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Old Bridge of Carcassonne – Carcassonne Citadel loop from Couffoulens-Leuc

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Old Bridge of Carcassonne – Carcassonne Citadel loop from Couffoulens-Leuc

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Old Bridge of Carcassonne – Carcassonne Citadel loop from Couffoulens-Leuc

02:21

33.4km

420m

Cycling

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

Last updated: April 20, 2026

Tips

Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

After 22.4 km for 84 m

After 24.0 km for 50 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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11.6 km

Lake Cavayère

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Wonderful excursion destination from Carcassonne. Must not be MTB, but road bike is by no means in it!

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13.9 km

Lac de la Cavayère

Lake

21.5 km

View of the Cité de Carcassonne

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22.5 km

Carcassonne Cemetery

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A good place to take a breather when the Cité is completely overcrowded.

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23.1 km

Ring wall around the Cité of Carcassonne

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"Carcassonne, located in the south of France between Montpellier and Toulouse, was founded in the 6th century BC by Iberian Celts. The Romans turned the hill into a castle by building a protective wall. In the 5th century, the Visigoths conquered the city, and in the 8th century the Arabs, who drove them out in 759. In the 12th century, Count Trencavel built a count's castle on the highest point of the hill on parts of the Roman city wall. Carcassonne became a central element in the defense system on France's border with Aragon. In the middle of the 13th century, the dilapidated wall was protected by a second outer city wall." With these words, the website for the television series "Treasures of the World - Heritage of Humanity" describes the city that is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

The 15-minute film is available – but only in German – in the ARD media library under the following link => ardmediathek.de/video/schaetze-der-welt/carcassonne-frankreich-folge-125/swr/Y3JpZDovL3N3ci5kZS83MTc1NzUw

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23.7 km

Medieval City of Carcassonne

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The historic city of Carcassonne, unlike the rest, is definitely worth a visit. The best thing to do is to walk around on foot to see everything!

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23.9 km

Old Bridge of Carcassonne

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The oldest document concerning the bridge dates back to 1184. Roger Trencavel authorized the inhabitants of the city to build a new bridge on the condition that they covered the cost. By his will, in 1194, he only retained the principle of his toll tax which he limited to an annual payment of two measures of wheat. This bridge, built in around ten years, had to be made of wood. Jacques-Alphonse Mahul pointed out that the bridge referred to in this act must have been the king's mill bridge which was on the old arm of the Aude.

The Albigensian Crusade must have led to the destruction of this bridge. The inhabitants of Carcassonne return after a seven-year exile. The king had the town which surrounded the ramparts destroyed, the Aude diverted, and the marshes drained. Louis IX authorized the inhabitants to build the lower town. A new bridge is needed. At the beginning of the 14th century, the king authorized the inhabitants to build a stone bridge.

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24.0 km

Carcassonne Citadel

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You haven't visited Carcassonne if you haven't visited the Cité. This fortress, listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, lines up three kilometers of double surrounding walls and 52 defense towers that protected the historic old town. But during the Peace of the Pyrenees in 1659, these ramparts lost their military importance and the town developed around them.

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26.8 km

Aqueduc de Guillaume CAILHAU - 1676

Archaeological Site

33.4 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

16.9 km

7.76 km

3.91 km

3.74 km

391 m

380 m

331 m

Surfaces

17.7 km

8.23 km

4.01 km

2.92 km

469 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (210 m)

Lowest point (100 m)

Weather

Friday 29 May

33°C

17°C

12 %

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Old Bridge of Carcassonne – Carcassonne Citadel loop from Couffoulens-Leuc

La Cavayère

Lake Cavayère

View of the Cité de Carcassonne

Carcassonne Cemetery

Ring wall around the Cité of Carcassonne

Medieval City of Carcassonne

Old Bridge of Carcassonne

Carcassonne Citadel

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