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Mountain bikers need not always stick to the GTMC on their journey south, of course – you can easily ‘mix and match’, riding some sections of the GTMC and others on quiet roads. This option will probably appeal particularly to the less competent or enthusiastic mountain biker, especially in poor weather conditions (always remember that enjoyment is the main reason for making this journey).

Walking the GTMC

The GTMC not only makes an excellent off-road mountain bike trail across the hills, forests, plateaux and valleys of the Massif Central, but as such a high percentage of it is off-road, and much of that along numerous GR Trails, it also provides a first-rate long-distance walking route across the region. Rather like a coast-to-coast route in Britain, there is a great deal of satisfaction to be had from a project that involves traversing a whole region right down to the very edge of the sea.

Leaving Saint-Guilhem-le-Désert (Stage 15) (Alan Sides)

The walking is generally straightforward, suitable for most reasonably fit people, and the terrain mainly easy going, although there is naturally considerable ascent and descent along the course of the entire route. Fast progress can often be made, particularly along sections of quiet lane and firm tracks.