Tour 1052    

France, Causses & Aubrac (High Plateaux)

The tour leader is Peter England


Peter has been running Highscape Cycle tours for sixteen years, and for the last six has organised self-led tours on behalf of CTC. His experience of organising small group tours dates back to the late 1980s. He is familiar with the areas of France and most of the routes of the tours he organises.

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Peter's other tours listed below.


  France, Auvergne          2     3   
15th May 2010 (Sat) - 30th September : £840
Moderate / Enthusiast 
Moving-on, Self-guided  :  Land-only  :  Hotel  :  Half board  :  Carry own luggage
Unique volcanic landscapes are at the heart of this region which offers the highest climbs of the Central Massif. 14 nights.
Leader: Peter EnglandRef: 10s14
 
  France, Causses to Pyrénées          3   
15th May 2010 (Sat) - 30th September : £840
Enthusiast 
Moving-on, Self-guided  :  Land-only  :  Hotel  :  Half board  :  Carry own luggage
Several Pyrenean climbs are included. The Corbières with their Cathare castles, the lower slopes carpeted with vines, and the Espinouse Mountains provide a scenically contrasting link between the Pyrénées and the high limestone plateau. 14 nights.
Leader: Peter EnglandRef: 10s13
 
  France, The Causses          2     3   
15th May 2010 (Sat) - 15th October : £840
Moderate / Enthusiast 
Moving-on, Rest days, Self-guided  :  Land-only  :  Hotel  :  Half board  :  Carry own luggage
From the Quercy Causses in the west to the larger, higher Grands Causses in the east. These limestone plateaux cut by deep river gorges offer some of the most dramatic scenery in France. 14 nights.
Leader: Peter EnglandRef: 10s11
 
  France, Vivarais to Causses          2     3   
15th May 2010 (Sat) - 15th October : £840
Moderate / Enthusiast 
Moving-on, Rest days, Self-guided  :  Land-only  :  Hotel  :  Half board  :  Carry own luggage
From the Vivarais Mountains where the Central Massif meets the Rhône valley to the bleached limestone hills as you approach the Mediterranean. Dramatic limestone gorges cut by the rivers Tarn and Jonte through the Causses are visited as well as the volcanic landscapes of the Mont Mezenc region. 14 nights.
Leader: Peter EnglandRef: 10s12
 
  France, Provence & Southern Alps          3+ 
21st June 2010 (Mon) - 30th September : £950
Enthusiast + 
Moving-on, Self-guided  :  Land-only  :  Hotel  :  Half board  :  Carry own luggage
Through the Vercors to Mont Ventoux and the Vaucluse. East across the Durance Valley to Barcelonnette, from where you cross the high cols of the Southern Alps, heading south to the Verdon Canyon, the Haut Var and the Luberon. 14 nights.
Leader: Peter EnglandRef: 10s15
 
  France, Causses & Aubrac (High Plateaux)          3   
Place for a female to share with another female
12th September 2010 (Sun) - 26th September : 15 days£1000
Enthusiast 
Moving-on, Rest Days  :  Land-only  :  Hotel  :  Half board  :  Carry own luggage
France's highest limestone plateaux (the causses) offer miles of quiet routes and stunning views of dramatic gorges overlooked by remarkable rock formations. The volcanic origin of the wild Aubrac plateau provides an equally attractive scenic contrast. Time to visit attractive villages.
Leader: Peter EnglandRef: 1052
 

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