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Mazamet - Labastide Rouairoux
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Mazamet - Labastide Rouairoux
From Mazamet, the Bike path of the Passa Païs offers you a landscape full of greenery and calm. You are in the valley of Thoré, at the foot of the Black Mountain, ideal to recharge your batteries.
You will take the path of the old railroad, connecting Mazamet to Bédarieux and you will penetrate a set of oaks and ash trees, which will offer you freshness and intimacy.
On about 25km, you will cross multiple tunnels, more or less long, lighting up on your way and you will cross many points fitted out to take a break.
Regularly, you will find on your way bridges, opening windows of light on the surrounding massifs, to benefit at most from the nature which surrounds you.
You will go along some villages in which you will be able to stop to discover places like the departmental museum of Textile in Labastide Rouairoux, a privileged witness of the region’s industrial past.
The track has a stabilized surface and a very soft profile.
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Day 3 |
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Labastide Rouairoux - Mons la Trivalle
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Labastide Rouairoux - Mons la Trivalle
You will leave behind the Montagne Noire and enter the Jaur valley.
The Passa Païs will then offer you new landscapes, transition between the Atlantic and the Mediterranean climate. You will be surrounded by green oaks, pines and chestnut trees: you are in the Hérault.
The horizon opens up before you and offers you new colors and new vegetation. Some passages of higher level allow you to take height and to reach another point of view on the nature which surrounds you.
While stopping at Saint Pons de Thomières, you will discover its abbey church classified as a Historic Monument with its marble heart, formerly extracted from local quarries.
It is the largest Romanesque cathedral in the Occitan region.
You will take the bike path again and discover until the village of Olargues, a landscape more and more changing offering you a relief of schist and a vegetation of scrubland.
In Olargues, a medieval village, a halt is necessary to take advantage of this magnificent village, one of the most beautiful in France, located at the edge of the river at the foot of the Caroux.
You will have a few kilometers to ride to Mons la Trivalle, name meaning "mount of the three valleys", which is the gateway to the Orb valley.
Classified as a protected natural site, it is the ideal place for cycling. Balance between ocean, mountain.
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Day 4 |
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This day at the same accomodation allow you to combine 2 options (doable in one day)
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Hiking in Heric Gorges
3h
Before leaving Mons la Trivalle, you will discover the beauty of the Heric gorges by taking a 5 km hiking trail that will lead you to the hamlet of Heric,
On the way, you will find many natural pools and you will reach the hamlet at the end of your walk. Typical houses of the region, they are built with roofs in Lauze, supported by frames designed in
chestnut, authenticity assured.
You will then take the opposite way, to appreciate the beauty of the Caroux mountain, mountain of light.
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Included
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Canoe Orb river
3h
Cycling is good, but to discover the Orb and its valley, canoeing remains the best option. Reach the departure base located only a few kilometers from the center of Mons La Trivale. A shuttle will
drop you off downstream at Colombières. A 5 km descent will allow you to discover the Carroux from a very refreshing angle. You will navigate in the river on an active course. It is necessary to know
how to swim and to be at least 8 years old.
Departures are possible from 9:00 am to 4:30 pm every half hour.
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21,00 € / child
21,00 € / teen
24,00 € / adult
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Day 5 |
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Mons la Trivalle - Bedarieux
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Mons la Trivalle - Bedarieux
You will continue your trip on the Passa Païs in the direction of Poujols sur Orb, a pretty little village at the foot of the Caroux and Espinouse massifs.
This stage offers you an open scenery composed of chestnut trees, low shrubs of scrubland and multiple flowers.
You will then pass through the famous spa town of Lamalou les bains, with its historic town center and quiet streets. Do not hesitate to visit the bell museum on your way, in Herepian, just after.
You will then arrive in Bédarieux, at the gates of the Regional Natural Park of the Haut Languedoc, the end of your trip on the Passa Païs, which will have shown you all its facets.
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