Intermediate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: October 16, 2025

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2.38 km

By the vineyards

Well rolling path. Made of 42 MM gravel.

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3.25 km

Liausson Beach

Magnificent spot, rideable when the lake level is low. Made of 42 mm gravel.

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6.87 km

Lac du Salagou

The Lac du Salagou takes you into another world. Embedded by round hills and vineyards, the lake is relatively central in the Hérault department. The red earth always reminds me …

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10.3 km

Gué

Be careful during floods.

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12.7 km

End of the old road

Magnificent view with this destroyed road which previously connected the two edges of the lake.

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19.7 km

Abandoned Village of Celles

The curious story of this village: in the wake of the water crisis in 1959, it was decided to dam the Salagou to create a reservoir. The water height should …

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22.1 km

Beach with refreshment bar

22.5 km

The Red Lands of Salagou

This beautiful gravel path winds through the red earth of Lac du Salagou.

It is the iron oxide present in the rock that gives clay and sandstone this particular red color.

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26.9 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

14.9 km

10.3 km

966 m

589 m

162 m

Surfaces

15.9 km

8.37 km

1.92 km

427 m

255 m

Elevation

Highest point (180 m)

Lowest point (130 m)

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Saturday 18 October

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Lac du Salagou – The Red Lands of Salagou loop from Liausson

By the vineyards

Liausson Beach

Lac du Salagou

Gué

End of the old road

Abandoned Village of Celles

Beach with refreshment bar

The Red Lands of Salagou

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