La Véloccitanie

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Old railway

Short trip

237 Km

I begin / Family

Seuil de Naurouze

Béziers

Welcome to La Véloccitanie, a cycle route that encourages you to relish time exploring new and unexpected areas and landscapes in southern France, riding along peacefully and in complete safely. This new route connects the Canal du Midi, the Lauragais area’s farmland, the varied landscapes of the Parc Naturel Régional du Haut-Languedoc (a regional park embracing vineyards, cliffs, forests, prairies and more) and, via La PassaPaïs, the département (or county) of Hérault’s vine-growing plains dotted with reputed wine appellations. In total, the route covers over 220km from Le Seuil de Naurouze to Béziers, along which you can discover a wide variety of natural and cultural heritage sites. It offers cyclists an enchanting outing into the southern French countryside. Be open to the simple pleasures along the way, as the moment takes you. La Véloccitanie proves a cycle route full of little delights!

Elevation of the route

1549 m 1374 m

Waytypes of the cycle route

Cycle path: 131,87 km By road: 89,21 km Unknown: 16,21 km

Surface of the cycle route

Smooth: 119,23 km Rough: 79,63 km Unknown: 38,43 km

La Véloccitanie : 237 km from Seuil de Naurouze to Béziers

INFOS | SIGNPOSTING | ACCOMMODATION | ACCESS | SERVICES

info General information

La Véloccitanie is a cycle route you can tackle at any time of year. However, in rainy weather, at time of writing, we advise against riding along the Rigole de la Plaine (beyond the Rigole de la Plaine greenway) leading from Lenclas Lake to Le Seuil de Naurouze as this stretch of route isn’t laid out yet and the surface is unstable.

signpost Signposting along the Route

From Le Seuil de Naurouze to the Lac de Lenclas: provisional signposting carrying the La Véloccitanie logo
From Lac de Lenclas to Revel: signposting for the Voie Verte de la Rigole de la Plaine (a greenway)
From Revel to Mazamet: official La Véloccitanie signposting
From Mazamet to Bédarieux: signposting for the Voie Verte PassaPaïs (a greenway), plus La Véloccitanie waymarking
From Bédarieux to the nine locks at Fonseranes, along the Canal du Midi, beside Béziers: official La Véloccitanie signposting

Provisional route between Puimisson (in the département, or county, of Hérault) and Béziers train station (also in the Hérault). A way to cross northern Béziers by bike is in the planning. In the meantime, we propose an alternative route (itinéraire bis in French) connecting Puimisson to the Canal du Midi to then reach Fonseranes, with its nine locks, and also the centre of the town of Béziers.

hotel Accommodation « Accueil Vélo » along La Véloccitanie

Campings B&B Hotels All

train Trains and transport along La Véloccitanie

To join the cycle route, starting at Castelnaudary

From Bordeaux ^{(TER, INTERCITÉS, 3h30)}
From Toulouse ^{(TER, INTERCITÉS, 0h51)}
From Béziers^{(TER, INTERCITÉS, 1h15)}

To join the cycle route, starting at Castres

from Toulouse ^{(TER, 1h23)}

To join the cycle route, starting at Bédarieux

From Clermont-Ferrand ^{(INTERCITÉS, 5h54)}

Connections with other cycle routes

La Véloccitanie connects with the Canal des 2 Mers à Vélo, enabling you to create a cycling circuit or loop combining two cycle routes.

From Seuil de Naurouze to Castelnaudary along le Canal des 2 mers à vélo
From Capestang to Béziers along le Canal des 2 mers à vélo
From Somail to Béziers along La Méditerranée à vélo

The "Réseau Pro PassaPaïs"

To facilitate your cycling trip on the "PassaPaïs" greenway section and to organise your stay, a network of professionals offers you its services. Details on professionals offers PassaPaïs