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The Languedoc region is with its wide variety of landscapes a true mountainbikers paradise.

Everywhere you go,there are numerous trails of different difficulty.

You can choose either to ride around vineyards,through forests,over the hills or Mountains, anywhere in the region you can find well signposted itineraries.

The signs are the same as in the rest of Europe,the triangle,and most trails are colour marked as on ski slopes.

Most tourist offices will provide a map,sometimes for a fee,sometimes for free.

Ask for a “VTT” map (Velo Tout Terrain,French for Mountainbike).

There are two challenging long-distance trails,first the 500kmFFC Grande Traversée de l’Hérault,listed further below, and the Stevenson trail which runs criss-cross through the Cévennes in the Lozère and ends in the Gard.

An organisation called FFC (Federation Francais Cyclisme)is linked to VTT bike parks all over the country,ten of them are in the Languedoc,they all offer 100 or more kilometres well-maintained and signposted trails and often services such as bike wash or showers.

The locations are as follows;

Lozère (48)

• Domaine du Gévaudan
• Les Terrasses du Lac  48300 Langogne     Tel  04 66 69 01 38
• 12 Routes  232 Km
• Open all year

Hérault (34)

• Centre Salagou
• 1,Avenue du Lac  34800 Clermont l’Hérault   Tel  04 67 96 23 86
• 14 Routes  270 Km
• Open all year

• Centre Salvetat Haut-Languedoc
• Place des Archers  34330 La Salvetat sur Agout  Tel 04 67 97 64 44
• 11 Routes  303 Km
• Open all year

• Centre Bessilles-Pays de Pezenas
• Base departementale de Bessilles  34530 Montagnac  Tel 04 67 24 07 26
• 11 Routes  242 Km
• Open all year

• Centre Grande Traversée de l’Hérault
• 200,Avenue Pere Soulas 34094 Montpellier cedex5  Tel 04 67 41 78 00
• 500 Km
• Open all year

Aude (11)

• Centre Cabardès-Pays Cathare
• Le Prieuré  11600 Aragon   Tel  04 68 11 66 00
• 9 Routes  284 Km
• Open all year

• Centre Aude en Pyrenees
• Tourist office  11500 Quillan   Tel 04 68 20 07 78
• 35 Routes  780 Km
• Open all year

Pyrenees-Orientales (66)

• Centre Catalanes Pyrenees 2000 Font Romeu
• OT Pyrenees 2000  BP 12  66210 Bolquère     Tel  04 68 30 12 42
• 12 Routes  130 Km
• Open  15 april-30 october

• Centre Capcir-Haut Conflent
• La Quillane  66210 La Llagone     Tel 04 68 04 47 35 (OT Formiguères)
• 16 Routes  168 Km
• Open all year

• Centre le Canigou
• 2,Rue de la Chapelle  66820 Vernet-les-Bains  Tel 04 68 05 55 35
• 12 Routes  240 Km
• Open all year

For those who don’t want the hassle,there are numerous companies all over the Languedoc,who offer various packages from bike-rent to all the possible luxury.
 

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