Cirque de Navacelles, between the Larzac and the Cévennes
77 km (48 miles), 1 hr 45 min, intermediate
Photo: Daniel Villafruela, CC BY-SA 3.0, resizedMotorcycle ride in Occitanie
Lac du Salagou and the Cirque de Mourèze
38 km (23 miles), 55 min, beginner
The Lac du Salagou, a reservoir with blue-green water, is surrounded by red earth, the ‘ruffes’, and volcanic hills: scenery much loved by walkers. From Clermont-l’Hérault, the loop passes near the dam and reaches Celles, a partly abandoned village by the water. It then goes through Octon and Salasc before the Cirque de Mourèze and its dolomite rocks. Narrow, hilly little roads, very busy at weekends in summer.
Stops along the way
- SStart: Clermont-l’Hérault
- 1Barrage du Salagou, after 7 km (4 miles)
- 2Celles, after 18 km (11 miles)
- 3Octon, after 22 km (14 miles)
- 4Salasc, after 26 km (16 miles)
- 5Mourèze, after 30 km (19 miles)
- SFinish: Clermont-l’Hérault, after 38 km (23 miles)
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