The Grand Traverse of the Massif Central
Cicerone Press (Verlag)
978-1-85284-571-1 (ISBN)
A guide to mountainbiking, cycling or walking the GTMC, Grande Traversée du Massif Central, in southern France, from Clermont-Ferrand in the Auvergne to Montpellier and Sête on the Mediterranean. The GTMC is a long-distance mountain biking trail that crosses the entire Massif Central in France visiting all of the major regions, including the Auvergne with its chain of volcanic puys in the Monts-Dôme and Monts-Dore ranges, the Cézallier plateau and the remote Margeride, home of the French Resistance in the Second World War, the high forested hills of the Cévennes National Park, made famous by the Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson, and finally the dry limestone hills bordering the coastal Mediterranean plain. Much of the route is off-road and uses many Grandes Randonnées, so it also makes an excellent walking route. Just over 700km in length it offers a challenge and a thorough exploration of one of southern France's most beautiful and historically interesting regions. The route is described in 17 stages, with maps for off-road and on-road routes, making it suitable for both expert and novice bikers, with full details of facilities and places of interest en route and other useful data for planning the trip.
Alan Castle has trekked and cycled in over thirty countries and five continents and for many years led organised walking holidays in Europe. He has written more than a dozen guidebooks for Cicerone, several on long-distance mountain routes in France, and has been exploring the French Massif Central for over twenty years.
Route summary table
INTRODUCTION
A Long Distance Mountain Bike Trail
A GTMC for Road Cyclists
Walking the GTMC
Climate - When to Go
Supported or Unsupported
Travelling to and from the Region
Accommodation
Food and Water
Equipment
Maps
Waymarking
Training
Health
Snakes
Emergencies
Language
Money/Banks/Telephone
Insurance
Public Holidays and Time
Using this Guidebook
TRAIL GUIDE
Stage 1 Clermont-Ferrand to Laschamp
Stage 2 Laschamp to Murol
Stage 3 Murol to La Godivelle
Stage 4 La Godivelle to Allanche
Stage 5 Allanche to Saint-Flour
Stage 6 Saint-Flour to Paulhac-en-Margeride
Stage 7 Paulhac-en-Margeride to Le Girald&##xe8;s
Stage 8 Le Girald&##xe8;s to Bagnols-les-Bains
Stage 9 Bagnols-les-Bains to Le Pont-de-Montvert
Stage 10 Le Pont-de-Montvert to Sainte-Énimie
Stage 11 Sainte-Énimie to Cabrillac
Stage 12 Cabrillac to Dourbies
Stage 13 Dourbies to La Couvertoirade
Stage 14 La Couvertoirade to La Vacquerie et St-Martin-de-Castries
Stage 15 La Vacquerie et St-Martin-de-Castries to Saint-Jean-de-Fos
Stage 16 Saint-Jean-de-Fos to Montpellier
Stage 17 Montpellier to S&##xe8;te
Stage Maps for the Road Bike Alternative
Appendix A Budget Accommodation along the GTMC
Appendix B Other Long Distance Trails along the GTMC
Appendix C Further Reading
Appendix D Useful Contacts
| Zusatzinfo | 75 colour photos, 17 profiles and 24 colour maps |
|---|---|
| Verlagsort | Kendal |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 116 x 172 mm |
| Gewicht | 220 g |
| Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport ► Motor- / Rad- / Flugsport |
| Reisen ► Sport- / Aktivreisen ► Europa | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-85284-571-6 / 1852845716 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-85284-571-1 / 9781852845711 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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