Canoë-Kayak in the Hérault: rental, descent, access

Canoe-kayak in the south of France: Here is our top 19 of the sites where to kayak in the Hérault!

When you live in Montpellier or come to the Hérault to spend a holiday in the sun, you don’t necessarily love the beaches, especially when you see how crowded these are in the summer. Fortunately, Hérault offers us a beautiful alternative: the rivers! Canoeing or kayaking in peaceful waters – a train station with storms that transform rivers into indomitable streams – from Herault, between sea, forests of foliage, oaks and garrigues, is a great idea of trips between friends, couple or family. In the Hérault rivers and rivers are numerous: Hérault, Orb, Vidourle, Vis, Salagou , Agout, etc. But where to go to rent and kayak in the Hérault?

Canoeing in the Hérault will be an opportunity to enjoy beautiful walks by visiting the typical villages of the Midi and taking a swim break. Here’s our selection of about 20 sites where to kayak in the Hérault.

Where and how to make canoe-kayak in the Hérault?

Sailing on the Hérault in peace, between Montpellier and the Cévennes? Walking on the water between the Parc du Haut Languedoc, Beziers and the Mediterranean Sea? Between sea and mountains, Hérault is a department where water activities are not missing. You will cross the must-see Gorges de l’Hérault and its magnificent points of view, and the 7 to 15-kilometre trails where you can enjoy a lush nature, admiring the remains of a long time (moulins, dikes, stone and mas buildings), all in a sunny region.

Temperatures often exceed 30°C between May and September: well predict what to cover the head, think about sun cream and drink several litres of water to avoid sunburn and sunburn! Also think about limiting your electronic devices: even if the renter often gives a hermetic canoe where to store his stuff on canoeing or kayaking, one will avoid too much inconvenience!

The Gorges de l’Hérault

The gorges of the Hérault are a dug canyon between Saint Bauzille de Putois and Saint-Guilhem-le-Désert, a village classified on the list of the most beautiful villages in France. Located 45 minutes west of Montpellier, the site allows to navigate between scrubland and Mediterranean hills. We discover the typical villages of the Midi as well as the famous Pont du Diable In Aniane, one of the oldest Romanesque bridges in France, built in the 9th century. Here’s where to kayak in the Gorges de l’Hérault:

• Canoe Rapido, 4 Avenue Saint-Benoît d’Aniane, 34150 Saint-Guilhem-le-Désert, 04 67 55 75,
• Canoë La Vallée des Moulins, Le Moulin de Bertrand, 34380 Saint-Martin-de-Londres, 04 67 73 12 45,
• Canoë Le Moulin, Avenue du Chemin Neuf, 34190 Saint-Bauzille-de-Putois, 04 67 73 30 73,
• Canoë Kayapuna Hérault, 12 bis Avenue St Benoit d’aniane, 34150 Saint-Guilhem-le-Désert, 04 67 57 30 25,
• Les Canoës du Pont du Diable, Beach of the Devil Bridge, 34150 ANIANE, 06 84 57 75 25,
• Kayak Hérault, 433 Route de Brissac, 34190 Agones, 06 95 34 21 25,
• Gignac Canoë-Kayak, Nautical Base, Chemin de la Meuse, 34150 Gignac, 06 95 28 20 12.
• Canoë Montana, 34190 Agones, 04 67 73 36 76

L’Orb en canoë-kayak

Want to explore the west of Hérault in canoeing-kayak? Along the Orb River, cross the Regional Natural Park of the Haut Languedoc, with the Massif de l’Escandorgue to the east, the Black Mountain to the west and north, and the mountains of Faugères before entering the dickside plain. The 135-kilometre long river makes it possible to descend to Béziers, literally “green”, as they say. At the start of Poujol-sur-Orb, we pass the slide of Colombières, some rapids at the base of Tarassac with views of Mount Caroux, the gateways of Vieussan and Ceps, Roquebrun, Cessenon on Orb, Reals. A "spot" really nice for kayaking in the Hérault: the gorges of Héric, on the Orb. Here is where to rent a canoe-kayak:

• Canoe Roquebrun, Chemin de la Roque, 34 460 Roquebrun, 04 67 89 52 90,
• Canoe Tarassac, Moulin de Tarassac, 34 390 Mons, 04 67 97 74 64 and 06 73 08 28 20,
• Tubing River Languedoc Evasion, Outdoor Base, 34 390 Mons, 06 13 08 18 13,
• Bol d’Air-Bulle d’eau, 1 Rue de la Chapelle ST FIRMIN, Hameau d’aigues vives, 34480, Cabrerolles,

Canoe-kayak in the club

You can also contact a club or a nautical base to kayak in the Hérault. We have identified a few clubs between Béziers and Montpellier:

• Canoe-kayak Bitterois, Orb Sports Base, 19 Serignan Avenue, 34,500 Béziers, 06.76.70.69.15,
• Canoe-kayak Club Cessenon, 9, rue de la Cremade, 34460 Cessenon sur Orb, 06 10 44 30 90,
• Gignac Canoë Kayak, Base Nautique, Barrage de la Meuse, 34150 Gignac, 04 67 60 28 13,
• Canoë-Kayak Mèze, Bassin de Thau, 52, avenue de la Méditerranée, 34 140 Mèze, 06 23 26 48 65,
• Montpellier Agglomération Canoë Kayak University Club, 1076, rue Jean-François Breton, Domaine de Lavalette-Agropolis, 34090 Montpellier,
• Montpellier Eaux-Vives Maison du Lez, 375 Alegria Beracasa, 34000 Montpellier, 04 67 68 14 94,
• Sète Kayak Mer, 41, rue des Fauvettes, 34200 Sète, 06 69 32 74 13 or 04 67 74 49 23,
• Club de Canoë-Kayak de la Haute Vallée de l’Hérault, D108E2 Agonès, Languedoc-Roussillon, France, 06 61 77 59 95.

Main Photo Credit – Wikimedia, Stefanobasta (Stefan Fink).