La Méditerranée à vélo : Le Grau du Roi > Tarascon

Camargue atmosphere on this new stage of La Méditerranée à vélo. We successively take the canal of the Rhone to Sète, then a plain criss-crossed with access roads to the "mas" dotted with ponds and irrigation canals. One inevitably crosses in the opposite direction tourists on bicycles finishing their journey on the ViaRhôna. At the level of Fourques, it is possible to ride towards Arles la romaine and its remarkable heritage. At the foot of the Costières hills, Saint-Gilles with its medieval center plunges the traveler into another time. Beaucaire and its river port also deserve a discovery break before crossing the Rhône to reach Tarascon-sur-Rhône dominated by an imposing castle. Bike paths along the RD255 between the Pont des Abîmes, and the entrance to the town of Grau du Roi by the boulevard du Dr Jean Bastide. In town: shared route on the municipal roadway: boulevard Jean Bastide, rue Commandant Marceau up to the swing bridge, then rue des alliés, rue de la victoire, rue de la Rotonde up to the Grau du Roi train station, rue des Arènes, parvis de la fé di biou, quai Colbert. Bicycle paths along the sidewalks of the lift bridge (RD62B) to join the greenway that runs along the shipping channel (right bank) between Le Grau du Roi and Mas du Môle (municipality of Aigues-Mortes). Shared route on the road to the Môle and then the rue du Port, to reach the quai des Croisades. Crossing of the red bridge. Shared route on the RD979 at the foot of the ramparts. Cross the canal at the Pont de Provence, then immediately turn right and take the avenue du Pont de Provence to join the greenway that runs along the Rhône à Sète canal in the direction of Gallician and the Tour Carbonnière. Cross the canal from Rhône to Sète via the RD46 at the Pont des Tourrades (bicycle lanes). At the bottom of the bridge, access to the Tour Carbonnière on the left; on the right, access to the greenway in the direction of Gallician along the canal. Passage near the Tourrades Bridge. Arrival at the river port of Gallician. From Gallician to Beaucaire, provisional route on low traffic roads.