Millau, Gorges du Tarn, Causses. Luxury Cycling Tour.

This 5 to 9 days superior***/**** cycling tour is an Moderate cycling tour. A light tour is available too. But if you keep cycling down in the canyons and valleys this trip is a light one too. When biking up the plateau the tour becomes an Moderate or even Challenging tour with daily distances from 60 to 90 kms and with 1 to 4 climbs of 400 m per day (rise increase of 7-9 degree, 400m. altitude difference, climbs of 4 - 7 kms long).

Some packages stay in the Gorges area and some (going to Sèverac-le-Château) go even into the Aubrac and are more challenging. There are alternative versions of the six and seven days packages.

The scenery in the Gorges is rather spectacular.

Hortous, Gorges du tarn

More Pictures of the Gorges du Tarn.

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This tour starts and ends in Creissels near Millau or in St. Rome-de-Tarn.

From Millau Eastwards 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 ofthe 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).

Here le "Midi" (South of France) begins: A nice climate, : mountains, limestone plateaus (Causses), lush green valleys, roaring rivers (Tarn, Jonte, Dourbie, Lot, Aveyron, Dourdou). No fast food here, but the French cuisine, honest food in small family-run hotels where you will get a warm welcome.

La Ligne Verte has settled in a small village in the Valley of the Tarn, at 60 km from and halfway Millau and Albi in a nature park, the Parc Régional Naturel 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 modern art : the Musée Soulages in Rodez.

Of this bike tour B04 a light and other versions are available too. Click here.