Lodève to La Loubière, Combret

This was a challenging ride with plenty of climbing on mostly low and zero traffic roads. This was late October 2024 and we had fog and some rain, especially on the descent after the Col du Perthus. A bit chilly.

The first major climb was at a pretty steady grade for the entire ride. I think the second climb was similar, though my memory is a little fuzzy on it. The last major climb from Combret to La Loubière felt absolutely never ending. And with our heavy panniers at the end of a long day, it was indeed slow. Also, as we were nearing sunset and the road was wandering sometimes west and sometimes south, the sun was too often directly in our eyes. A tough climb to end our day.

We highly recommend these roads.

As is evident, late in the ride, we went straight when we should have made a turn. That added several kilometers to the ride.