A guidebook to cycling the Canal de la Garonne route from Bordeaux to Toulouse. Covering 290km (180 miles), this long-distance cycle across south-western France can be completed in 1 week and is suitable for both first-time and experienced long-distance cyclists.
The route is described from north to south in 7 stages, each between 31 and 59km (19–37 miles) in length. A 135km (84 mile) excursion from Bordeaux to Lacanau on the Atlantic coast is described as well as optional side trips exploring the countryside and historical towns and villages, including Agen, Moissac, Marmande and Montauban.
- 1:100,000 maps and profiles included for each stage?
- Refreshment and accommodation information given
- Information on cycle shops with repair facilities along the route
- Advice on planning and preparation
A guidebook for cycling France's Canal de la Garonne, describing 290km of cycle route from Bordeaux to Toulouse, where it connects with the Canal du Midi. Describes a 135km excursion to the Atlantic Ocean, with detours to many historical towns and villages along the route. With information on accommodation, facilities and cycle shops on route.
Route summary table
Map key
Overview map
Introduction
Regions of the canal
The canal's construction
History
Culture
Wildlife
Cycling the Garonne canal
When to go
Getting there
Accommodation
Food and drink
Your bike
What to take
Health and safety
Security
Maps
Money and communications
Using this guide
The Canal de la Garonne
Prologue From Bordeaux to the Atlantic
Stage 1 Bordeaux to Sauveterre-de-Guyenne
Stage 2 Sauveterre-de-Guyenne to Marmande
Stage 3 Marmande to Buzet-sur-Baïse
Stage 4 Buzet-sur-Baïse to Agen
Excursion 1 To Port-Sainte-Marie and Clermont-Dessous
Excursion 2 To N&##xe9;rac
Stage 5 Agen to Moissac
Excursion 3 To Auvillar
Stage 6 Moissac to Montauban
Stage 7 Montauban to Toulouse
Appendix A Distances between locks
Appendix B Accommodation
Appendix C Useful information
Appendix D English-French glossary
Appendix E Further reading
Declan Lyons has a lifelong passion for cycling and touring. He was bitten by the bug when, as a teenager in the 1960s, he explored the wilds of Connemara on a rusty three-speed Rudge bicycle. Since then he has toured extensively in Ireland and further afield. Declan is an advocate of cycle touring - taking time on his cycles and relishing the nature, history and daily life all around. He has toured the region between the Atlantic and the Mediterranean extensively.
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