Canal du Midi – Orb Canal Bridge loop from Vias

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Canal du Midi – Orb Canal Bridge loop from Vias

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Canal du Midi – Orb Canal Bridge loop from Vias

02:51

47.7km

100m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 19, 2026

Tips

Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

After 23.8 km for 208 m

After 25.5 km for 175 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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2.13 km

Canal du Midi

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The Canal du Midi is a navigable canal that connects the city of Toulouse to the city of Sète, on the Mediterranean. It was built between 1666 and 1681 by …

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3.34 km

Libron Works on the Canal du Midi

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This remarkable structure composed of mobile aqueducts allows boats navigating the Canal du Midi to cross the small river Libron. Created in 1855 by Urbain Maguès, an engineer also responsible for the bridge-canal of Béziers.

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10.9 km

Portiragnes lock

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At the Portiragnes lock, you enter a section almost at sea level, where the canal crosses former salt marshes and wind-swept wetlands. Built at the end of the 17th century, …

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13.6 km

Canal du Midi

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The ship photographed here is a small pension. Interesting for bike travelers

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24.4 km

Port Notre-Dame

Lake

25.3 km

Orb Canal Bridge

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Very interesting building - here the Canal du Midi is led on a bridge over the Orb.

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26.5 km

Canal du Midi Aqueduct over the River Orb

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In Beziers the city is close to the river and the harbor.

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29.1 km

Beautiful bike path on the Canal du Midi

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The foliage of beautiful, large plane trees provides welcome shade on this section of the Canal du Midi near Béziers.

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38.2 km

Canal du Midi green route

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Level route on mostly good surface and some shade.

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47.7 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

26.8 km

6.65 km

6.31 km

3.75 km

2.70 km

1.50 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

32.6 km

6.96 km

4.88 km

1.91 km

1.05 km

325 m

Elevation

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Weather

Tuesday 13 October

27°C

17°C

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Max wind speed: 13.0 km/h

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Comments

June 6, 2025,Generalprobe für einen Hundeanhänger

Now was the opportunity to try out whether our dog could ride in a trailer.
Since the campsite had a bike rental with trailers for children and dogs (they don't make a distinction), the idea was to cycle along the canal to Béziers. Our dog didn't like it at all at first and whined for a while. We didn't let …

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September 2, 2022,Beziers - Cathedrale Saint-Nazaire - 02.09.2022

Gravel tour to Beziers, a charming town on the hill above the Orb. The route runs mostly flat along the Canal du Midi and there are some Ecluse (locks) with a lot of boat traffic along the Eurovelo 8. In Beziers then the crossing of the Canal Du Midi with the river Orb, unique to build a river bridge over …

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June 19, 2024,Vias-Beziers

Beautiful bike ride along the Canal de Midi. The bike path along the Canal Midi has been newly tarred. Very pleasant to cycle along.

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September 14, 2024,Canal du Midi - Runde von Bèziers bis Plage Portiragnes

A good parking spot for motorhomes on the outskirts of Bèziers - that's where we started; the Canal du Midi is definitely worth a visit!
And also the town of Villeneuve lès Bèziers...

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