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Canal du Midi Capestang – The Canal du Midi loop from Rivière de Quarante

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Canal du Midi Capestang – The Canal du Midi loop from Rivière de Quarante

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Canal du Midi Capestang – The Canal du Midi loop from Rivière de Quarante

01:22

20.1km

70m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Great for any fitness level. You may need to push your bike for some segments of this route.

Last updated: June 27, 2026

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1.55 km

Pigasse Bridge

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The pretty Pigasse bridge (name of the relay which served as a stopover for travelers who used the Canal at the time when navigation was not motorized (towpath))

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7.48 km

Source de la Rigole

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great outing to do again

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12.0 km

Picturesque place, really nice with all the houseboats.

Be careful if you follow the canal route, it can be monotonous on a road bike. It is sometimes pleasant to move away from it to fork there again on certain portions.

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12.1 km

The Canal du Midi

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From the bridge there is a beautiful view of the port of Capestang, located on the large reach of the Canal du Midi.

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12.6 km

Saint Stephen's Collegiate Church, Capestang

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Excellent guest house which offers dinner (vegetarian!). Very friendly hosts and spacious rooms with (in our case) an amazing bathtub, which was perfect after a rainy bike ride. Also, they …

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12.8 km

Capestang

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This pretty little village located on the banks of the Canal du Midi was built around the superb Saint-Etienne collegiate church. At the crossroads of several rivers, it is also the starting point of the GR 78, the Piedmont route.

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13.1 km

Trompe-l'oeil de Capestang

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In French, trompe d'oeil means "fooling eyes, an illusionistic painting that uses perspective to simulate three-dimensionality (Wikipedia)

Located in Capestang, on the Canal du Midi, in July 2005 the artists …

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20.1 km

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

8.95 km

4.68 km

2.79 km

2.27 km

1.34 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

10.6 km

4.32 km

4.27 km

747 m

218 m

Elevation

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Tuesday 30 June

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Canal du Midi Capestang – The Canal du Midi loop from Rivière de Quarante

Pigasse Bridge

Source de la Rigole