Olivettes Dam – Château de Pézènes loop from Roujan

Olivettes Dam – Château de Pézènes loop from Roujan

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Olivettes Dam – Château de Pézènes loop from Roujan

02:10

43.0km

690m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: October 8, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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8.56 km

Olivettes Dam

Highlight • Monument

This reservoir was built in the late 1980s to control and regulate the fluctuating masses of the Herault River.

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9.29 km

Lac de Vailhan

Highlight • Lake

Superb place with a splendid landscape. The road is not in very good condition but is however not dangerous. And it's worth taking it.

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12.6 km

Fantastic side road

Highlight (Segment) • Other

I would rather recommend this fantastic side road as a climb from the Vailhan reservoir because the surface is rather unfavorable for a quick descent.

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25.6 km

Château de Pézènes

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The castle overlooks Pézènes-les-Mines from the upper part of the village. This castle is private, but its facades, roofs, and enclosure have been protected as historical monuments since 1981.

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25.7 km

Picturesque town

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30.5 km

Montesquieu

Highlight • Settlement

31.6 km

Le Roc de Murviel, memory of an ancient sea

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From this switchback, the landscape opens up to the Roc de Murviel. This limestone relief tells a story much older than the rest of the current landscape: its rocks were …

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33.4 km

The small limestone rock of Valuzières

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The gaze is naturally drawn to this small rock that masks Valuzières. This formation testifies to an ancient geological history: the limestones formed in a Paleozoic sea before being deformed …

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43.0 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

41.8 km

718 m

291 m

261 m

Surfaces