Colomiers to Castelnaudary

This was our first day of a planned two months on the road. Since this route was virtually all perfectly flat with no traffic along the canal, it was a very nice and gentle start to our self-contained tour.

The portion of the ride along the Canal du Midi in the Haute-Garonne department was probably 90 to 95% paved. There were just a few short sections of dirt or gravel. After we entered the Aude department, the path was mostly unpaved dirt or gravel. It was, though, very rideable..