Canal du Midi – Canal du Midi loop from Vias

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Canal du Midi – Canal du Midi loop from Vias

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Canal du Midi – Canal du Midi loop from Vias

03:51

66.4km

170m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Good fitness required. You may need to push your bike for some segments of this route. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 26, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Réserve naturelle du Bagnas

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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9.97 km

Grau du Rieu

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The Grau du Rieu offers a tranquil escape for cycle tourists keen to discover the natural beauty of the South of France. This coastal area, nestled between the Mediterranean Sea …

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31.6 km

Portiragnes lock

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At the Portiragnes lock, you enter a section almost at sea level, where the canal crosses former salt marshes and wind-swept wetlands. Built at the end of the 17th century, …

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34.3 km

Canal du Midi

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The ship photographed here is a small pension. Interesting for bike travelers

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44.0 km

Canal du Midi Aqueduct over the River Orb

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In Beziers the city is close to the river and the harbor.

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44.5 km

The Béziers Lock

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The Béziers lock is a single-chamber lock on the Canal du Midi. Its construction was launched in 1854 at the same time as the Orb aqueduct bridge and put into service in 1858.

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46.7 km

Beautiful bike path on the Canal du Midi

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The foliage of beautiful, large plane trees provides welcome shade on this section of the Canal du Midi near Béziers.

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55.7 km

Canal du Midi green route

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Level route on mostly good surface and some shade.

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64.3 km

Canal du Midi

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The Canal du Midi is a navigable canal that connects the city of Toulouse to the city of Sète, on the Mediterranean. It was built between 1666 and 1681 by …

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66.4 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

37.9 km

14.3 km

11.1 km

1.73 km

900 m

492 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

55.3 km

7.73 km

1.40 km

1.36 km

466 m

234 m

Elevation

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Weather

Thursday 8 October

20°C

12°C

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Max wind speed: 26.0 km/h

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Comments

July 3, 2025,Andata Marseillan plage/Béziers lungo il Canal du Midi

I split the trip there and back, because in Béziers we took a little train that took us to see the locks for navigation. Canal du Midi, a UNESCO heritage site. Today 39° and zero shade🫠

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May 22, 2022,De Agde à Béziers par la Véloroute de la Méditerranée

Essentially @ the greenway along the Canal du Midi. No difficulty and very friendly

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April 21, 2025,Béziers par le canal du midi 🏞️🏰🎢

I'm taking advantage of a stay in Cap d'Agde to take a short excursion to Béziers along the Canal du Midi. Komoot suggests I take a ferry across the Hérault at Grau d'Agde. But I wait for over fifteen minutes and see no movement on the water, except for a pleasure boat heading towards the exit and hoisting its sail. …

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