Cycling the Canal de la Garonne :From Bordeaux to Toulouse
Cycling the Canal de la Garonne :From Bordeaux to Toulouse
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Published:
15 September, 2025
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Description
A guidebook to cycling the Canal de la Garonne route from Bordeaux to Toulouse. Covering 290km (180 miles), this long-distance cycle across south-western France can be completed in 1 week and is suitable for both first-time and experienced long-distance cyclists.
The route is described from north to south in 7 stages, each between 31 and 59km (19–37 miles) in length. A 135km (84 mile) excursion from Bordeaux to Lacanau on the Atlantic coast is described as well as optional side trips exploring the countryside and historical towns and villages, including Agen, Moissac, Marmande and Montauban.
- 1:100,000 maps and profiles included for each stage?
- Refreshment and accommodation information given
- Information on cycle shops with repair facilities along the route
- Advice on planning and preparation
More Details
| Type | Book |
|---|---|
| ISBN13 | 9781852847838 |
| ISBN10 | 1852847832 |
| Number Of Pages | 192 |
| Item Weight | 210 g |
| Product Dimensions | 116 x 172 x 8 mm |
| Publisher / Reseller | Cicerone Press |
| Format | paperback |
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Author's Bio
Declan Lyons has a lifelong passion for cycling and touring. He was bitten by the bug when, as a teenager in the 1960s, he explored the wilds of Connemara on a rusty three-speed Rudge bicycle. Since then he has toured extensively in Ireland and further afield. Declan is an advocate of cycle touring - taking time on his cycles and relishing the nature, history and daily life all around. He has toured the region between the Atlantic and the Mediterranean extensively.