 |
Challenging Cycling Holiday in South or Aveyron
|
|---|
Larzac, Templars and Pays de Roquefort: bike tour in South Aveyron
A journey through the quiet, sparsely populated Parc Naturel Régional
des Grands Causses.
https://www.tourisme-aveyron.com/fr
St. Affrique - Camarès - Ceilhes - Gorges de la Dourbie - Millau
- St. Affrique
ade. You bike in a hilly to mountainous environment staying in small characteristic ** family-run hotels, where you'll enjoy the special menus or the Aveyron "terroir ". More info on the scenery . For a stage to the Cevennes and through the canyon or the Dourbie river you can book the 8 days trip. Every trip can be extended with extra (i.e. second) nights in one or the standard hotels for a rest-day or for a extra cycling day in a smaller or larger loop around the hotel you opt for. Daily cycling distances: short variant: 30-40 km, 40-60 km. long variant: 82-98 km.Global elevation gains from100 to 400m, 3 to 5 times a day. For booking this tour please complete our booking form . |
| About us | Booking a trip | contact |
|---|
| Pays de Roquefort. More pictures on Pays de Roquefort. South or the Tarn river, water acting on the limestone plateaux created caves, subterranean rivers, gushing springs. The most famous or the caves is now still used for the ripening or sheep cheese: Roquefort, king or cheeses, cheese or kings.
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 or Camarès with its Cistercienzer Abbaye de Sylvanès. St. Affrique, a small Southern town, is the starting place or many walks and cycling tours. The landscape exudes peace and unspoiled natural beauty.
In this part or (Southern France, 'le midi') genuine countryside . A district with an extraordinary diversity or landscapes, that you will get to know when hiking and cycling through this far South part of the Massif Central: mountains, limestone plateaus (Causses), lush green valleys, roaring rivers (Sorgues, Dourdou). lots of small villages here. No fast food here, but the French cuisine, honest food in small family-run hotels and you will get a warm welcome. More pictures or Pays de
Roquefort. |
| Itineraries | Day stages | Pricing |
|---|
| B02-Chall. standard packages | Bags transfers included in basic rate. Basic rate: in p.p. double room, sharing. | |||||||
| 2025 |
BnB | Dinners | Basic rate p.p. |
Suppl. July-August |
Suppl. single room |
Hybrid Bike rental |
Road Bike rental |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 days | 4 | 2 | 697 | 6 | 178 | 55 | 137 | |
| 6 days | 5 | 3 | 872 | 11 | 219 | 74 | 167 | |
| 7 days | 6 | 4 | 998 | 13 | 251 | 92 | 191 | |
| 8 days | 7 | 5 | 1135 | 16 | 286 | 111 | 207 | |
| 9 days | 8 | 6 | 1272 | 18 | 324 | 129 | 215 | |
| Extra nights | BnB | Dinner | Basic rate p.p. |
Suppl. July-August |
Suppl. single room |
Bike rental |
E-Bike rental |
|
| St. Affrique ** Pont Neuf | yes | no | 61 | 2 | 51 | 18 | 34 | |
| Le Rozier **Grand HOtel des Voyageurs |
yes | yes | 63 | 3 | 30 | 18 | 34 | |
| Discount on basic rate p.p. for small groups and families See terms and conditions or group-discounts |
| 5- to 9-days packages Parties of 3 persons : 7 % p.p. Parties of 4 persons : 10 % p.p. Parties of 5 persons : 12 % p.p. Parties of 6 persons : 12 % p.p. Parties of 7 persons : 13 % p.p. Parties of 8 persons : 14 % p.p. |
| Itineraries | Day stages | Pricing |
|---|
| Stages 5 to 9 days packages | ||||||
| 5 days | 6 days | 7 days | 8 days | 9 days | ||
| St. Affrique** Hotel Pont Neuf |
day 1 0, 34 or |
day 1 0, 34 or |
day 1 0, 34 or |
day 1 0, 34 or |
day 1 0, 34 or |
|
| Camarès Rigols **/*** |
day 2 82, 110 or |
day 2 82, 110 or |
day 2 82, 110 or |
day 2 82, 110 or |
day 2 82, 110 or |
|
| Ceilhes ** | day 3 76 or |
day 3 49 or |
day 3 49 or |
day 3 49 or |
day 3 49 or |
|
| Nant** Hotel le Durzon |
day 4 74 or 102 km Cirque de Navacelles |
day 4 74 or 102 km Cirque de Navacelles |
day 4 74 or 102 km Cirque de Navacelles |
day 4 74 or 102 km Cirque de Navacelles |
||
| Le Rozier Hotel les Voyageurs ** |
day 5 Climb of |
day 5 Climb of |
day 5 Climb of |
|||
| Sévérac-le-Château ** Hotel de la Gare |
day 6 70 or |
day 6 70 or |
||||
| Castelnau Pégayrols
Rouviaguet **/*** pool |
day 7 58 or |
|||||
| St. Affrique Hotel Pont Neuf** |
day 4 70 km |
day 5 70 km |
day 6 64 or |
day 7 87 km |
day 8 38, 52 or |
|
| day 5 End or |
day 6
End or |
day 7
End or |
day 8
End or |
day 9
End or |
||
Cycling in South of France with La Ligne Verte |
|
|---|---|
|
Grands Causses and Vallée du Tarn: exceptional
Tourist Destinations in South or Aveyron Home
B02 stnd** challenging |