Map key Overview map INTRODUCTION Regions of the canal History Wildlife Culture Cycling the Canal du Midi When to go Getting there and getting around Accommodation Food and drink Your bike What to take Cycling the towpath Health and safety Weather Maps Money and communications Using this guide THE CANAL DU MIDI Stage 1 Toulouse to Port Lauragais Stage 2 Port Lauragais to Carcassone Excursion 1 From Criminelle lock to St-Ferreol reservoir Stage 3 Carcassone to Homps Excursion 2 From Trebes to Lastours Excursion 3 From Homps to Minerve Stage 4 Homps to Beziers Excursion 4 To Narbonne and Port la Nouvelle Stage 5 Beziers to Sete Excursion 5 To Vendres salt lagoon Excursion 6 Across Portiragnes marshes to Serignan Appendix A Stage planning tables Appendix B Accommodation Appendix C Useful information Appendix D English-French glossary Appendix E Further reading
