5
Cycling Days
6
Nights
257
Kilometres
Moderate to Challenging
Difficulty
April – October
Best Season
With Baggage Transfer
€1315 person
Bike included
Daily luggage transfer
What's included
Double occupancy in 3★ hotels and B&Bs, some with pools
Breakfast every day
Luggage transfer hotel to hotel each day
Bike rental — premium hybrid with panniers
GPS mobile app with offline maps
Custom spiral-bound roadbook
Technical support
Personal meet & greet at start and finish
Extra luggage or empty cases can be stored
Itinerary

5 cycling days,
Toulouse to Sète

This is the canal for cyclists who want to cover every kilometre under their own steam. You cover the full 257 km from Toulouse to Sète, taking in the canal's highest point at Naurouze, the Cité of Carcassonne, the spectacular Nine Locks of Béziers and a glorious beach-path finish into Sète.

Route map — Toulouse to Sète

The complete Canal du Midi from Toulouse to the Mediterranean. You carry your gear in panniers (excess luggage stored by us and returned at journey's end). A proper cycling adventure.

Canals: Canal du Midi

Day 1 · Arrival
Arrival in Toulouse

Arrive in Toulouse.

Visit the vibrant city centre — the Pink City.
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Toulouse
Day 2 · ~62 km
Toulouse → Castelnaudary

Set off on the paved towpath along the Canal du Midi. Reach the canal's highest point at the Seuil de Naurouze — the continental divide, where rainwater flows either to the Mediterranean or the Atlantic. Finish in Castelnaudary, home of cassoulet.

After breakfast bikes are delivered and fitted at your hotel, roadbook explained.

The Rigole aqueduct at Naurouze is a fascinating piece of hydraulic engineering.
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Castelnaudary
Day 3 · ~42 km
Castelnaudary → Carcassonne

Cycle through sunflower fields to Carcassonne. Pass Bram and its circular medieval village and archaeological museum.

Bram's museum is just a short detour from the towpath — worth it.
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Carcassonne
Day 4 · ~39 km
Carcassonne → Homps

Leave Carcassonne on the canal towpath. Enjoy the peace and quiet, watching small boats drift past. The landscape opens up into vineyards and garrigue.

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Homps
Day 5 · ~64 km
Homps → Béziers

A longer day following the Canal du Midi downstream. Pass the Malpas Tunnel — 173 metres long, dug in one week — and the ancient Oppidum d'Ensérune on the hill above. Finish at the Nine Locks of Fonseranes — one of the great engineering wonders of the 17th century.

Take time at the Nine Locks — the view of Béziers from here is magnificent.
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Béziers
Day 6 · ~50 km
Béziers → Sète

Follow the paved towpath from Béziers to Portiragnes Plage. Continue along small roads to Agde and the optional harbour stop at Marseillan. Finish on the spectacular beach bike path from Marseillan Plage into Sète.

There are several good swimming spots on the final stretch — the beach path is hard to beat.
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Sète
Day 7 · Departure
Sète — Departure

Explore Sète — the Venice of southern France. Depart by train, well connected throughout France and Spain.

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Bespoke Options

Make it your own

Bespoke Option

Extra day in Carcassonne

Stay a second night to visit the Cité properly before continuing along the canal.

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Photo coming soon
Bespoke Option

Extra day in Homps

Optional circular ride to the Cathar village of Minerve (~32 km). Some climbing involved.

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