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Écluse de l'Océan – The Naurouze Pass loop from Villefranche-de-Lauragais

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Écluse de l'Océan – The Naurouze Pass loop from Villefranche-de-Lauragais

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Écluse de l'Océan – The Naurouze Pass loop from Villefranche-de-Lauragais

03:06

51.3km

180m

Mountain biking

Moderate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 24, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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2.98 km

Canal du Midi Riverside Path

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Shaded banks of the Canal du Midi

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11.0 km

The Écluse de l'Océan is an architecturally beautifully built single-chamber lock. It marks the highest point of the Canal du Midi (Col de Naurouze or Seuil de Lauragais: the watershed between the Atlantic and the Mediterranean).

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17.4 km

Méditerranée Lock

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We are on the dividing reach of the Seuil de Naurouze
The lock of the Mediterranean is the first one that one meets to go down towards Sète

This lock was formerly called: lock of the Doctor or of Medici. It was built in 1673.

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21.8 km

The perfect hideout

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le bonne planque is a great place to spend the night. perfect for cyclists on the Canal du midi. excellent vegetarian dinner and breakfast. we enjoyed immensely.

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25.6 km

Petit Bassin

Lake

26.3 km

Grand Bassin

Lake

39.5 km

Seuil de Naurouze

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The Seuil de Naurouze is an emblematic and symbolic location on the Canal du Midi. It is here that the canal comes to life thanks to the watersheds originating from the Montagne Noire. As the highest point of the canal, the waters carried by the Rigole de la Plaine are distributed from one slope to the other.

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39.6 km

Canal du Midi - Water sharing

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Beautiful park garnished with many subtleties.

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39.8 km

The Naurouze Pass

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Le Seuil de Naurouze is a strategic location in the operation and water supply of the Canal du Midi. The highest point on the canal's route, it is the birthplace as a watershed.
Framed by the Ocean lock and the Mediterranean lock, it is from this site that the waters carried by the Rigole de la Plaine are distributed from one slope to the other.

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42.3 km

Canal du Midi (En Cassan -> Marbail)

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First part nice, later no longer rideable on a racing bike

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51.3 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

22.3 km

17.0 km

6.32 km

2.83 km

1.74 km

849 m

215 m

Surfaces

31.5 km

12.0 km

6.47 km

615 m

540 m

147 m

Elevation

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Highest point (250 m)

Lowest point (170 m)

Weather

Friday 4 September

34°C

18°C

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Écluse de l'Océan – The Naurouze Pass loop from Villefranche-de-Lauragais

Canal du Midi Riverside Path