This activity was done by guests Debbie, Steve, Thomas 8 yrs and Lucy 3yrs
To get to loca cycles you need to head to St Girons from Maison Famille then follow the signs for Massat. It took us about an hour to get there.
Just before the sign for Massat and about 1 km before the village of Massat there is a small house on the right hand side. The sign says Location VTT but is small and easy to miss. You can park on the grass verge outside or opposite the house.
It is a small family run business. The young couple are French, they were very nice and spoke good English.
We chose to do the family circuit “col de port” at Massat. It took us about two and half hours.
The French couple take you in their car to the top of the mountain, it took about 30 minutes it was steep and lots of hairpin bends. (Get ready for car sickness)
You cycle on the road for about 5 minutes before you turn off left down the mountain route, this is a shale pathway and quite bumpy. It was about as wide as a car track. The scenery was beautiful.
The last 45 mins of the ride was on a road (at the obvious end of the mountain track turn left and keep on the road) It does go up hill slightly. You then meet another road with no sign posts but turn right here down hill and keep on this road. We never met a car or any traffic. It is a single track road and steep in parts.
This road leads all the way to Massat Village, follow signs for St Girons and back to the house to return the bikes.
Adults and my two children 8 yrs and 3 yrs. Eight year old had his own bike and the three year old was in a seat on an adult’s bike. This cost 52euros. You sign an agreement before you leave and they kept our credit card as a deposit.
They kit you out with the bikes and helmets a pump and an emergency kit. They even give you an emergency tele number so remember to take your mobile.
It was an excellent half day.
When we arrived back at the house they gave us directions to “Ker Montagne des Hommes” From the house go towards St Girons (about 300m) there is a very small sign with KER written on it but above is a large brown wooden sign with a horse picture on it. You then go down a single track shale road and drive to the bottom and park on the left. You can walk and follow the river and there are plenty of wooden picnic tables and wooden toys for the kids to play on. The river was easily accessible and there were toilets and bins. It was a great picnic area that all looks new.
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