Our signature HighRoad bike tour goes off the beaten path with an all-inclusive cycling tour in southern France’s Cévennes mountains. For those prepared to climb 1500+ meter cols, roll across starkly beautiful plateaus and descend through deep river gorges, this bike tour is for you! Your HighRoad Cévennes bike tour starts at the bottom of the Gorges du Tarn, one of the most beautiful gorges in Europe. From here we head east, entering an area of the region dominated by large granite massifs – two of which we’ll climb (Mt. Aigoual and Mt. Lozère). After dipping into the wild, forgotten Ardèche department, we track south on the Queen Stage of the tour, climbing several cols, including our 2nd ascent of Lozère and le Tour de France climb of Perjuret. Our tour finishes back where we started, with a gourmet celebratory dinner. The first part of our ride today traces Stage 14 of the 2015 Tour de France. The optional ’Les Vignes’ climb was immortalized in Tim Krabbé’s classic cycling novel, The Rider.
Transfer to Hotel and Afternoon Ride
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Ride: Millau to Cocurès (with Les Vignes climb). Approximately 75 km and 1000 m of ascent
D3
Cocurès to Cocurès. Approximately 117 km and 1950 m of ascent
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Cocurés to La Garde-Guérin via le Col du Pré de la Dame. Approximately 80 km and 1950 m of ascent
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La Garde-Guérin to La Garde-Guérin. Approximately 61 km and 1000 m of ascent
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La Garde-Guérin to Meyrueis via the Col des Tribes, Col de Finiels, Col de Perjuret. Approximately 120 km and 2200 m of ascent
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Meyrueis- to Millau via the Causse Noir. Approximately 70 km and 750 m of ascent
Transfer to Montpellier
Hotel