The sea wall

How to get there ?

• From Arles: take the D570 towards SaintesMaries-de-la-Mer, then turn left onto the D36 towards Salin-de-Giraud.
At Peaudure, turn right onto Chemin du Grand Badon. At the end of
path, turn right onto the D36c towards Mas Saint-Bertrand. After Mas Saint-Bertrand, turn left towards the sea wall. Continue on the road then
the track to the Gacholle car park, just before the lighthouse.

• From Salin-de-Giraud: take the D36 towards Arles, 2 km later, turn left on the D36c, then right towards Mas Saint-Bertrand. After Mas Saint-Bertrand, turn left towards the sea wall. Continue along the road and then the track to the Gacholle car park, just before the lighthouse.

• Des Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer: meet at the Tourist Office, Avenue Van Gogh.

Difficulties:
• dirt road on 2/3 of the course
• track impassable in rainy weather and difficult in mistral (wind) weather.

On the course:

Bar and restaurant

• Snack at Camping Les Bois Flottés (Salin-de-Giraud): +33 (0) 4 90 58 25 09
• There is no water point, nor possibility of catering.
Remember to take food and drinks.
• At the Gacholle lighthouse, possibility to buy water and loan of
puncture repair equipment only weekends and school holidays from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Bike renting

• Laurelyne (Salin-de-Giraud): +33 (0) 4 42 86 80 84 or +33 (0) 6 70 09 68 77
• Mas Saint-Bertrand (Salin-de-Giraud): +33 (0) 4 42 48 80 69
• Bois Sacré service station (Salin-de-Giraud): +33 (0) 4 90 58 93 03
• The Vélociste (Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer): +33 (0) 4 90 97 83 26
• The Vélo Saintois (Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer): +33 (0) 4 90 97 74 56

To have

• At the Gacholle lighthouse, an exhibition on the coast is offered by the Camargue National Reserve on weekends and school holidays from 11 am to 5 pm
• Beach
• Camargue National Nature Reserve

Distance:

Around 24 km round trip
Salin-de-Giraud extension: + 34 km round trip