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Le Bousquet-D'Orb

Olivettes Dam – Château de Pézènes loop from Le Bousquet d'Orb

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Road cycling routes
France
Occitania
Lodève
Le Bousquet-D'Orb

Olivettes Dam – Château de Pézènes loop from Le Bousquet d'Orb

Hard

5.0

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9

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Olivettes Dam – Château de Pézènes loop from Le Bousquet d'Orb

03:12

61.7km

1,030m

Road cycling

Hard road ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: October 8, 2026

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Your route passes through protected areas

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Parc naturel régional du Haut-Languedoc

Waypoints

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Start point

Train Station

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6.06 km

Col de Dio

Mountain Pass

2

17.5 km

Fantastic side road

Highlight (Segment) • Other

I would rather recommend this fantastic side road as a climb from the Vailhan reservoir because the surface is rather unfavorable for a quick descent.

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27.9 km

Lac de Vailhan

Highlight • Lake

Superb place with a splendid landscape. The road is not in very good condition but is however not dangerous. And it's worth taking it.

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28.6 km

Olivettes Dam

Highlight • Monument

This reservoir was built in the late 1980s to control and regulate the fluctuating masses of the Herault River.

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32.6 km

The gaze is naturally drawn to this small rock that masks Valuzières. This formation testifies to an ancient geological history: the limestones formed in a Paleozoic sea before being deformed …

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35.5 km

Montesquieu

Highlight • Settlement

7

40.6 km

Picturesque town

Highlight • Settlement

8

40.6 km

Château de Pézènes

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The castle overlooks Pézènes-les-Mines from the upper part of the village. This castle is private, but its facades, roofs, and enclosure have been protected as historical monuments since 1981.

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61.7 km

End point

Train Station

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

56.8 km

4.33 km

503 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

54.8 km

6.86 km

< 100 m

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Highest point (470 m)

Lowest point (130 m)

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Wednesday 21 October

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