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Occitania
Carcassonne
Rieux-Minervois

View over Paraza – Homps Lock (Écluse d'Homps) loop from Rieux-Minervois

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Road cycling routes
France
Occitania
Carcassonne
Rieux-Minervois

View over Paraza – Homps Lock (Écluse d'Homps) loop from Rieux-Minervois

Moderate

18

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View over Paraza – Homps Lock (Écluse d'Homps) loop from Rieux-Minervois

03:35

89.7km

390m

Road cycling

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

Last updated: March 27, 2026

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Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 47.2 km for 69 m

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756 m

Notre-Dame-du-Bout-du-Pont chapel

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Old chapel from the end of the bridge with a mountainous landscape in the distance. Not visitable and in poor condition, we will say that is why it has charm!

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7.45 km

Magnificent church with stone vault which was once the seat of the Archpriest of Minervois.

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13.7 km

Good accommodation for one night, pizzeria around the corner.

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25.4 km

Paraza — Along the Canal du Midi

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Beautiful colorful facades and a pretty castle, along the Canal du Midi. view of the Minervois plain, with its vineyards, and the Canigou in the background.

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25.4 km

View over Paraza

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From here you can enjoy a superb view of the town of Paraza, in the Minervois. Pierre-Paul Riquet, the creator of the Canal du Midi, is closely linked to the …

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27.8 km

The castle of Ventenac-en-Minervois is not only an imposing architectural work but also an excellent wine estate and a historic cellar. You can taste the wines of the region and …

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47.3 km

Narbonne Town Hall Square

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Narbonne has a Roman origin. The foundation of the colony of "Narbo Martiusson" dates from -118 before Jesus Christ. It is located on the Domitian Way, the first Roman road …

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76.6 km

Homps Lock (Écluse d'Homps)

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Beautiful lock on the Canal du Midi, 46 meters high, bordered by a track completely protected from cars, where you will have to live with walkers. But a real pleasure to observe the landscapes!

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89.7 km

End point

Bus stop

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

71.1 km

11.3 km

3.98 km

1.71 km

1.47 km

143 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

86.3 km

3.13 km

201 m

111 m

< 100 m

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Tuesday 19 May

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