The best cycling routes around Béziers

Here, the stony path follows the Rhône canal in Sète to Les Aresquiers. This canal directly crosses the Étang d’Ingril and forms a long, straight cut within the lagoon. The pond is thus separated into two parts, while remaining in communication with the canal through several passages. This waterway resulted from the digging of the Canal des Étangs, which began in the early 18th century to connect Sète to the Rhône; the Frontignan section then became a major element of communication and goods transport. The canal has progressively transformed the organisation of this lagoon landscape, which was once much more continuous.

This remarkable structure composed of mobile aqueducts allows boats navigating the Canal du Midi to cross the small river Libron. Created in 1855 by Urbain Maguès, an engineer also responsible for the bridge-canal of Béziers.

⚓ Écluse du Bagnas – one of the last locks on the Canal du Midi The Écluse du Bagnas is located near Agde at the eastern end of the Canal du Midi. It was built around 1676 and is therefore one of the historic locks from the canal's early days. 📍 Canal kilometer: approx. 235.3 km from Toulouse ⚙️ Type: single lock with one chamber 🌊 Altitude: only about 2 meters above sea level 🚤 Distance to Les Onglous / Étang de Thau: only just under 5 km Historically, the lock chambers here were about 30 meters long and 6 meters wide at the gates. The eastern section of the Canal du Midi was later modernized for larger ships; today, the usable lock dimensions in this area are around 40.6 × 5.85 meters. Its location is particularly interesting: the Bagnas lock is situated in the middle of a wetland and separates different water areas here. Behind it, you are practically on the final straight of the Canal du Midi – via Les Onglous, the canal flows into the Étang de Thau, and from there, there is the connection towards Sète and the Mediterranean Sea. 🌊🇫🇷 After more than 235 kilometers of canal route, you have almost reached the Mediterranean Sea here – a small but historically interesting structure at the end of the Canal du Midi. 🚲👌🏼 Greetings Marcus ✌🏼

The Canal du Midi was built between 1667 and 1681 and stretches for around 240 kilometers from Toulouse to the Étang de Thau. Since 1996, it has been a UNESCO World Heritage site. Over 340 years of history – and yet, it is sometimes the very simple moments by the water that remain the most memorable. 👌🏼 Greetings Marcus ✌🏼

🌅 Evening mood on the Canal du Midi When the sun slowly sets and its light reflects on the water of the Canal du Midi, the canal shows itself from a completely different side. Between the dark rows of trees, the calm water, and the low-lying sun, precisely that typical southern French atmosphere is created, for which you don't really need a grand viewpoint. 🇫🇷☀️ Greetings Marcus

Built around 1676, the Bagnas lock is a simple lock on the Canal du Midi, located between Agde and the Étang de Thau. It is one of the last structures on the canal before its outlet at Les Onglous, where the canal joins the lagoon. In the immediate vicinity of Bagnas, a vast coastal wetland, the lock is also associated with a spillway intended to drain excess water.

The coastline between Sète and Marseillan-Plage, called the Lido, is a sandy spit of about 12 kilometers separating the Mediterranean Sea from the Thau lagoon. The Voie Verte du Lido: A 12 km secure track reserved for cyclists and pedestrians, built on a former section of road moved to combat erosion.

The coastline between Sète and Marseillan-Plage, called the Lido, is a sandy spit of about 12 kilometers separating the Mediterranean Sea from the Thau lagoon. La Voie Verte du Lido: A 12 km secure path reserved for cyclists and pedestrians, built on a former section of road moved to combat erosion.