Hair in the wind, golden skin and a light spirit... Do you smell this sweet scent of freedom? Add a few pedal strokes and you have a successful family day on a bike route along the canal! Everyone ready for step 1? Your trip along the Canal des 2 mers by bike can begin. Ready, set, pedal!

The Canal des 2 mers by bike in figures

How about a bucolic itinerary lulled by the lilting accents of the south? From the Gironde estuary and to the beginnings of the Mediterranean, the Canal of the 2 seas by bike offers a multitude of possibilities, from step to step. Choice of route, level of difficulty, duration of the cycle route, organization of the day... You will inevitably find a pedal to your liking!

  • 1 channel : the Canal des 2 mers by bike
  • 2 waters : Atlantic and Mediterranean 
  • 8 steps: unmissable from city to city: Bordeaux, Agen, Montauban, Toulouse, Carcassonne, Narbonne, Béziers and Sète.
  • 20 departments crossed: Gironde, Lot-et-Garonne, Tarn-et-Garonne, Haute-Garonne, Aude, Hérault…
  • 270 kilometers greenway and cycle path along the Garonne Canal
  • 750 kilometers of track on the Canal des 2 mers route by bike
  • 27 structures labeled Home bike in Garonne Valley

A slower and more beautiful journey

The Canal des 2 mers cycling route is a real delight for all lovers of green tourism, step after step. Whatever your pace and your desires, with or without children, over a day or a longer period, there is always a portion of the lateral canal and its greenway waiting for you! To slow down ? A thousand times yes… Along the water, along the canal and on board your bike, the stress and worries of everyday life give way to a feeling of serenity throughout the route. Cradled by the shade of the large plane trees and caressed by the rays of the sun, each bike ride on the Canal de Garonne becomes a timeless parenthesis to be experienced intensely. Add to it a tavern in Meilhan-sur-Garonne, a picnic at midday or an impromptu nap by the water and you get a real Val-de-Garonnais moment!

Cherry tomato on the cake

Un relaxing massage with along the greenway, lulled by the lapping of the peaceful water of the canal, in the shade of the plane trees under the melodious song of the birds. 

And for the Canal des 2 mers by bike, hip hip hip?

Accueil Vélo service providers present at each stage

Cycling along the Canal de Garonne is great. Take the opportunity to explore the most beautiful places, find the best addresses or simply rest with family on the course near the canal, it's even better! 

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Along its 750 km cycle path, the Canal of the 2 seas by bike thrives on well-deserved stops. Step after step, hosts, restaurateurs and bike rental companies welcome you warmly, near the canal. Take a look at our Bike welcome service providers to make each cycling route an exceptional journey!

Did you know?

The Canal des 2 Mers by bike shares its route with the Scandiberic one of the longest routes in Europe (1700 km) which leaves from Trondheim in Norway to Santiago de Compostela.

Itineraries you don't know what to do with!

In Val de Garonne, several routes take the green route to follow your desires beyond the Canal des 2 mers by bike. On the program: hillsides, Garonne canal, Garonne plain, vineyards, rural heritage... The day promises to be busy! Perfect for marveling at a destination that is as sporty as it is slow, all by bike.

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