D952 · France

Gorges du Verdon

The D952 from Castellane along the Verdon river and up past the Point Sublime viewpoint to La Palud-sur-Verdon.

StartFinishHairpin

24.8 kmLength

241Pace-note calls

6Hairpins

78Tight corners (1–2)

↑590 ↓400Climb and drop, m

≈930 mHighest point

Counts are from Turini’s pace-note engine on this route. Heights come from terrain data and can differ from signposted figures by a few tens of metres.

Where is Gorges du Verdon?

Gorges du Verdon is in France, on the D952. Also known as Verdon Gorge or Route des Gorges du Verdon. The route on this page: Castellane to La Palud-sur-Verdon, along the north side of the gorge, 24.8 km.

Why Gorges du Verdon is famous

The Verdon has cut a gorge about 25 km long and up to 700 m deep through the limestone of Provence, and this road gives the classic views into it.

Gorges du Verdon hairpins

Over 24.8 km Turini calls 6 hairpins, 2 square corners and 212 corners graded 1 to 6, plus 2 crests and 3 dips. That is 241 calls in all, one every 103 metres on average. Grade 1 is the tightest, 6 is nearly straight (how to read pace notes).

HP6

118

260

342

439

535

618

Gorges du Verdon elevation profile

From 727 m at the start to 926 m at the finish, with a highest point of about 930 m. Red marks are the hairpins.

1,000 m600 m

0 km12.4 km24.8 km

Gorges du Verdon pace notes, first few km

The first 25 calls, exactly as Turini reads them, with the distance from the start.

5 mLeft 3

40 mRight 1

90 mLeft 1

152 mCamera

190 mRight 1 long

237 mStop

285 mLeft 5

1.03 kmRight 5

1.18 kmLeft 4

1.40 kmLeft 5

1.70 kmRight 4

1.73 kmLeft 2 very long

1.91 kmRight 1

2.00 kmLeft 5

2.12 kmLeft 2 tightens

2.21 kmHairpin right

2.42 kmRight 6

2.45 kmLeft 3

2.58 kmRight 2

2.66 kmLeft 2

2.85 kmRight 2 very long tightens

2.99 kmLeft 2

3.10 kmLeft 4

3.21 kmRight 4

3.25 kmLeft 3

That takes you to 3.25 km. 216 more calls follow over the remaining 21.5 km.

Before you drive Gorges du Verdon

Open all year; busiest in July and August.

In summer it is busy with camper vans and cars stopping at viewpoints, so expect to slow down often.

How to drive Gorges du Verdon with Turini

Set the route before you leave and Turini saves its notes on the phone, so it works with the screen off and no signal. On the road it reads each call about 4.5 seconds before the corner, timed to your speed, and you never touch the phone. It also works through Android Auto. If pace notes are new to you, start in Simple mode (Easy, Medium, Hard) and switch to the 1–6 scale once it feels natural.

Always drive within the law, the conditions and what you can see. Turini tells you what the map says; the road is what counts.

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Sources: Wikipedia: Verdon Gorge, Wikipedia (fr): Gorges du Verdon.

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