Orange to Nîmes

Route overview

Suits riders of most levels: 105.2 km is a long day, but with only 90 m of climbing the effort is all in the distance.

A flat 105.2 km point-to-point across the lower Rhône from Orange to Nîmes, with just 90 m of climbing.

The route leaves Orange and runs south through Caderousse at 6.2 km, passing Montfaucon and Roquemaure on the way down the Rhône corridor. It is level throughout this opening section, with under a third of the day's modest 90 m of climbing coming in the first half. At 31.1 km the road reaches Villeneuve-lès-Avignon, where a water tap at 31.5 km and a viewpoint at 31.9 km sit just before the crossing into Avignon at 33.9 km. Out the other side comes Les Angles at 39.4 km, then a string of villages on the right bank: Aramon at 49.6 km, Théziers, Montfrin at 60 km and Comps at 64 km, before Beaucaire at 73.7 km. The lowest point of the ride, 7 m, falls at 75.8 km, and the only graded climb starts immediately after at 76.2 km: 1.6 km at 3.5%, with a maximum of 7.6%, topping out at 62 m. That high point at 78.4 km is the summit of the whole route. From there it is flat running through Redessan at 87.2 km and Rodilhan at 93.2 km into Nîmes.

Highlights

• Rhône-side villages from Caderousse to Roquemaure
• Villeneuve-lès-Avignon viewpoint at 31.9 km, then Avignon
• Beaucaire at 73.7 km, followed by the day's only climb
• High point of just 62 m at 78.4 km

Practical information

Surface

Paved

Route shape

Point to point

Riding time

5½–8 hours riding

Know before you go

• No cafés or water listed after Avignon (32.7 km) for the remaining 70 km
• Short ramp to 7.6% on the climb at 76.2 km
• 30°C recorded on this route in September

Routes are for inspiration. Roads, surfaces and conditions change — check locally and ride within your limits.