| Fortress to the Sea Route Notes Hotel de Senlis 7 Rue Malebranche 01 43 29 93 10 Paris
Hotel Astoria 18 rue Tourtel 04.68 25 31 38 Carcassonne
Layover. Put bikes together and visit one of the most incredible sites in the world.
Carcassonne to Narbonne Plage 78K
Hotel Oasis
3 Promenade de Front de Mer
(04 68 49 80 12
East out of Carcassonne on N113/D303
S. onto D6113
(Alternate possibility of following Canal du Midi
as far as Trebes before joining D6113
R. at circle in Narbonne onto Arago
L. onto Blvd Dr Lacroix and L. around
R. after bridge onto Quai Victor Hugo
S. out of town onto Ave de la Mer/D168
R. onto D31/32
L. onto D332
R. at circle onto Ave du Languedoc
Enter Narbonne Plage
L. at beach.
Narbonne Plage to Sete71K
HOTEL AZUR
60 Qai de Bosc 04 67 74 95 90
Exit narbonne Plage on D1118
R./North on D1118
L. Ave de la Mer in St. Pierre de la M.
R. D618/D14 in Fleury
R. D37 in Lespignan
X pont in Serignan & again into Portiragnes
R. D37
L. after canal
BL. the L. into Vias on ave. de la Mediterannee
R. on D912/Ave d'Agde
X pont continue D912 L. Quai des Dames, R. Rue de Richelieu, L. Ave de General de Gaule/Route de Sete/N112
BR. onto beach walk through stones where N112 angles left
R. at end & cross pont
Enter Sete
Follow Corniche around and along canal to hotel on Quai du Bosc
Sete to Grau du Roi 50K
Hotel d'Angleterre Quai Colbert 04.66.51.40.75
R. Quai de Bosc
L. Pont Virla
R. Quai Phillipe Regy
L. Quai Louis Pasteur x pont
R. Rue des Dockers
L. Rue de Monpellier n112
Around to D612
R. at circle & R. over bridge
R. & onto Rue Paul Valery
L. at end & first R. on Ave Vauban
L. at circle on Rue des Fregates
R. at end
R. ave des Cormorants & L. at end
R. at end Ave des Etangs
R. before RR tracks
L. on Boulevard de la Chapitre in V. de Maguelone
R. on D116/185
R. on D986
L. at circle and first R. onto Quai General de Gaule
L. over pont & R. to beach
L. at beach
L. at circle Ave Pourquiere
R. at end
BR. after pont & first R. then first L. Jean baptise Solignac
L. at end & R. Rue de Labech
L at end D59
S. at circle onto walk/bikeways
L. at circle Ave robert Fages
R. Quai Georges Pompidou
R. Rue du Casino & S. to beach
L. at beach & onto walk/bikeways
L. at canal L. on path to D59
R. D59/D255 over bridge
BR. Boul du Boucanet
Enter Grau du Roi
BR. at circle onto Rue de l'Egalite
L. at canal & over bridge hotel R. on canal
Layover. Beach for a day or visit Aigues Mortes then beach.
Grau du Roi to Arles 50K
Hotel les Balladins 1 Chemin des Moines
(0)4 90 47 42 08
North on D979
S. on D46 and visit Mystery Tower, then back
L. on D58
S. on D38c
L. on D570
R. onto Ave de la Camargue
R. across Pont de la Trinqutaille
Follow me here
Enter Arles
Layover. Visit the Colosseum, visit the Theatre, kick back in the square and visit Van Gogh's Cafe la Nuit
Arles to Avignon 81K HOTEL CENTRAL
33 Rue de la Republique 04 90 86 07 81
North across the Rhone over Pont de Trinquetaille
S. on D15
S. on D986 in Beaucaire
S. on D981 to Pont du Gard
Return to Beaucaire and cross Rhone to Tarascon
East on D99
L. d32
L. D5
S. D34
S. N570
Cross Durance (follow me here)
Follow me here
Enter Avignon
(Alternate route of 70K up right bank of Rhone and across bridge.)
Layover. Visit the Palace of the Popes, dance on the Bridge, kick back in the square.
Avignon to Peyrolles 81K HOSTELLERIE LE MIRABEAU
Route Nationale 96 04 42 67 11 80
South out of town on N570. L. on D571, L. D26. L. D7n/N7. onto D3L. D561. L. N96, Enter Peyrolles
Peyrolles to Moustiers Sainte Marie 65K HOTEL LA BONNE AUBERGE Route de Castellane .4.92.74.66.18
East on D96. R. on D952. Enter Moustiers Moustiers Sainte Marie to Castellane 55K HOTEL DU LEVANT Place Marcel Sauvaire 04 92 83 60 05
D952 South. L. staying on D952 Enter Castellane
Layover. Nurse our legs, raft in the gorge, climb the Rock, visit the junk shop, kick back in the square.
Castellane to Nice, 86K HOTEL DURANTE 16 Avenue Durante 04 93 88 84 40
N85 stiff climb, screamer, stiff climb, screamer
L. onto D221/D2 gradual rise through beautiful valley to Clue de Peyron, from here all downhill to the Mediterranean @ 35K
R. onto D3 at Greolieres
L. onto D6 & Follow me here to the sea. L. at beach at Cagnes sur Mer at first on wide shoulder & then on bike path. Follow me here. Arrive Nice
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