Canal du Midi Pathway – Canal du midi loop from Avignonet

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Canal du Midi Pathway – Canal du midi loop from Avignonet

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Canal du Midi Pathway – Canal du midi loop from Avignonet

09:43

154km

360m

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: August 25, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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10.6 km

Pont-Canal de Gardouch

Lake

29.4 km

Brick Bridge on the Canal du Midi at Pompertuzat

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Nice bike path on the Canal du Midi, nice bridge.

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32.1 km

Canal du Midi Pathway

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Very pleasant section along the Canal du Midi near Toulouse. Connecting the Atlantic and Mediterranean shores of France, the canal is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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38.0 km

Port de Ramonville-Saint-Agne

Lake

42.9 km

Castanet Lock

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The lock of Vic is one of the many locks of the Canal du Midi. It is a single chamber structure 151 meters high. It was built around 1670 17.4 …

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78.4 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 …

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78.7 km

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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92.4 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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118 km

Canal du Midi

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excellent surface, few tree roots

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137 km

Grand Bassin in Castelnaudary

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The Grand Bassin in Castelnaudary is the largest open body of water along the Canal du Midi and covers approximately 7 hectares. Once a site of important economic activity, it …

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154 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

50.1 km

41.9 km

40.3 km

11.5 km

10.1 km

Surfaces

95.9 km

32.7 km

23.3 km

1.43 km

125 m

106 m

Elevation

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Highest point (190 m)

Lowest point (120 m)

Weather

Today

Sunday 11 October

23°C

13°C

14 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 13.0 km/h

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Comments

June 7, 2022,Toulouse/Villesequelande

Let's go for a bike/hike trip. Toulouse/Alès with the recumbent bike. Alès/le Puy-en-Velay by public transport and return to Alès by the Chemin de Stevenson. Alès/Saint Gaudens by bike.
Up to Port de Lauragais the extra greenway, after that it is a narrow and chaotic or stony path. So much less fun especially on a recumbent bike.
I pitch the …

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August 10, 2023,Canal du midi de Toulouse à Carcassonne

Very rolling the Toulouse Avignonet portion, rolling to Carcassonne apart from 3 km before

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August 18, 2023,Toulouse -> Carcasonne

Struggle from start to finish today. Starting out of Toulouse with grease already on my leg, my energy levels were in the dumps. Three nights in a hostel with no AC in 36+ degree heat was taking its toll. I tried to psych myself up with music and apple sauce pouches to no avail, and each pedalstroke remained a conscious …