For avid road cyclists, Beaufort featured along Stage 15 of the 2011 Tour de France and the Peloton passed us again nearby in 2016, climbing up through the villages of Siran, Cesseras and Azillanet on its way up through the Gorges de la Cesse, past Minerve, climbing up through the Parc Naturel Régional du Haut-Languedoc, on its route from Carcassonne to Montpellier. As a result, the area is well known for its many challenging road cycling routes that wind up into the Montagne Noire, the Pic de Nore and throughout the surrounding hilly countryside.
Mountain Bikers
As you can imagine there are many off road pathways that wind through the many vineyards surrounding the village and in the general area. ‘Herault en Velo’ VTT ( Velo Tout Terrain) maps have a number of designated routes throughout the Minervois and are marked with degrees of difficulty so that you can plan your routes.
Bike HIre
We recommend you to organise bike hire in advance as bikes get booked up in High Season. Please let us know and we will send you details
Bike storage
We have a bike rack in the garden for safe storage and if raining, we have a large cellar, accessible from the alleyway ( Rue des Petit Cartables) behind the house, to keep your cycles safe when not in use and to effect any adjustments or repairs you may have to carry out. You can ‘de-cleat’ there. Stairs to the ground-floor and the first floor bedrooms lead up from there.
