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Écluse de l'Océan – The Naurouze Pass loop from Villefranche-de-Lauragais

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Mountain biking trails
France
Occitania
Toulouse
Villefranche-De-Lauragais

Écluse de l'Océan – The Naurouze Pass loop from Villefranche-de-Lauragais

Moderate

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Écluse de l'Océan – The Naurouze Pass loop from Villefranche-de-Lauragais

03:06

51.3km

180m

Mountain biking

Moderate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 24, 2026

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Start point

Train Station

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2.98 km

Canal du Midi Riverside Path

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Shaded banks of the Canal du Midi

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11.0 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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17.4 km

Méditerranée Lock

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We are on the dividing reach of the Seuil de Naurouze
The lock of the Mediterranean is the first one that one meets to go down towards Sète



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21.8 km

The perfect hideout

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le bonne planque is a great place to spend the night. perfect for cyclists on the Canal du midi. excellent vegetarian dinner and breakfast. we enjoyed immensely.

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25.6 km

Petit Bassin

Lake

26.3 km

Grand Bassin

Lake

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39.5 km

Seuil de Naurouze

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The Seuil de Naurouze is an emblematic and symbolic location on the Canal du Midi. It is here that the canal comes to life thanks to the watersheds originating from …

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39.6 km

Beautiful park garnished with many subtleties.

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39.8 km

The Naurouze Pass

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Le Seuil de Naurouze is a strategic location in the operation and water supply of the Canal du Midi. The highest point on the canal's route, it is the birthplace …

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42.3 km

Canal du Midi (En Cassan -> Marbail)

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First part nice, later no longer rideable on a racing bike

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51.3 km

End point

Train Station

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

22.3 km

17.0 km

6.32 km

2.83 km

1.74 km

849 m

215 m

Surfaces

31.5 km

12.0 km

6.47 km

615 m

540 m

147 m

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Lowest point (170 m)

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