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Canal du Midi – Houseboats on the Canal du Midi loop from Saint-Cyprien – République

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Canal du Midi – Houseboats on the Canal du Midi loop from Saint-Cyprien – République

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Canal du Midi – Houseboats on the Canal du Midi loop from Saint-Cyprien – République

05:43

99.0km

270m

Cycling

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

Last updated: July 12, 2026

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Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 1.25 km for 116 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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1.31 km

Îlot Sainte-Catherine

Forest

3.68 km

Bassin de Radoub

Lake

6.08 km

Canal du Midi

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Beautiful cycle path on the Canal du Midi, here the side is changed again.

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6.11 km

Houseboats on the Canal du Midi

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Long after leaving Toulouse, the Canal du Midi is lined with large houseboats. It is a very beautiful and colorful sight when you cycle past it.

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13.4 km

Castanet Lock

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The lock of Vic is one of the many locks of the Canal du Midi. It is a single chamber structure 151 meters high. It was built around 1670 17.4 …

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14.7 km

Canal du Midi Pathway

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Very pleasant section along the Canal du Midi near Toulouse. Connecting the Atlantic and Mediterranean shores of France, the canal is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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17.4 km

Brick Bridge on the Canal du Midi at Pompertuzat

Highlight • Bridge

Nice bike path on the Canal du Midi, nice bridge.

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36.1 km

Pont-Canal de Gardouch

Lake

49.0 km

Canal du midi

Highlight • Trail

The landscape is very beautiful, but unfortunately the cycle path here is no longer asphalted.
Luckily it was dry where I was at the moment, it must have rained a …

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49.3 km

The Écluse de l'Océan is an architecturally beautifully built single-chamber lock. It marks the highest point of the Canal du Midi (Col de Naurouze or Seuil de Lauragais: the watershed between the Atlantic and the Mediterranean).

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49.7 km

Canal du Midi - Water sharing

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Beautiful park garnished with many subtleties.

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99.0 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

55.6 km

35.8 km

2.65 km

2.43 km

2.26 km

180 m

147 m

Surfaces

93.3 km

2.82 km

1.98 km

638 m

177 m

155 m

Elevation

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Highest point (190 m)

Lowest point (140 m)

Weather

Wednesday 29 July

34°C

21°C

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Max wind speed: 7.0 km/h

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Comments

May 5, 2022,canal du Midi étape 1 toulouse ,castelnaudary.

first stage, departure from toulouse, just after mattabiau station.
for about forty kilometers the path is paved, it is very rolling, then after it is a gravelled surface which succeeds it. a portion of about 3km in dirt, narrow and muddy is really not pleasant.
our stage stops at the edge of the canal at the lock of the hideout …

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May 18, 2023,Canal du midi entre ami étape 1

Departure a little hard after a good evening in Toulouse, the restaurant after only 15 km and great. (the goal is not the perf especially with a group of 15 with opposite levels.!)

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September 29, 2024,2024.71 TdF FR; V80: Toulouse - Castelnaudary

A leisurely cycling day like we haven't had in a long time. The challenge was the east wind, which blew in our faces but didn't strengthen our backs. After about 50 km of easy-to-ride asphalt, we first encountered very rough, coarse gravel, followed by finer, gravelly surfaces.

But first things first!

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June 15, 2025,Tappa 7 da Toulouse a Castelnaudary

Departure from Toulouse along the Canal du Midi.
Apart from the nice storm in the morning, which forced us to put on our rain gear, the stage went by quickly.
The route is more lively than the previous stages, ups and downs, rest areas, little places along the way. It may be Sunday, but we found a lot of movement …

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June 10, 2025,🇨🇵 France Canal du Midi 05 Castelnaudary - Toulouse

Canal du Midi
The Canal du Midi ("Southern Canal") connects Toulouse to the Mediterranean Sea near Sète. Its original name was the Canal royal en Languedoc ("Royal Canal in Languedoc").

The canal is 240 km long and runs across the mountain saddle between the Pyrenees and the French Massif Central.

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August 22, 2024,10_CanalDuMidi_05

A short tour of Toulouse before setting off along the very crowded cycle path, which here is the Canal du Midi. The surface remains smooth until just beyond Pont Laugarais, then to avoid the bumpy sections we exit onto the road. We cross a plateau, re-enter the canal. Castelnaudary is built on two large ponds, on the smaller one there …

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May 25, 2024,Von Toulouse nach Castelnaudary - Tag 5

Started today in Toulouse and continued along the Canal du MIDI towards the Mediterranean.

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Canal du Midi – Houseboats on the Canal du Midi loop from Saint-Cyprien – République

Canal du Midi

Houseboats on the Canal du Midi

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