Saint-Léger-Du-Ventoux: Hiking in the Toulourenc Valley and Culture

Saint-Léger-du-Ventoux is the starting point of the Tour du Toulourenc route, which is 23.2 km long. The Toulourenc thus defines a place where longer stretches of trail, geological themes and historical impressions come together in different sections. Those choosing a holiday apartment in Saint-Léger-du-Ventoux can consider travel dates, room category and cancellation conditions as separate offer details.

Nature and Hiking

The geological trail in the Toulourenc Valley leads from Saint-Léger-du-Ventoux to Brantes. It takes 1.5 hours, has an elevation gain of 380 metres and includes 16 information panels on geology and agricultural heritage. The route thus combines the course through the valley with a clear indication of duration and with vivid themes along the way. In comparison, the Tour du Toulourenc represents a longer trail format, while the geological trail provides its own details on duration and elevation gain.

The GR 91 long-distance hiking trail can be started in Saint-Léger-du-Ventoux and runs above the Toulourenc along the summit of green, wooded rocky cliffs. The themed botanical trails in Saint-Léger-du-Ventoux include Du ruisseau à la Garrigue. This means that several ways of exploring the area appear side by side: a long-distance hiking trail, a geological trail and a botanically oriented path.

Le Jardin Singulier offers botanical, photography and hiking trails around the former forestry house. Le Jardin Singulier also offers a bicycle repair and rental workshop. The different types of trails can be considered separately according to duration, elevation gain, length and theme; the bicycle rental and repair workshop add a distinct practical focus.

Culture

Inside the Église Saint-Léger, a picturesque 19th-century wall painting points to the furnishings of the religious building. The Chapelle Saint-Basile dates from the 17th century and offers a view of the Toulourenc. The two different dates also make the two religious buildings readable as historical stops.

The village fountain is fed by a fresh spring and is connected to an oval washhouse dating from 1880. Both details are among the specifically named elements of the local history and complement the religious buildings with evidence of village life.

In the wider regional surroundings of Saint-Léger-du-Ventoux lies the ruins site La villasse - Maison du Buste d'Argent. Also in the wider regional surroundings are the Abbaye Notre-Dame de Bon Secours, a monastery, Tour de l'Horloge, a church, and Hôtel-Dieu, a historic site. These destinations broaden the view beyond the local buildings to include various types of historic structures.

Geographical Setting

Saint-Léger-du-Ventoux offers panoramic views of the Toulourenc Valley. In the immediate vicinity of Saint-Léger-du-Ventoux are Mont Ventoux, Montagne de Bluye, Mont Serein and Pic du Comte – four mountains. Together with the trails above and along the Toulourenc, this creates a geographical sequence of valley, wooded rocky cliffs and named mountain destinations.

Further destinations: Malemort-Du-Comtat, Richerenches, Mirabeau, Joucas, Castellet, Venasque, Le Barroux and Auribeau.

For the overarching travel overview: Vaucluse.