Beschreibung:
A guidebook to mountain biking, cycling or walking the 700km GTMC, Grande Traversée du Massif Central, in southern France, from Clermont-Ferrand in the Auvergne to Montpellier and Sête on the Mediterranean. The long-distance route is described in stages for walkers, and mountain bikers, with on-road alternatives for road cyclists.
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.
Route summary tableINTRODUCTIONA Long Distance Mountain Bike TrailA GTMC for Road CyclistsWalking the GTMCClimate - When to GoSupported or UnsupportedTravelling to and from the RegionAccommodationFood and WaterEquipmentMapsWaymarkingTrainingHealthSnakesEmergenciesLanguageMoney/Banks/TelephoneInsurancePublic Holidays and TimeUsing this GuidebookTRAIL GUIDEStage 1 Clermont-Ferrand to LaschampStage 2 Laschamp to MurolStage 3 Murol to La GodivelleStage 4 La Godivelle to AllancheStage 5 Allanche to Saint-FlourStage 6 Saint-Flour to Paulhac-en-MargerideStage 7 Paulhac-en-Margeride to Le Girald&##xe8;sStage 8 Le Girald&##xe8;s to Bagnols-les-BainsStage 9 Bagnols-les-Bains to Le Pont-de-MontvertStage 10 Le Pont-de-Montvert to Sainte-ÉnimieStage 11 Sainte-Énimie to CabrillacStage 12 Cabrillac to DourbiesStage 13 Dourbies to La CouvertoiradeStage 14 La Couvertoirade to La Vacquerie et St-Martin-de-CastriesStage 15 La Vacquerie et St-Martin-de-Castries to Saint-Jean-de-FosStage 16 Saint-Jean-de-Fos to MontpellierStage 17 Montpellier to S&##xe8;teStage Maps for the Road Bike AlternativeAppendix A Budget Accommodation along the GTMCAppendix B Other Long Distance Trails along the GTMCAppendix C Further ReadingAppendix D Useful Contacts
