All Mountain bike trails around Millau

RANDO VTT

A taste for effort with controlled sensations

Mountain biking can be divided into several disciplines:

Touring mountain biking, also known as XC or Cross Country
Downhill (or DH)
Enduro.

The terms XC or Cross Country being used more in the competition field, where the key words are speed and technicality.
Here, we’ll use the term VTT rando instead, since we’re talking about routes that are freely accessible and of all levels.

The gradients can sometimes be quite significant, and the circuits are classified according to their difficulty:
Black : confirmed physical and technical level. Distance: more than 35 km – Elevation gain: more than 600 m
Rouge : advanced level, with a requirement for technical mastery. Distance: 20 to 35 km – Ascent: 300 to 600 m
Blue: occasional mountain bikers. Distance: 10 to 20 km – Difference in altitude: 100 to 300 m
Green: for the general public, suitable for mountain bikes. Distance: less than 15 km – Difference in altitude: less than 100 m

Note that the Millau and Grands Causses region can sometimes present fairly brittle terrain, but above all a diversity of trails and surfaces.
It is therefore advisable to bring a mountain bike that is more All Mountain (more comfortable) than Cross Country (faster, less suspended).

Mountain biking: to each his own...

A wide choice of mountain bike trails for all levels of ability: 11 mountain bike trails from 17 to 35 km marked out around Millau – towards the heights of Lévezou, towards the rocky chaos of the Causse Noir, the Viaduct, the Causse rouge or the Causse du Larzac, or along the rivers… –

Officially signposted, these circuits are certified by the Fédération Française de Vélo, guaranteeing:

a standardized scale of difficulty
official, national signposting

Corniche paths, wide tracks, forest tracks… So many different profiles for all levels. Difficulties are indicated by the color of the numbers on the markers

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See more routes on Rando Grands Causses

Strong local support

For more than a decade, members of the Club Cyclo Millavois (CCM) have been the indispensable sentinels of this set of routes.
They are also the linchpins who put the markings back in place, touring all 11 circuits several times a year.

Force of proposal

Members of the CCM and local associations in general are often driving forces behind projects. This time again, in addition to monitoring and suggesting improvements to the Espace VTT, they are proving to be outstanding organizers, proposing, for example, la Caussenarde.

This multi-distance, multi-practice hike once again demonstrates the strength of a local fabric that can be made up of volunteers who are passionate about and involved in the area.