A guidebook to cycling the 260km (162 mile) Canal du Midi cycle route from Toulouse to Sete on the Mediterranean coast. This long-distance cycle through France's southern Languedoc is suitable for both first-time and experienced long-distance cyclists and can be cycled in 1 week.
- Presented as a 5-day itinerary with daily stages between 40-63km (25-39 miles) in length
- Variant stages and optional excursions to nearby attractions are detailed
- Route passes through Carcassone, Beziers, Agde
- Suitable to be cycled year-round
- 1:200,000 maps and profiles are included for each stage
- Detailed information about planning, accommodation and local history
Reihe
Auflage
Sprache
Verlagsort
Editions-Typ
Produkt-Hinweis
Illustrationen
30 maps, 80 colour photos
Maße
Höhe: 170 mm
Breite: 113 mm
Dicke: 12 mm
Gewicht
ISBN-13
978-1-85284-784-5 (9781852847845)
Schweitzer Klassifikation
Declan Lyons brings a lifelong passion for cycling and touring to this guide. As a teenager in the 1960s, he explored the wilds of Connemara on a rusty three-speed Rudge bicycle. Since then, he has toured extensively in Ireland and further afield. He has cycled throughout France including regular trips from the Channel to the Mediterranean. Declan now lives next to the Canal du Midi, where he has spent the past decade exploring its history, culture and wildlife - accompanied by his wife, son and fellow bike enthusiasts.
Map key
Overview map
INTRODUCTION
Regions of the canal
History
Wildlife
Culture
Cycling the Canal du Midi
When to go
Getting there and getting around
Accommodation
Food and drink
Your bike
What to take
Cycling the towpath
Health and safety
Weather
Maps
Money and communications
Using this guide
THE CANAL DU MIDI
Stage 1 Toulouse to Port Lauragais
Stage 2 Port Lauragais to Carcassone
Excursion 1 From Criminelle lock to St-Ferr and amp;##xe9;ol reservoir
Stage 3 Carcassone to Homps
Excursion 2 From Tr and amp;##xe8;bes to Lastours
Excursion 3 From Homps to Minerve
Stage 4 Homps to B and amp;##xe9;ziers
Excursion 4 To Narbonne and Port la Nouvelle
Stage 5 B and amp;##xe9;ziers to S and amp;##xe8;te
Excursion 5 To Vendres salt lagoon
Excursion 6 Across Portiragnes marshes to S and amp;##xe9;rignan
Appendix A Stage planning tables
Appendix B Accommodation
Appendix C Useful information
Appendix D English-French glossary
Appendix E Further reading
