Bataiyolles Pond – Vaccarès Lagoon loop from Le Paty de la Trinité

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Provence-Alpes-Côte D'Azur

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Bataiyolles Pond – Vaccarès Lagoon loop from Le Paty de la Trinité

Moderate

4.5

(340)

1,595

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Bataiyolles Pond – Vaccarès Lagoon loop from Le Paty de la Trinité

04:31

70.6km

30m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 14, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Parc naturel régional de Camargue

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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7.89 km

Camargue Horses in Parc Naturel Régional de Camargue

Highlight • Natural

13.9 km

Pointe de Cacharel, Etang de Monro

Highlight • Other

Short side road of the Route de Méjanes. Great spot for birdwatching, flamingos and others, in the shallow Étang de Monro.

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21.7 km

Beach

22.2 km

Etang de Vaccares - Camargue National Nature Reserve

Highlight • Lake

The dyke bike path is really nice. Now in the dry late summer it only has water in the ponds at the beginning, so no flamingos further back. But very nice and many big dragonflies.

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22.8 km

View of the famous pink flamingos

Highlight • Other

Flamingos breed in the Camargue from April to June.

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29.0 km

Bataiyolles Pond

Highlight • Lake

Bound to the north by the narrow gravel path of the Digue à la mer, the Étang de Bataiyolles is a great place to get away from roads and people, …

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36.8 km

Camargue Regional Natural Park

Highlight • Other

It is no longer possible to go around, the path is condemned from the Guiro salt flats with heavy overturning of the earth and trees from the bulldozers having passed …

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49.1 km

Vaccarès Lagoon

Highlight • Lake

Magnificent views of wild beauty in unspoiled nature!

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51.1 km

Camargue Salt Flats

Highlight • Natural Monument

This natural site, between land and sea, is a true haven for nature lovers. Walking along the salt marshes, you can observe exceptional wildlife, including pink flamingos, emblematic of the …

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70.6 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

34.3 km

34.0 km

1.90 km

320 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

35.5 km

14.2 km

12.8 km

7.57 km

314 m

Elevation

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Weather

Thursday 8 October

20°C

12°C

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Max wind speed: 27.0 km/h

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Comments

September 7, 2021,Fahrradtour in der Camargue

Quite exhausting in the great heat. Pure landscape. Especially impressive are the flamingos 🦩 😊

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October 12, 2023,Fahrradtourrunde in der Camargue

This tour is certainly beautiful, but it is also lengthy. We were traveling without an e-bike and the roads were very straight at times.

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June 1, 2024,Fahrradtour

Please note: There are no places to stop for refreshments on this tour. Some short stretches of sand have to be covered.

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October 7, 2021,Fahrradtour En Camargue bei Mistral

What a wonderful tour through this beautiful region! Unfortunately we had mistral wind and that made it really exhausting.

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September 23, 2025,2025-09-23 G&U☞ Rundtour E-Bike Étang de Vaccarès ab/an St.-Maries 66km

Our tour around the pond was wonderful and very interesting.
We rented super e-bikes from a Gut&Teuer brand, and that was a smart move, because with the often strong headwinds, the kilometers would have been a tough slog.
But it was perfect; the pictures testify to a fulfilling day.
Thanks.

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June 28, 2025,Étang de Bataiyolles – Salins de Camargue Runde von Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer

Today's tour took me through the beautiful Camargue nature reserve. The signposted bike path was in very poor condition, however, which made cycling a bit strenuous at times. However, the impressive natural surroundings more than made up for it. The numerous pelicans, the expansive expanses of water, and the magnificent views more than compensated for it.

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May 11, 2024,Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer – Étang de Bataiyolles Runde von Albaron

There wasn't much variety in terms of landscape on the tour. For this tour, a good telephoto lens is recommended for taking pictures of animals.

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May 28, 2025,Tour de Camargue 🦩☀️- rosa Flamingos, schwarze Stiere und weiße Pferde

Pure Camargue. On this tour around the lagoon just beyond the sea, you'll see everything the Camargue has to offer: pink flamingos, white horses, black bulls, sheep, rice fields, and miles of deserted sandy beaches. 🦩🏖️☀️🤩

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