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The loops of the Haut Languedoc

Presentation

A 1010km route covering the departments of Aveyron, Hérault, Gard and Tarn, with 9 loops, 131 passes, 9 optional passes and around 19140m of ascent.

This 100 Cols en Haut Languedoc loop route was designed by Jean-Marc Clément of the Confrérie des Cent Cols on the basis of the existing 100 Cols en Haut Languedoc route.

Course

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Theme

The Club des Cent Cols, founded in 1972, is affiliated to the French Cycling Federation under No. 6384, offers you this permanent walk based on a simple theme: "One hundred passes".

One hundred passes, either to enable you to join the Confrérie des Cent Cols, or to enable you to progress up the Confrérie's "roll of honour", or in any case to help you discover or rediscover the Haut Languedoc, so rich in natural and historic sites.

Controls

Nine controls are compulsory; they will be carried out at points along the route chosen by the rider, with one control being carried out in each loop (loop numbers are to be found on the route map).

The 9 loops are as follows and depart from :

1. Olargues - Olargues, 97 km, 15 passes, D+: 1680 m
2. Olargues - Olargues, 117 km, 22 passes, D+: 2410 m
3. Lacaune - Lacaune, 102 km, 13 passes, D+: 1685 m
4. Le Vigan - Le Vigan, 101 km, 11 passes, D+: 2070 m
5. Le Vigan - Le Vigan, 132 km, 15 passes, D+: 2600 m
6. Le Caylar - Le Caylar, 136 km, 12 passes, D+: 2270 m
7. Le Bousquet d'Orb - Le Bousquet d'Orb, 130 km, 17 passes, D+: 2390 m
8. Bédarieux - Bédarieux, 93 km, 16 passes, D+: 2340 m
9. Bédarieux - Bédarieux, 103 km, 9 passes, D+: 1695 m

Some passes

• Col des Lièvres (34)
• Col de la Bane (34)
• Col de l'Espinouse (34)
• Col de l'Asclier (30)
• Col de Trépaloup (30)
• Pas de la Livre (12)
• Col de Thalis (12)
• Col de l'Ourtigas (34)
• Col de Lagasse (34)

BCN and BPF sites on the route

• Le Caylar (34)
• Lacaune (81)
• Fraïsse sur l'Agout (34)

Rules of the game for permanent walks

All participants in this permanent trail agree to respect the game rules governing it.

For further information

Contact the person in charge of permanent walks

Jean-Marc CLEMENT
10 rue de Normandie
31120 Portet sur Garonne
FRANCE

Tel: +33 (0)5 61 76 30 12
E-mail: [email]randos@centcols.org [/email]

Please note: Please only send your route maps to be approved, as well as your postcards and travel reports, to the person in charge of permanent hikes who is active at the time of sending and whom you can find on the 100 COLS website!