Cycling in Grands Causses and Canyons

• 5 to 8 days light self guided cycling hotel-tours with baggage transfer.     
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• Short and light hilly stages in a very diverse area in South of France.
  
• You can start this tour any day of the week between March 15^th and October 24^th.
  
• Interesting discount for small groups .
  
• Optional:extra nights in any hotel of the package for a rest-day (or an extra cycling day.)
  
• This is a  *** superior package (You stay on this page).
  A Plus**/*** package of this tour is available.

Daily distances: min 30 - max 44 km (or for an "Moderate" trip with daily distances up to max 60, 70, 80 or 90 km). A cycling vacation along valleys and through the canyons of the Tarn and Sorgues river and the hills around. You'll surround the Larzac plateau.

If you prefer a more "Moderate" trip with daily distances up to max 80 km per day you will get the relevant route descriptions as well.

From the starting place Creissels at 2 km from Millau you will be heading into the Gorges du Tarn. After the Gorges (canyons) of the Jonte or the Dourbie you go to the Pays de Roquefort and come to Roquefort (cheese!), St. Jean d'Alcas and St. Affrique. You'll end in the valley of the Tarn valley and come to Millau cycling under (light stage) or above (Moderate stage) the Millau viaduct and Creissels.

Pictures of South Aveyron and Tarn valley

Pictures of your trip in Canyons, Gorges and Causses area

Pictures of Pays de Roquefort.

South of the Tarn river, water acting on the limestone plateaux created caves, subterranean rivers, gushing springs. The most famous of the caves is now still used for the ripening of sheep cheese: Roquefort, king of cheeses, cheese of kings.

St. Jean d'Alcas

https://www.tourisme-aveyron.com/fr

Pays de Roquefort also includes the Causse du Larzac with its restored Medieval Templars garrisons from where crusades set out in 10th-13th centuries, and the Redlands of Camarès with its Cistercienzer Abbaye de Sylvanès. St. Affrique, a small Southern town, is the starting place of some of our cycling tours in this beautiful area. The landscape exudes peace and unspoiled nature.

For a light canoe trip with some rapids you can go (at 1500m from guesthouse ITIVAL) to the canoe base Canoe/Kayak at the bridge on Tarn River(Pont du Navech) at 500m from Broquiès, Tel.: 0688 966 908. From May to October, without reservation in July and August.

Gorges de la Jonte

This tour includes:

• Daily bags transfer,
• Road book with detailed directions including options for longer or shorter options,
• Maps and site/visit information.
• GPX-tracks for the GPS
• Bike rental (option)

Bikes:21 speed hybrid bikes equipped with lock, tire/tube repair tools, extra tire, pump, mineral water bottle, rear rack with panniers. Pedals can be changed if you take your own clip-less pedals and shoes.
Helmets available for rent at 3 euros per day. To be paid at bicycle fitting.

Travellers coming by airplane can best fly in to Rodez (Ryanair from London Stansted), Montpellier or Marseille. Toulouse is an option too.

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