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Écluse de l'Aiguille – Canal du Midi Bridge loop from Saint-Frichoux

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Écluse de l'Aiguille – Canal du Midi Bridge loop from Saint-Frichoux

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Écluse de l'Aiguille – Canal du Midi Bridge loop from Saint-Frichoux

03:15

44.4km

140m

Mountain biking

Moderate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: June 19, 2026

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Start point

Bus stop

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8.57 km

View of Marseillette pond

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Beautiful walk along the Canal du Midi with a view of the pond and the domain of Saint Gabriel, producer of wine and rice.

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10.9 km

Shady resting place

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2 tables with benches under a few oak trees that provide good shade

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12.6 km

Écluse de l'Aiguille

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At the Aiguille lock, there are a number of statues made by the lock keeper himself in his spare time. Take a picture with these characters watching the passers-by!

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13.0 km

Canal du Midi Bridge

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Cycle paths and small trails often lead along the Canal de Midi, which can also be mastered with a normal bicycle. However, an MTB offers more comfort.

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19.6 km

Argent-Double Spillway

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The Argent-Double spillway regulates the water level in the canal. It is a real work of art that deserves a stop to take a good look at its architecture and its environment!

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19.8 km

Argent-Double aqueduct and spillway

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This structure, born from the recommendations made by Vauban to improve the Canal du Midi, was built in 1693. It is one of the most original structures on the Canal du Midi with its eleven-arched bridge. The function of this structure is to evacuate excess water from the canal to the Argent-Double River.

This evacuation is done in two ways. The first is by evacuating surface water by means of a spillway (overflow system) at the point where the bank is lowest at the level of the arches of the structure. The water that spills then falls in a cascade to the Argent-Double River below. After the surface water has been evacuated, the second means of evacuation of the structure is the spillway itself, that is to say, a bottom valve, which allows, with the action of man, to evacuate the water through the bottom. During maintenance work carried out in winter, this reach (portion between two locks) is emptied by this means.

A passage on the arches is built in order to maintain a "dry" continuity for the towing horses and avoid the slippery and perilous passage that this spillway presented. (Text from: La Redorte
and works of the Argent-Double)

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25.2 km

Bridge over the Midi Canal

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The bridge is in Homps

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44.4 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

33.6 km

7.11 km

3.24 km

358 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

13.3 km

12.7 km

7.71 km

5.32 km

5.17 km

259 m

Elevation

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Weather

Thursday 25 June

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May 24, 2022,L'étang de Marseillette !

Follow the canal to Puicheric, a bit sad because there are no more plane trees, then, from the lock of the needle to the entrance of Marseillette it is very shady with a view in height on the pond and the castle of Saint Gabriel. From there cross the pond over its entire width then to the right towards the …

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Écluse de l'Aiguille – Canal du Midi Bridge loop from Saint-Frichoux

View of Marseillette pond

Shady resting place

Écluse de l'Aiguille

Canal du Midi Aqueduct

Canal du Midi Bridge

Argent-Double Spillway

Argent-Double aqueduct and spillway

Bridge over the Midi Canal

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