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FR-34 Clermont l’Hérault – Route: 100 km, elevation gain: 1,540 m, 8 mountain passes

Author description

Author : René Mercier
Course Completed in May 2025
Departure : Clermont-l’Hérault, in the town centre opposite the «Communauté de communes du Clermontais» tourist information office and the coach station, with a large car park next to it (market on Wednesday mornings).

Tourist information

A truly beautiful route that takes you along the shores of Lake Salagou and its red earth, made up of clay and iron oxide. You then pass through low mountain ranges, free from traffic, all the way to Bédarieux. From Faugères, you feel as though you’re alone in the world, amidst woods and forests, then along the ridges. Taking this route in spring allows you to enjoy the flowering vegetation, particularly on the second half of the journey. Before finishing this magnificent route, you descend via Villeneuvette and its former royal factory, established under Louis XIV.

Technical specifications

The route is entirely on roads (100 %) and presents no major difficulties.
Take care after Bédarieux: at the Col du Buis there is a 300-metre-long tunnel that runs in a straight line but is quite wide.
The Col de Gageot FR-34-0200a (prohibited) has not been included on this route as it is on private property with an aggressive dog.

8 passes

1 - Col des Détroits	153 m	FR-34-0156
2 - Col de la Merquière	369 m	FR-34-0372
3 - Col des Baumes	384 m	FR-34-0384
4 - Col de Dio	338 m	FR-34-0338
5 - Col du Buis (Tunnel)	342 m	FR-34-0342
6 - Col de Pétafi	346 m	FR-34-0346
7 - Col de Lagasse	378 m	FR-34-0378
8 - Col de la Fieyre	145 m	FR-34-0145

Keywords Clermont-l'Hérault, Salagou, Bédarieux, Faugères, centcols

Openrunner link, interactive map, profile, track : https://www.openrunner.com/route-details/22785004

This itinerary is provided for information only. The author accepts no liability, nor that of the Club des Cent Cols, for any imponderables due to the cyclist himself, the equipment used or anything to do with the road, tracks and paths, their surroundings or other users.

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