Greenway
Passa Païs, la voie verte du Haut-Languedoc
Crossing the Haut-Languedoc regional park on the old Mazamet–Bédarieux line: chestnut groves, the Héric gorges and the medieval village of Olargues.
Occitanie
Where to sleep on Passa Païs, la voie verte du Haut-Languedoc
Halta lists 52 places to sleep within 5 km of the route: 24 campsites, 3 mountain huts, 14 bivouac spots, 11 hotels. For each one, the app shows the real detour from your stage — and it is that distance, not the straight line, that decides how a day ends.
- Campsites
- Mountain huts
- Bivouac spots
- Hotels
Alongside the campsites, mountain huts and bivouac spots drawn from open data, there are the hosts of the Halta community: travellers who welcome others into their homes, usually for free. You write to them before you come; you do not book a slot.
The 4 stages of Passa Païs, la voie verte du Haut-Languedoc
An indicative split, drawn on real roads: distances and elevation come from route calculation, not from an estimate. In the app every stage can be adjusted — stretched, cut short, or pushed back a day.
| # | Stage | Distance | Elevation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mazamet → Labastide-Rouairoux | 33 km | 883 m |
| 2 | Labastide-Rouairoux → Saint-Pons-de-Thomières | 22 km | 403 m |
| 3 | Saint-Pons-de-Thomières → Olargues | 19 km | 235 m |
| 4 | Olargues → Bédarieux | 28 km | 344 m |
Frequently asked questions about Passa Païs, la voie verte du Haut-Languedoc
How many days does Passa Païs, la voie verte du Haut-Languedoc take?
Passa Païs, la voie verte du Haut-Languedoc takes about 2 days, split into 4 stages over 102 km — an average of 51 km a day. The split is indicative: stages stretch or shorten depending on your form and the weather.
Where can you sleep on Passa Païs, la voie verte du Haut-Languedoc?
Halta lists 52 places to sleep within 5 km of Passa Païs, la voie verte du Haut-Languedoc: 24 campsites, 3 mountain huts, 14 bivouac spots, 11 hotels. On top of those are the hosts of the Halta community, travellers who welcome others into their homes, usually for free.
How hard is Passa Païs, la voie verte du Haut-Languedoc?
Passa Païs, la voie verte du Haut-Languedoc is rated easy, with 1 865 m of cumulative elevation gain over 102 km. Per stage, that works out at roughly 466 m of climbing a day.
Where does Passa Païs, la voie verte du Haut-Languedoc go?
Passa Païs, la voie verte du Haut-Languedoc runs from Mazamet to Bédarieux, by way of Saint-Pons-de-Thomières, Olargues, across Occitanie. It is travelled by bike and totals 102 km split into 4 stages.
Figures established on 17 September 2026, from Halta’s own data. How they are calculated.
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Étapes indicatives d'après France Vélo Tourisme / Passa Païs — la voie verte du Haut-Languedoc (ODbL). Halta 2026-07. Places to sleep: OpenStreetMap, refuges.info and DATAtourisme (ODbL). Photo : Wikimedia Commons (CC).