Cycling holiday in Sud-Aveyron.
Around Causse du Larzac Vallée du Tarn, Pays de Roquefort and Gorges de la Dourbie.

Cycling along at your own pace, you're able to absorb the sights, scents, and atmosphere in a way you never could on an ordinary holiday.This region of France is a wonderful location for a light French cycling holiday with major river valleys clad in green woods and forests. Often as though hanging from cliff edges you see many sandstone fortified villages. Romantic ancient villages are just some of the delights to see on your French cycle tour in the extraordinary variety of landscapes of Aveyron and the Parc Naturel des Grands Causses.
A light journey along three rivers: Tarn, Sorgue and Dourbie.

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• 7 or 8 days; start any day of the week.
• option 1 - 5 extra nights (restday or cycling programme)
• Baggage transfer included.
• Dinners and B&B included. (Except in Millau, 2x)
• This cycling tour is also available as a budget (*&**),  'plus' (**&***) or 'superior' (***&**) package.
• Standard accommodation (** hotels) with toilet, shower/bath en suite.
• 8 days: 7 nights: 1 x  ***,  1 x  *,  5 x  ** hotels.
• We provide for every day the choice of two routes (average 35 or average 55 km)

The trip can be cut in three parts:

The first part you will be cycling in the Canyon of the Dourbie to Nant.
You'll see the vultures circling high above you.
More pictures of Gorges & Causses.
 

In the second part you'll be traversing the Causse du Larzac and see La Couvertoirade the most known Templars town, The Larzac is a limestone plateau from where the Templars started their crusades to Jerusalem in th 12th and 13th century, nowadays known because of José Bové 's strugglle with the globalized world. You'll find Roquefort and its cheese caves on your way. Through the beautiful valleys of the Sorgue you'll be heading slowly going down to St. Affrique.
Pictures of Pays de Roquefort.

In the last part you'll cycle in the valley of the Tarn and ride under the Millau Viaduct back to your starting place: Millau.
On your first day too you can cycle to the Millau viaduct.
Pictures of the Tarn valley.
 

Average daily distances: 35 km.
Starting days : every day from March till October.
For booking this tour, we ask you to complete our booking form.
Travel: The nearest airports to B05 are Rodez and Montpellier.
Transfer to starting point of the B05 is not included. 
Taxi from airport to Rodez train station = €14,-.
Train/bus to Millau = € 14,-
Transfer from the airport to Millau: taxi: € 115,-
You can also travel (TGV or airport) to Montpellier and take the (SNCF)-Bus to Millau (€23,-).

Travel info here.
 

DBB = Dinner, B&B
DmD = Daily minimum Distance (in km). For every day we provide short and long stages.
EG = Elevation Gains in meters (cumulative)

Tour details standard B05b       7 and 8 days packages
 

DBB = Dinner, B&B
DmD = Daily minimum Distance (in km). For every day we provide short and long stages.
EG = Elevation Gains in meters (cumulative)