Road · France
Cycling in Sète
Riding from Sète means flat coastal kilometres, with a 92.2 km point-to-point through the Camargue gaining just 54 m and topping out at 27 m.
The ride in Sète
Cycling guide to Sète
Sète sits at the start of a long, level run north-east along the Languedoc coast. The 92.2 km point-to-point to Aimargues leaves town through La Peyrade and Frontignan, then threads the lagoon edge past Les Aresquiers, Vic-la-Gardiole, Mireval and Villeneuve-lès-Maguelone before reaching Palavas-les-Flots and Carnon. Beyond Carnon the route continues through La Petite Motte and La Grande-Motte to Le Grau-du-Roi and Aigues-Mortes, then turns inland via Saint-Sébastien, Gallician and Le Cailar to finish at Aimargues, with Mas d'Androns and La Garrigue also on the way. Total elevation gain is 54 m across the whole distance, so there is no climbing of note: this is a ride measured in kilometres rather than metres, linking a string of coastal and lagoon-side settlements between Sète and the Camargue.
- The route was recorded in September, with temperatures of 28°C, warm but workable on flat terrain.
- Almost entirely flat: 54 m of ascent over 92.2 km, with a high point of just 27 m and no climb long enough to be recorded. Gradients are negligible throughout.
