Moissac / Castelsarrasin / Montech / Montauban
The Canal des 2 Mers à Vélo cycle route leaves Moissac via the Pont-canal du Cacor, a remarkable canal-bridge. Not long after, you reach a business park at the entrance to Castelsarrasin, an historic fortified town in the County of Toulouse. From its marina, you can head into the old centre that witnessed many turbulent times, but that has preserved many fine public spaces and buildings, including the imposing St-Sauveur Church, built of fine brick.
Gradients and elevation
Slope breakdown
Road types
- Cycle path
- Routes reserved for cyclists and pedestrians (greenways, cycle tracks, towpaths), separated from cars for maximum safety.
- Shared road
- Quiet minor roads with little traffic (unless otherwise stated in the stage details). Shared with cars (stay alert).
- Not specified
- Data unavailable or being assessed. Please refer to the detailed stage description.
- Provisional
- Section on a road or cycle path awaiting better-quality facilities (see stage details).
Surface
- Smooth
- Asphalt, tarmac or smooth concrete. Optimal comfort.
- Rough
- Fine gravel, compacted stabilised surface or worn tarmac. Less comfortable, vibrations possible.
- Natural
- Dirt, grass, roots or stones. Under 5%: short sections with little impact. Higher percentage: route suited to mountain or gravel bikes only.
- Not specified
- Data unavailable or being assessed. Please refer to the detailed stage description.
The route
The towpath leads you without any difficulties right up to Montech port. Just before the latter, do go and take a good look at the extraordinary sloping lock where curious old locomotive engines slumber.
SNCF train stations
Moissac train station :
TER regional trains > Agen ; Castelsarrasin/Montauban/Toulouse (4 to 8 trains daily)
Castelsarrasin train station:
TER regional trains serve > Moissac/Agen ; Montauban/Toulouse (4 à 8 trains daily)
Montauban train station:
TER regional trains and Intercités trains serve > Agen/Bordeaux ; Toulouse/Carcassonne/ Narbonne/ Béziers/Sète/Montpellier
Other connection from Montauban : Cahors/Brive/Limoges/Paris.
