FUTURE TREKSFrench Canals East to West

Dates :
summer 2010, either the end of june, or the end of august

Duration :
14 days (more for who wants to bike back, less for who wants to join for just a few kilometers)

Who's invited :
anybody who loves peace and likes to bike, or boat

Difficulty level :
bikers, extreme beginners welcome ; boaters, well, sunbathers level 9

Gross itinerary :
from the Mediteranean Camargue to Arcachon basin on the Atlantic, meaning the Canal du Midi and the Canal Latéral à la Garonne all the way



We are planning a small outing next summer. The principle is to ride mostly along the Canals from Languedoc to Aquitaine. Some have been talking about accompanying us on boats but the main group will be bicycling and wild camping. As always, people are welcome to sleep or eat wherever they wish. We will take an agonizing painfully slow 14 days to do it. That represents an average of 50 km a day, meaning about 3 hours a day. I've biked this route already, twice in some parts. It is extremely flat. Apart from following the canals, the planned route will not be very rigid and we might spend a few days here and there, according to consensus. The map below is a very loose sketch of the plan as it stands now.


Agrandir le plan

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