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TOUR DU LAC DU SALAGOU HIKE - GR® DE PAYS ENTRE 2 LACS AVÈNE - SALAGOU
Hiking Trail
· Hérault
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nd des clans © Gilles DeleruePhoto: ©Gilles Delerue - ADT34
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- Breathtaking landscapes and charming villages
- A hike accessible to all, ideal for a weekend "elsewhere".
- In fine weather, there's plenty of opportunity for a swim, as well as some great "guinguettes" (dance halls).
- Because you've been dreaming of it ever since you first rode a mountain bike!
moderate
Distance 36.3 km
9:22 h
600 m
600 m
228 m
84 m
In the heart of the Grand Site Salagou - Cirque de Mourèze, 2 or 3 days hiking around the most famous lake in the Hérault...
Discover Clermont l'Hérault, the Salagou dam and all the banks of the lake, Celles, Octon, Liausson, and even Mourèze for the bravest! A micro-adventure accessible to all, on the planet Mars (or Arizona?).
At the end of the world, so close...
The Tour du lac du Salagou is one of the components of the GR® de Pays Entre Deux Lacs Avène - Salagou: two lake tours over 2 or 3 days, and a Sentier des 2 lacs that can be completed in 3, 4 or 5 days. Wonderful slow-motion journeys through the nature and geology of the Hérault region, in the heart of the Terres d'Hérault Geopark.
The Tour du lac du Salagou is one of the components of the GR® de Pays Entre Deux Lacs Avène - Salagou: two lake tours over 2 or 3 days, and a Sentier des 2 lacs that can be completed in 3, 4 or 5 days. Wonderful slow-motion journeys through the nature and geology of the Hérault region, in the heart of the Terres d'Hérault Geopark.
Author’s recommendation
Yellow and red GR country
https://www.destination-salagou.fr/
Office de Tourisme du Clermontais
GRP - FFR
Difficulty
moderate
Overall difficulty
moderate
Derived from the technical difficulty and the stamina requirements.
Highest point
228 m
Lowest point
84 m
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Suggested "coup de coeur" stages: - Day 1: Clermont l'Hérault to Celles or Octon - Day 2: Celles or Octon to Clermont l'HéraultThe Salagou - Mourèze tour in 3 days: Best done in spring or autumn, as it gets hot between Mourèze and Mont Liausson in summer. - Day 1: Clermont l'Hérault to Octon - Day 2: Octon to Mourèze via the banks of Liausson and the PRs of Mont Liausson and Cirque de Mourèze - 3rd day: from Mourèze to Clermont, passing the summit of Mont Liausson
The Salagou tour in trail mode: - 1 day, 26 kilometers, starting from the banks of Clermont. - The most motivated will climb Mont Liausson on the way.... + 8 km and + 464m ascent, by the PR du Mont Liausson from the banks of Liausson
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Coordinates
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43.626720, 3.436310
DMS
43°37'36.2"N 3°26'10.7"E
UTM
31T 535199 4830507
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Book recommendation by the author
Randofiche Tour du lac du Salagou
CC Clermontais - FFRando34
https://cdt34.media.tourinsoft.eu/upload/GRP---RFI3401-3-CCC---PLANCHE.pdf
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Difficulty
moderate
Overall difficulty
moderate
Derived from the technical difficulty and the stamina requirements.
Distance
36.3 km
Duration
9:22 h
Ascent
600 m
Descent
600 m
Highest point
228 m
Lowest point
84 m
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