Gravel route no. 24 - Le Plateau des Claparèdes

The start on country lanes and small roads, also used by the signposted "Autour du Luberon à vélo" itinerary, is fairly quiet. Progress becomes more difficult after the Vieux Château des Tourettes (not as easy a descent as it looks) and the Hameau des Agnels (a good climb on the road). Once you've reached Barbe Blanche on the Claparèdes plateau, the route descends to Buoux and its château. From here, the steep but paved ascent of the Jas road leads to the Col du Pointu (499 m), then on to the village of Bonnieux via a succession of undergrowth paths, tracks between crops and small roads with varying degrees of surface quality.