© Pierre Meyer - CRTL Occitanie
VTT - Cigale Aventure - Le Vigan © Herve Leclair Aspheries
VTT - Cigale Aventure - LE VIGAN © Photo Herve Leclair Aspheries
Whether you're into mountain biking, downhill, enduro or dirt jumping, you'll find all the information you need here!
In the Aveyron gorges, through the vast Cévennes, at the heart of the Pyrenees - hundreds of trails on offer in beautiful natural settings, with over 40 officially listed MTB sites and centres.
In the Occitanie region, don't miss the Montagne Noire, at the southern end of the Massif Central, or the Massif du Caroux, near the Héric gorges. Not forgetting Margeride, Sidobre, the Lot gorges, Aubrac, the Aigoual massif, Uzès and the Uzège hills, Comminges and Couserans, all places where nature becomes a huge playground!
© Pierre Meyer - CRTL Occitanie
Decente en VTT au Pic du Jer à Lourdes, Patrice THEBAULT
As soon as the warm weather arrives, the mountain resorts are transformed into downhill slopes. The gondolas are back in action, this time to take your mountain bike to the top! Take to the slopes at Ax les Thermes, Cauterets, Grand Tourmalet Barèges, Guzet, Mourtis, Les Angles, Monts d'Olmes, Luchon Superbagnère, Pic du Jer, Pic du Midi, Saint Lary or the Louron Valley.
Few regions provide such great descents for mountain-bikers! In Occitania, you can set off on a mountain bike from the top of the Pic du Midi (at an altitude of 2,877m) for a memorable descent that can last up to 11 km, depending on the route you choose. In Lourdes, the Pic du Jer (1,000m above sea-level) awaits you with 2 trails: one is in the black category and is much appreciated by expert riders, while the other is suited to families. Are you ready?
Several days, several landscapes, several atmospheres, several sensations! You can choose to follow in the footsteps of:
the Grande Traversée du Massif Central (GTMC) : (Great Crossing of the Massif Central by Mountain Bike): A shared adventure from the Morvan to the Mediterranean. Leaving the Margeride, crossing the peaks of Mont Lozère, continuing through the Tarn gorges, the Causse Méjean, Mont Aigoual, arriving at the Cirque de Navacelles, continuing towards the Larzac, crossing the Haut-Languedoc, the Salagou lake, to finish with a view of the sea, on the banks of the Etang de Thau at Agde. A legendary route, 1,380 km long, including 540 km in Occitanie. Allow around 1? months to complete the entire route.
"GTMC recommended" accommodation and services have been recognised for meeting the needs and requirements of mountain bikers.
Your main stops in Occitania: Saint-Chély d’Apcher, Bagnols-les-Bains, Le Pont de Monvert, Sainte-Enimie (Lozère), Le Vigan (Gard), La Couvertoirade (Aveyron), Lac du Salagou, Clermont-l’Hérault, Agde (Hérault).
New: Discover the Gravel route of this legendary itinerary
The Grande Traversée VTT de l'Ariège: from Ax-les-Thermes to Saint-Lizier, this 203km route in the heart of the Pyrenees offers a mix of technical and fun stages in a magnificent, picturesque and varied setting, with views of the Pyrenees!
Grande traversée VTT de l'Hérault sur Passa Meridia: From the Petite Camargue to the Parc Naturel Régional du Haut Languedoc, it's a great sporting challenge, but accessible to as many people as possible on an electrically assisted mountain bike.
Le Tour du Lot à VTT: 400 km at your own pace, by mountain bike or muscle bike. The stony paths of the causses and valleys of the Dordogne and Lot will hold no secrets for you.
The GTMC
Expert's tip
The Grande Traversée du Massif Central (GTMC) is accessible to everyone. Some sections are more difficult than others, so you need to choose your route carefully before setting off. The route is easy and passes through a number of villages where you can relax in accommodation and restaurants.
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