Canal du Midi

by Fellow Velo
Region
Provence
Duration
11 days
Guided Status
Guided
Difficulty
Moderate
D-Score™
D2 - Intermediate

Overview

Our Canal du Midi Tour makes for a great ride through the heart of southern France, where World Heritage Wonders will wow!. Taking the famous canal as our rough guide, we chart a course from the beautiful Rose City of Toulouse to reach the sea and then, cycle some of the magnificent Mediterranean coastline towards Provence. The tour offers the option of a closer to nature experience as nearly all of the nights can be spent on campsites. Fabulous fortifications and enormous engineering feats are connected by wonderful rural riding routes which produces a tour of incredible variety. This special Fully Guided Tour is one of our camping trips. All you need to bring is whatever it takes for you to have a good night’s sleep. All our Length and Breadth trips have a hotel stop where you can luxuriate in the hotel’s splendour, on this tour that is on your first night in Toulouse but, rest assured, there is a great final campsite to round off the adventure.

Daily Ride Schedule

Day 1: Arrive Toulouse

Arrive Toulouse

Day 2: Toulouse to Castelnaudary

74 km 0 m

D2

Toulouse to Castelnaudary

Day 3: Castelnaudary to Carcassonne

54 km 0 m

D1

Castelnaudary to Carcassonne

Day 4: Carcassonne Day

Carcassonne Day

Day 5: Carcassonne to Paraza

64 km 0 m

D1

Carcassonne to Paraza

Day 6: Paraza to Gruissan

35 km 0 m

D1

Paraza to Gruissan

Day 7: Gruissan to Marseillan

61 km 0 m

D1

Gruissan to Marseillan

Day 8: Marseillan to Aigues-Mortes

71 km 0 m

D2

Marseillan to Aigues-Mortes

Day 9: Aigues-Mortes to Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer

45 km 0 m

D1

Aigues-Mortes to Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer

Day 10: Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer to Saint-Mitre-les-Remparts

33 km 0 m

D1

Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer to Saint-Mitre-les-Remparts

Accommodation & Services

Accommodation

Camping

What's Included

Catering services
Accommodation arrangements
Bike rental
Mechanical support
Support vehicle following all rides

About the Provence

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