The best MTB trails in Zone C

Interesting section of the cycle path built as a wooden boardwalk.

What was a military tower doing in the middle of the dunes? Built in the 18th century, the Redoute du Castellas was part of a surveillance network responsible for protecting the coastline and the port of Sète. Long before modern signal stations, alerts were transmitted from tower to tower using signals visible from several kilometers away.

A few hundred meters from the village of Castelnau-de-Guers, in the middle of a pine wood, the Saint-Nicolas-de-Talpusiac chapel was built on a hill at the foot of which passes the fishermen's path (cami peissonier) connecting the Étang de Thau to Pézenas. The chapel is mentioned in 1106 under the name "Ecclesiam S. Nicholay de Talpussiac". The name Talpussiac, translated as "Talpussiac's domain", suggests an ancient origin for the site. Archaeological surveys near the chapel led to the discovery in 1992 of the site of a rural settlement from late Antiquity. The current chapel, oblong in plan, and its south and west facades are pierced by a door. It was consecrated in 1819, but is now disused.

Starting from the cellar of Vignobles de Montagnac, you will walk a route with low elevation gain, of significant length and duration. You will take the vineyard paths overlooking the Étang de Thau and the Hérault valley. You will encounter 14 monumental statues inspired by wine, vines, and the work of winegrowers.

The Pointe des Onglous is the eastern end of the Canal du Midi. It is the mandatory passage point for anyone wishing to reach the Mediterranean Sea coming from the Canal du Midi. The crossing of the Thau lagoon allows you to reach the port of Sète, the construction of which was also entrusted, in 1669, to Pierre-Paul Riquet, just like the canal. In the 1660s, the development of the canal between the lagoons from Sète to the Rhône (current Canal du Rhône à Sète) was also topical to facilitate the transport of goods and passengers. At the Pointe des Onglous, a jetty extending into the Thau lagoon was created to break the waves. To secure the crossing of the 15 kilometers of the lagoon, the channel is marked to guide boats towards the port of Sète.

The Bagnas lock is the last single-chamber lock on the Canal du Midi before Sète, at the end of the canal. Built around 1676, it is located 235.2 km from Toulouse at an altitude of 2 m, between the Étang de Thau to the east and the Hérault river then the Prades lock to the west. It is located in the commune of Agde in the Hérault department in the Occitanie region.

In Agde, between the Canal du Midi and Bagnas: a stroll in the heart of natural and historical heritage. The final point of the mythical Canal du Midi before it flows into the Étang de Thau, the Bagnas sector constitutes a both symbolic and spectacular stage of the famous work by Pierre-Paul Riquet.

It's the best end of the Canal du Midi. I live near Toulouse, the canal there I can't stand anymore, but here it's not the same, it's fun and quite pretty!