest part of the massif.

Lagnes gives onto the Monts de Vaucluse and the Fontaine-de-Vaucluse, the most powerful resurgence in France, whose deep shaft remains unexplored.

When to go — March to June and September to November; summer runs very hot and massif access can be restricted for fire risk.

OpenRando lists 290 hiking routes in Vaucluse. The median distance is 8.8 km, and most routes fall between 4.3 and 14.7 km — from an afternoon loop to a full day out.

On the climbing side, the median elevation gain is 197 m, and the most demanding routes exceed 502 m. Enough range to pick your effort by season and by form.

The most common starting points cluster around: Gordes, Buoux, Avignon, Roussillon, Lacoste, Lagnes. Every route comes with its GPX track, elevation profile and interactive map.

Longest routes in Vaucluse

  • Boucle Vue sur les gorges du Régalon – Vue sur les gorges au départ de Le Logis Neuf29.6 km
  • Boucle Le Sahara – Colorado provençal de Rustrel au départ de Villars25.8 km
  • Boucle Cirque de Barriès – Formation rocheuse rouge-orange au départ de Rustrel23.0 km

All routes in Vaucluse