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Old Bridge of Carcassonne – Canal du midi loop from Castelnaudary

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Old Bridge of Carcassonne – Canal du midi loop from Castelnaudary

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Old Bridge of Carcassonne – Canal du midi loop from Castelnaudary

09:18

129km

330m

Cycling

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

Last updated: May 14, 2026

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Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 42.8 km for 244 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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38.8 km

Canal du Midi

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Nice singletrack along the Canal du Midi in Carcassonne

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42.3 km

The oldest document concerning the bridge dates back to 1184. Roger Trencavel authorized the inhabitants of the city to build a new bridge on the condition that they covered the cost. By his will, in 1194, he only retained the principle of his toll tax which he limited to an annual payment of two measures of wheat. This bridge, built in around ten years, had to be made of wood. Jacques-Alphonse Mahul pointed out that the bridge referred to in this act must have been the king's mill bridge which was on the old arm of the Aude.

The Albigensian Crusade must have led to the destruction of this bridge. The inhabitants of Carcassonne return after a seven-year exile. The king had the town which surrounded the ramparts destroyed, the Aude diverted, and the marshes drained. Louis IX authorized the inhabitants to build the lower town. A new bridge is needed. At the beginning of the 14th century, the king authorized the inhabitants to build a stone bridge.

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62.8 km

Canal du Midi

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excellent surface, few tree roots

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81.8 km

View of Castelnaudary

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Beautiful view of the small old town, here the Canal du Midi is a large basin.

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82.6 km

Petit Bassin

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90.0 km

Roc Lock

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The Écluse du Roc was built around 1670 and is 57 km from Toulouse at 189 m above sea level.

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96.0 km

Écluse de l'Océan

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The Écluse de l'Océan is an architecturally beautifully built single-chamber lock. It marks the highest point of the Canal du Midi (Col de Naurouze or Seuil de Lauragais: the watershed between the Atlantic and the Mediterranean).

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96.3 km

Canal du midi

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The landscape is very beautiful, but unfortunately the cycle path here is no longer asphalted.
Luckily it was dry where I was at the moment, it must have rained a few days before.
It doesn't have to be asphalt, compacted gravel works too.

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106 km

A beautiful stretch of the Canal du Midi

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Very nice section along the canal, nice shady spots. Very good surface.
More information: de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canal_du_Midi?wprov=sfla1

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129 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

67.8 km

28.9 km

14.9 km

10.3 km

7.69 km

Surfaces

47.7 km

47.5 km

33.7 km

523 m

114 m

Elevation

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Highest point (190 m)

Lowest point (100 m)

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Tuesday 26 May

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Old Bridge of Carcassonne – Canal du midi loop from Castelnaudary

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