Around the Étang du Grec

Date of your route : Jun 03, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Very busy route : No

Not very interesting, long walk along the canal without access to the ponds.

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Date of your route : Apr 19, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

Certainly not the best hike in the area, but for a Sunday stroll when you're feeling tired, it'll do.
To avoid the road on the way back, it's very easy to walk along the streets by the beach.

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Date of your route : Dec 16, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Very busy route : No

Half of the route runs along a busy road. So there's no point.

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Date of your route : Jul 26, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : Yes

The part along the Canal du Midi is great. On the other side, you walk along the busy road. Early in the morning, you can see more birds.

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Date of your route : Dec 31, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★☆☆☆☆ Very disappointing
Very busy route : No

Hello, for a change from sand and seagulls, we decided to try this hike. After reading the map, we opted for a "reverse" tour, starting at the other end of the hike. Although we had to endure the busy semi-fast lane on the morning of 31 December on the way there, we thought we would enjoy a pleasant ride on the way back. What a mistake! The "dyke" is below the dune and you end up sliding around in the mud extracted from the channel and spread over the path, while avoiding the electric mountain bikers! So no flamingos for us! In addition, a plastic pipe, broken in places, treats us to rather unpleasant sewer odours.
Stay on the beach for your walk, it's much more pleasant! An uninteresting walk with nothing to enjoy except the cute little park, but it's also very small compared to the length of the walk. Ah, the café opposite the P.M. tobacconist's is very nice.

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Date of your route : Mar 01, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Very busy route : No

beautiful route we took on a bike
There is dredging work going on in the canal and the path is blocked
We got through because the workers hadn't arrived yet, otherwise it would have ruined all our plans!
It should also be noted that all parking meters are in operation despite it being winter
We cycled along the entire coastline, which was magnificent
There were very few birds, no doubt disturbed by the construction work
We'll do it again later, but we recommend the coast between Carnon and Palavas.

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Date of your route : Jun 07, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : Not used / Not applicable
Route interest : ★☆☆☆☆ Very disappointing
Very busy route : Yes

Not to be done!
First part of the route, path between the two ponds very ugly.
Second part of the route: return to Palavas along the edge of a very busy and noisy road.

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Better than words, pictures. Easy, pleasant, bucolic, relaxing... especially for those who are used to hiking in the backcountry, with greater elevation changes...

https://youtu.be/B03FTC_qLFo

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Date of your route : Mar 08, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★☆☆☆☆ Very disappointing

This walk is of no interest. The first part along the towpath is easy but does not allow you to observe the birds, which are hidden by two inaccessible dykes. The return journey is very unpleasant on the tarmac cycle path, as it runs alongside a very busy and noisy road. I would not recommend this walk to nature lovers at any time of year.

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planned for 2021

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Route not completed.

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Date of your route : Nov 02, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing

The section on the D62 is too noisy; there are too many cars and you have to watch out for bicycles because there is a cycle path. I would have preferred to do the round trip on the towpath, but there too, if it has rained a lot, it is very muddy; and in that case, you couldn't see the birds; don't do it if it's too sunny.

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Walking along the road is mentioned in the description because this is the only place from which you can see these ponds. Of course, you have to look to the other side, and you can't miss them because they are full of flamingos... unless you prefer cars.

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Date of your route : Nov 01, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing

Uninteresting route. Long stretch on the cycle path alongside a very busy road.

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Date of your route : Sep 23, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average

Please note that work is currently underway on the towpath along the Rhône Canal in Sète. Access is normally prohibited, although I was able to pass without any problems, but this entire section is very muddy.
The return journey, along the cycle path, runs alongside a very busy road and is therefore very noisy.

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