Viewpoint – Mas des Crottes Saltworks loop from Piémanson

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Viewpoint – Mas des Crottes Saltworks loop from Piémanson

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Viewpoint – Mas des Crottes Saltworks loop from Piémanson

01:24

24.8km

20m

Cycling

Easy bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: October 8, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Parc naturel régional de Camargue

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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430 m

Gravel path to the Faraman lighthouse

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You will have to pass the bike over a barrier to access the path. A few kilometers further, it is the only two remaining planks of a dilapidated bridge that …

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1.38 km

Grau de Piémanson

Lake

6.73 km

Salt Mountains of the Camargue

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you can visit on foot or by bike

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9.60 km

Viewpoint overlooking the Salin de Giraud

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A detour to the viewing point is worthwhile! From the slightly higher vantage point, you have a better view of the scale of the saltworks. In the sunlight, you can see the pools shimmering in various shades of pink.

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9.62 km

Viewpoint

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Hill you have a beautiful view over the salt flats.

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13.8 km

Workers' Housing Estate

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It looks a bit gray, but it was an achievement in social housing at the end of the 19th century. Built for the many foreign workers, especially from Greece

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15.7 km

Mas des Crottes Saltworks

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Magnificent road along the salt marshes and their salt mountains

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16.2 km

Salt mountain in the Salin de Giraud - the result of the work

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A place worth seeing, the sheer size of the salt mountain and the evaporation ponds of the Salin de Giraud are impressive.

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24.8 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

16.9 km

5.44 km

1.64 km

875 m

Surfaces

24.0 km

333 m

323 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Tuesday 13 October

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Comments

April 29, 2025,Vom Ländle nach Mallorca: Salin de Giraud an den Flamingos vorbei ans Meer – ViaRhôna

From the campsite, I walk past the salt pans to the sea, and I also see the flamingos. How beautiful these animals are!
In the evening, I go into town to buy milk and cereal.

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August 6, 2022,Nach Domaine de la Palissade

Today we visited Domaine de la Palissade. This is a nature reserve where various routes have been marked where you can see the typical landscape and vegetation of the Camargue. The white horses are also typical of the Camargue. We rode our bikes there and back. Inside you can walk.

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