Béziers and the Canal du Midi
A day along the canal · 40 km
- Distance
- 40 km
Start at the Fonserannes locks in the morning when the boats are going through, walk along the canal over the Pont-canal de l'Orb and up to the cathedral. Afternoon at the Oppidum d'Ensérune with views over Montady and the Malpas tunnel, evening swim at Valras-Plage.
Stops along the way
Road trips
- The reverse queen stage330 km · Pau → Saint-Girons over five cols
- The inland road Biarritz → Perpignan520 km · The E80 along the mountains, then through Ariège and Cathar country
- The Cathar loop230 km · Foix → Carcassonne via the castles
- Hot springs of the Cerdagne120 km · Ax → Dorres → Llo → Saint-Thomas
- Côte Vermeille45 km · Argelès → Cerbère along the red coast
- The waterfall loop190 km · Cauterets → Gavarnie → Troumouse → Luchon
- The Ariège cols150 km · Foix → Péguère → Col de Port → Lers → Agnes → Aulus
- TdF 2026, stage 4180 km · Carcassonne → Foix, 7 July 2026
