View of the Étang de Thau – Port of Mèze loop from Bessilles

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View of the Étang de Thau – Port of Mèze loop from Bessilles

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(14)

140

riders

View of the Étang de Thau – Port of Mèze loop from Bessilles

05:08

81.1km

600m

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: October 14, 2026

Tips

Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

After 32.6 km for 141 m

After 81.0 km for 81 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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29.8 km

Sète Canal

Highlight • River

Worth seeing by day and by night!

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30.1 km

Sète's Royal Canal

Highlight • River

Very picturesque canal surrounded by small cafes and restaurants.

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30.4 km

Royal Canal of Sète

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The port of Sète is important in more than one way. First of all, it is a large fishing port. The Sète auction (place for selling freshly landed fish) was …

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32.7 km

Vue du Mont Saint-Clair sur l'étang de Thau

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This idiosyncratic chapel stands on Mont Saint Claire, another reason to climb this mountain.

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36.7 km

Plage du Lido

Beach

37.5 km

Chemin de la plage, Agde to Sète

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More precisely, this very beautiful cycle path is located between Marseillane Plage and Sete. Highly recommended, every 500 meters there is a path to the beach. Very often with bike parking facilities

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47.1 km

Lido Cycle Path from Sète to Marseillan

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Class bike path with super surface where cycling is really fun.

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54.0 km

View of the Étang de Thau

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From here we have superb views of the Etang de Thau! There is a nice cycle path along the pond and many nice places to rest.

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70.9 km

Port of Mèze

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Small picturesque harbor with restaurants and cafes. Invites you to stroll and linger.

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71.4 km

Petit Port des Barques

Lake

80.8 km

Bessilles

Forest

81.1 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

41.5 km

24.5 km

8.74 km

3.64 km

2.58 km

159 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

60.4 km

14.6 km

5.79 km

199 m

126 m

Elevation

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Highest point (170 m)

Lowest point (0 m)

Weather

Tuesday 20 October

19°C

9°C

35 %

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Max wind speed: 28.0 km/h

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Comments

March 6, 2023,Radtour um den Etang de Thau

The tour starts at the RV park in Bouzigues. But there is a parking lot for cars 100m away.
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Although some pictures of the water can be seen, it wasn't a particularly nice tour. It is nice to drive only from Meze to Sete, which is a former railway line. The rest is also partly a …

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