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Millau, Gorges du Tarn. Moderate Cycling Holidays.

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These biketours are light tours if you keep cycling down in the canyons and valleys. When cycling up the plateau a moderate or even challenging tour can be made with daily distances of 60 to 90 kmand with 1 to 4 climbs of 400 m per day (rise increase of 7-9 degree, 400m. altitude difference, climbs of 4 - 7 kmlong).

The scenery in the Gorges is rather spectacular.

Gorges du Tarn at Roc Hourtous
 More Pictures of the Gorges du Tarn.

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This tour starts and ends in Millau.

East of Millau the Tarn river and its tributaries carved out 4 canyon like Gorges: Gorges de la Dourbie, Gorges de la Jonte, Gorges du Trèvezel and the most famous of all the Gorges du Tarn. These Gorges are at the heart of the most spectacular walking area of the Grands Causses Natural Parc. Steep crags of 400m and the typical scenery of limestone plateaux dissected by rivers.You'll see the Grotte Rose of Dargilan, the unusual scenery of the Causses (Le Chaos de Montpellier le Vieux and Roques Altes).

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A district with an extraordinary diversity of landscapes, that you will get to know when cycling through this far South part of the Massif Central: mountains, limestone plateaus (Causses), lush green valleys, roaring rivers (Tarn, Jonte, Dourbie, Lot, Aveyron, Dourdou). Lots of small villages here.
No fast food here, but the French cuisine, honest food in small family-run hotels and you will get a warm welcome.


Vase de Sevres- le Rozier - Gorges de la Jonte
Vase de Sevres - le Rozier - Gorges de la Jonte


In the Parc Régional des Grands Causses in South-Aveyron. Aveyron is also a rich source of (ancient) culture: the district of Templars, medieval cloisters and places of pilgrimage. And... apart from the cyclists and hikers, a renowned district for bird-watching, mountain-biking, (fly-)fishing, for who seeks nature, quiet and farsights of mountains, valleys and plateaus, called Causses.

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Of this bike tour B04 we propose a light version too.

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Spectacular Gorges & Causses

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9 days

Millau Hotel La Capelle *** Day 1 Day 1 Day 1 Day 1 Day 1
Sévérac-le-Château Hôtel des Causses ** Day 2 Day 2 Day 2 Day 2 Day 2
la Canourgue Domaine de la Vialette ***   Day 3 Day 3 Day 3
St. Chély-du-TarnAuberge de la Cascade ** pool Day 3 Day 3 Day 4 Day 4 Day 4
Meyrueis Grand Hôtel de France *** pool  Day 4 Day 5 Day 5 Day 5
Day 6
St.Jean-du-Bruel Hôtel Midi Papillon ** pool    Day 6 Day 7
Millau Hotel La Capelle *** Day 4 Day 5 Day 6 Day 7 Day 8
Leave after breakfast / end of the package Day 5 Day 6 Day 7 Day 8 Day 9


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B04 Moderate plus packages Bags transfers included in basic rate. Basic rate: in € p.p. double room, sharing.
2024 BnB Dinners Basic rate
p.p.
Suppl.
July - August
Suppl.
single room
Bike
rental
e-Bike
rental
5 days 4 2 € 777 € 62 € 271 € 82 € 148
6 days 5 3 € 927 € 62 € 312 € 101 € 183
7 days 6 4 € 1028 € 66 € 351 € 120 € 212
8 days 7 5 € 1188 € 68 € 396 € 137 € 247
9 days 8 6 € 1312 € 68 € 437 € 152 € 289

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Extra nights BnB Dinner Basic rate
p.p.
Suppl.
July - August
Suppl.
single room
Bike
rental
Bike
rental
Millau Hotel La Capelle  *** yes no € 85 € 13 € 64 € 23 € 39
St. Chély-du-Tarn ** pool yes yes € 83 € 3 € 44 € 23 € 39
Meyrueis *** pool Grand Hotel de France yes yes € 75 € 0 € 37 € 23 € 39
  • Take-away lunches are not included. You can order them at the hotel or the host the evening before departure.

  • Solo: add 78 % to basic rate. supplement single room included, supplement July-August and bike-rental not included.


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Discount on basic rate p.p. for small groups and families
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Parties van 3 personen :    6 % p.p.
Parties van 4 personen : 11 % p.p.
Parties van 5 personen : 17 % p.p.
Parties van 6 personen : 13 % p.p.
Parties van 7 personen : 17 % p.p.
Parties van 8 personen : 20 % p.p.


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Staying 5 days 6 days 7 days 8 days 9 days programB04-plus
Millau Hotel La Capelle***

Upgrade option in Château de Creissels ****

Day 1 Day 1 Day 1 Day 1 Day 1 Arrival and overnight in Millau. If you like to bike some flat km, that's possible.
The tour today to get acquainted with the region and the bike will lead you along the Tarn Valley Westwards to St. Rome-de-Tarn and over the Causse du Larzac. (31 km)
Sévérac-le-Château
**
Day 2 Day 2 Day 2 Day 2 Day 2 Cycling up the Causse the Sauveterre to Sévérac-le-Château. (50, 74 or 92 km)
La Canourgue
Domaine de la Vialette ***  Pool
  Day 3 Day 3 Day 3 Cycling trip by the Aubrac mountains to La Canourgue. (51, 64 or 108 km)
St. Chély-du-Tarn
** pool
Day 3 Day 3 Day 4 Day 4 Day 4 Most spectacular stage of this tour to the Canyon of the Gorges du Tarn, the best known part of this canyon area. Huge walls, vultures circulating above you....
No climbing at all or as much as you want. Night in St. Chély-du-Tarn. Pool
(48 or 58 km)
Meyrueis
*** pool
 Day 4 Day 5 Day 5 Day 5 and 6 Today you leave the surroundings of the river Tarn and go to the east, to Meyrueis at the Westside of the Cevennes. The short variant passes by Le Rozier/ Peyreleau, and then trough the Gorges of the Jonte. If you’re lucky, you can admire the vultures, circling high above your head. In Le Truel it is worth the trouble to stop at the Belvedère des Vautours. This is a sort of museum/information centre about the re-introduction of the vultures in the Gorges. If you’re in for some more climbing, take the long variant and go and visit the Aven Armand on the Causse Méjean. (34, 51 or 61 km). Night in Meyrueis; pool.

Day 6 climbing the Mont Aigoual 1596m

St. Jean-du-Bruel
**-***

Pool

   Day 6 Day 7 This day starts with a rather heavy climb, but that is the biggest part of the work for today. With a small detour you can visit the subterranean river of Bramabiau or you can choose for the shortest way to Nant via the Gorges du Trèvezel. The route along the gorges is one of these very beautiful sites that make France so famous. Apart from that, the road only descends. You pass Cantobre, a village built on a rock and the lively Medieval village of Nant. For the nightstay it is another 7km to St. Jean-du-Bruel.
The most challenging and beautiful stage is the 75 km long stage (1565m alt.) going up the slopes of the Mont Aigoual and cycling down some 24 beautiful kmthrough the Gorges de la Dourbie.
(44, 58 or 71 km)
Millau Hotel La Capelle***

Upgrade option in Château de Creissels ****

Day 4 Day 5 Day 6 Day 7 Day 8 Today you go back to Millau down the Jonte Valley, Dourbie Canyon or Sorgues Valley and via St. Affrique a cosy small southern French town you'll go back to Millau through the Tarn valley and cycle under the Millau viaduct (34, 59 or 70 km).
Only 5 and 6 day tour: you will go back from Meyrueis through the Canyon and the Gorges de la Dourbie to Millau.
 Day 5 Day 6 Day 7 Day 8 Day 98 Leave after breakfast

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