Castle · On the route
Gorges du Verdon
A loop round Europe's deepest gorge from Castellane: the north rim to Moustiers, past Lac de Sainte-Croix and back along the Corniche Sublime.
- Distance
- 71 miles (114 km)
- Type
- Loop
- Where
- Provence
Plotted by us, not yet ridden
Book this tripCrossing ferries and the tunnelBeds from CastellaneCover insurance and breakdownSee it all
Click a dot for details. White dots are the stops, each with a bed search. Yellow dots are places to see.
Main roads
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From the map
- Longest gap between fuel
- 43 miles
- Fuel stations near the line
- 4
- Curvature
- 384 ° a mile
- Campsites within 2 km
- 43
- The longest stretch with no fuel station within 1 km of the line runs from mile 27 to mile 70. Check it against your range with the fuel range calculator.
- The twistiest 20 miles run from mile 20 to mile 40, at 490 degrees of turning a mile.
- Passes: Col d'Ayen (1,031 m, mile 17).
- Countries: France.
Measured on the route line from OpenStreetMap data, which can be missing or out of date. Curvature is degrees of turning a mile, measured every 100 metres. On our routes they run from 6 on the E19 to 701 on the SP638.
Before you go
- Low walls and sheer drops. Camper vans and coaches meet on narrow bends.
- Very hot in July and August. Carry water.
On the way
- Castellane
- Point Sublime
- La Palud-sur-Verdon
- Moustiers-Sainte-Marie
- Aiguines
- Corniche Sublime
- Trigance
- Castellane
Ready to ride it?
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1Getting there
Most riders cross to Calais by Le Shuttle or a Dover ferry, or take a longer ferry nearer the route.
Compare every crossing3Cover
Check your bike insurance covers riding abroad, get travel insurance that covers motorcycling at your engine size, and breakdown cover that recovers a motorcycle in every country on the route.
What to check before you buy coverThe country on this route
What GOV.UK says riders need for it, checked 05/11/2026. Rules change, so read the official page before you go.
France
- Money
- Euro
- Ride on the
- Right
- Riding into central Paris, Lyon, Grenoble or another low emission zone? You need a Crit'Air sticker. Buy it only from the official site (official site)
- Some mountain areas require winter tyres or chains from 1 November to 31 March: check which vehicles and areas it covers (official site)
- The drink-drive limit is a third lower than in England and Wales, with regular roadside checks
- GOV.UK travel adviceSafety, road travel and local laws
- Entry requirementsPassport and visa rules
- Riding in FranceOur routes, passes and fuel gaps there
On every trip abroad: your licence, insurance that covers riding abroad, the V5C and travel insurance with medical cover. The tour planner turns all of this into a checklist each rider in your group can tick off.
Places to see on the way
Castles, passes, viewpoints and more within easy reach of the line, in the order you reach them. Yellow dots on the map.
Gorge · On the route
Porte de Saint-Jean
Gorge en France.
Gorge · 0.7 km off the route
Couloir Samson
Photo: The original uploader was Rikly at French Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0
Castle · On the route
Château de la Palud-sur-Verdon
Château fort français.
Photo: Petr1888, CC BY-SA 4.0
Cave · On the route
Grottes de Saint-Maurin
Artificial caves cut into tuff in France.
Photo: JYB Devot, CC BY-SA 4.0
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Place details from Wikidata. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each card.
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