Via Vénaissia cycle route | |
| Passage to the old Sarrians station | |
| Information | |
| Departure | Jonquières station |
|---|---|
| Steps | Ouvèze Sarrians Loriol-Aubignan station |
| Arrival | Carpentras |
| Length | 10 km |
| Altitude | Between 36 and m |
| Country |  France |
| Region | Vaucluse |
| Official site | |
The Via Vénaissia cycle route is a cycling route going from Jonquieres To Aubignan, along the old railway line ofOrange To Fontaine-de-Vaucluse.
Understand
Ultimately, the cycle route will reread the cycle route via Rhôna(cycle touring route connecting Geneva, to the Mediterranean Sea, along the Rhône), near theOrange, to the Calavon cycle route, near Cavaillon. A first section of the route, between Jonquières and Sarrians, was inaugurated in 2014, then an extension to the old Loriol / Aubignan station was opened in 2016. Currently ten kilometers long, an extension of the cycle route to Carpentras is currently under construction which will bring its final length to fifteen kilometers.
Steps
- 1 Jonquières station – Old railway station
- 2 Crossing the Ouvèze
- 3 Sarrians station – Old railway station
- 4 Loriol-Aubignan station – Old railway station
- 5 Carpentras (Avenue des Frères Milles) – provisional terminus, pending arrival at Carpentras station.
To go
The car parks of the old stations allow access to the cycle route, all along the route.
Eat
- 1 Bistrot de la Gare 1570 Ancien Chemin d'Aubignan, 84870 Loriol-du-Comtat,
33 4 90 35 69 71 – Installed in the old station of Loriol-Aubignan, the bistro is accessible as much from the véloroute, as from the local road network. - 2 The republican circle restaurant 9 av du general de gaulle, 84150 Jonquières, 33 4 90 70 63 08 – Located 50 m from Jonquières train station, it is opposite the village post office.
To see
- 1 Heart of Beauregard Route de Violès, 84150 Joncquières – Sculpture in honor of volunteer blood donors built on a roundabout.
- 2 Saint-Joseph Chapel 57 Mourre d'Escoube, 82260 Sarrians
free. - 3 Tower and ramparts of Sarrians 82260 Sarrians –
Remains of the old ramparts of Sarrians. They date from XIVe century and are listed as historical monuments. - 4 Cinq-Cantons aqueduct bridge (Carpentras Canal structure) free access. – This structure of the Carpentras Canal is listed as a historical monument. 250 m long and 11 m high, it was built in 1853.
free
Do
- 1 Oiselet educational farm 1234 Route des Garrigues de l'Étang, 84260 Sarrians – Internship and general public activity for a return to the farm.
- 2 Swimming in the Ouvèze 84260 Sarrians (access after the bridge over the Ouvèze) – Bathing point, unsupervised, in Ouvèze, with parking nearby
- 3 BMX circuit Avenue Agricol Perdiguier, 84260 Sarrians – The club managing this track offers courses and regularly organizes competitions.
