Cycling the Canal de la Garonne: 300km from Bordeaux to Toulouse

by Declan Lyons

Overview

A guidebook to cycling the 290km (180 mile) Canal de la Garonne cycle route from Bordeaux to Toulouse. This long-distance cycle across south-western France is suitable for both first-time and experienced long-distance cyclists and can be cycled in 1 week.

• Presented in 7 stages ranging from 30-59km (19-36 miles) in length
• A 135km excursion from Bordeaux to Lacanau on the Atlantic coast is described
• Includes optional side trips exploring the countryside and historical towns and villages, including Agen, Moissac, Marmande and Montauban
• Route passes through Sauveterre-de-Guyenne, Marmande, Buzet-sur-Bäise, Montech
• Suitable to be cycled year-round
• 1:100,000 maps and profiles are included for each stage
• Detailed information about planning, accommodation and local history

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781852847838
Publisher:	Cicerone Press Limited
Publication date:	05/15/2019
Pages:	224
Sales rank:	706,194
Product dimensions:	4.60(w) x 6.77(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

Declan Lyons brings a lifelong passion for cycling and touring to this guide. As a teenager in the 1960s, he explored the wilds of Connemara on a rusty three-speed Rudge bicycle. Since then, he has touredextensively in Ireland and further afield. He hascycled throughout France including regular trips fromthe Channel to the Mediterranean.Declan now lives next to the Canal du Midi.