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Argent-Double Spillway – Canal du Midi Bridge loop from Homps

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Argent-Double Spillway – Canal du Midi Bridge loop from Homps

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Argent-Double Spillway – Canal du Midi Bridge loop from Homps

02:18

31.4km

150m

Mountain biking

Moderate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: June 21, 2026

Tips

Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

After 24.2 km for 220 m

After 30.6 km for 157 m

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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5.30 km

Argent-Double aqueduct and spillway

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This structure, born from the recommendations made by Vauban to improve the Canal du Midi, was built in 1693. It is one of the most original structures on the Canal du Midi with its eleven-arched bridge. The function of this structure is to evacuate excess water from the canal to the Argent-Double River.

This evacuation is done in two ways. The first is by evacuating surface water by means of a spillway (overflow system) at the point where the bank is lowest at the level of the arches of the structure. The water that spills then falls in a cascade to the Argent-Double River below. After the surface water has been evacuated, the second means of evacuation of the structure is the spillway itself, that is to say, a bottom valve, which allows, with the action of man, to evacuate the water through the bottom. During maintenance work carried out in winter, this reach (portion between two locks) is emptied by this means.

A passage on the arches is built in order to maintain a "dry" continuity for the towing horses and avoid the slippery and perilous passage that this spillway presented. (Text from: La Redorte
and works of the Argent-Double)

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5.48 km

Argent-Double Spillway

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The Argent-Double spillway regulates the water level in the canal. It is a real work of art that deserves a stop to take a good look at its architecture and its environment!

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5.57 km

Canal du Midi Bridge

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Cycle paths and small trails often lead along the Canal de Midi, which can also be mastered with a normal bicycle. However, an MTB offers more comfort.

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14.0 km

Étang de Marseillette

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The pond covers an area of 2,000 hectares and is shared between the communes of Marseillette, Aigues-Vives, Saint-Frichoux, and Puichéric. It once supplied the region with fish. As early as the 12th century, talk began of draining this stagnant body of water, a source of death and misery for Marseillette and the surrounding villages, which were becoming depopulated. In 1605, Henry IV issued a royal decree to drain the pond. But it wasn't until 1804, when it was purchased by an Irish woman, Madame de Lawless, that it was drained, thanks to a vast project.
The pond was then cultivated and developed to utilize the waters of the Aude River, with an original irrigation system consisting of perpendicular canals allowing the flooding of the land.
Today, vines, apples, and rice are the main crops grown there. Its calm and flat paths are very pleasant for hiking or cycling, in a typical landscape.

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17.4 km

Sainte-Marie Church

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17.8 km

Notre-Dame-du-Bout-du-Pont chapel

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Old chapel from the end of the bridge with a mountainous landscape in the distance. Not visitable and in poor condition, we will say that is why it has charm!

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30.7 km

Port Minervois

Lake

31.1 km

Former Commandery of the Knights of Malta

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31.4 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

20.0 km

7.65 km

3.35 km

415 m

Surfaces

12.2 km

7.52 km

4.72 km

3.03 km

2.78 km

1.11 km

Elevation

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Highest point (120 m)

Lowest point (50 m)

Weather

Wednesday 15 July

29°C

23°C

27 %

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Argent-Double Spillway – Canal du Midi Bridge loop from Homps

Argent-Double aqueduct and spillway

Argent-Double Spillway

Canal du Midi Bridge

Étang de Marseillette

Sainte-Marie Church

Notre-Dame-du-Bout-du-Pont chapel

Former Commandery of the Knights of Malta

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