With bailing out on getting as far as we could on the day 2 of passa pais voie verte a quick and cunning plan was devised to go to the pont devl'arn aire about 5 Kms east of Mazamet and do the last bit of the Greenway and la passarelle which was finished in 2018 is 70 m high and 140 m across.
It is a steep walk up there. Take your time and don't cycle 60 Kms the same day. There are 2 routes from the car park or the camping car park.
One is 690 m at 19 % and the other is 1.5 km at 10% with views.
We selected the views for no other reason than to keep you happy with photos. We came down the steep route and it didn't look as bad. The 2nd photo of Paula coming up is the mild route but it looks like she was in sport mode as too quick for me to catch her.
Once over the bridge which swings a bit and wobbles (not that bad) there is another climb up steep steps to some tourist trap shops restaurant and bar 3.50 for 25cl if pression was tempting.
But a beer on a park bench on the way back looking like a tramp is our style !
So the Aire we are staying pont de l'arn is next a young children's well used playground with their adults with them.
You pay your 2 (yes two) euros for 2 adults per night via dropping an envelope in a door opposite the road.
We didn't have an envelope but had an old shopping list which was neatly folded up then registration number and date encompassed the coin.
What the wife didn't realise was I adjusted the shopping list. On top of beans, soup, celery etc there is now lube, Viagra and lingerie.
No idea if they will read it or translate it, but if they will have a laugh if they do.
What are those houses next to the playground about. They are 2 dimensional. Paintball ?
Mazamet aire was considered but at 13.50 (all inclusive) when we don't need electric and a really good alternative for 2 euros it was a no brainer for us.
However the location of the Aire for la passarelle and voie verte would be good considering how close it is to bottom of the climb for the swing bridge
It is a steep walk up there. Take your time and don't cycle 60 Kms the same day. There are 2 routes from the car park or the camping car park.
One is 690 m at 19 % and the other is 1.5 km at 10% with views.
We selected the views for no other reason than to keep you happy with photos. We came down the steep route and it didn't look as bad. The 2nd photo of Paula coming up is the mild route but it looks like she was in sport mode as too quick for me to catch her.
Once over the bridge which swings a bit and wobbles (not that bad) there is another climb up steep steps to some tourist trap shops restaurant and bar 3.50 for 25cl if pression was tempting.
But a beer on a park bench on the way back looking like a tramp is our style !
So the Aire we are staying pont de l'arn is next a young children's well used playground with their adults with them.
You pay your 2 (yes two) euros for 2 adults per night via dropping an envelope in a door opposite the road.
We didn't have an envelope but had an old shopping list which was neatly folded up then registration number and date encompassed the coin.
What the wife didn't realise was I adjusted the shopping list. On top of beans, soup, celery etc there is now lube, Viagra and lingerie.
No idea if they will read it or translate it, but if they will have a laugh if they do.
What are those houses next to the playground about. They are 2 dimensional. Paintball ?
Mazamet aire was considered but at 13.50 (all inclusive) when we don't need electric and a really good alternative for 2 euros it was a no brainer for us.
However the location of the Aire for la passarelle and voie verte would be good considering how close it is to bottom of the climb for the swing bridge
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