Toulouse and the wider Midi-Pyrénées metropolitan area is full of green scenery with many glorious gorges. One great gorge where you can practice one of the most amazing mountain sports is Gorge de la Dourbie. Canyoning is only an option in this breathtaking landscape.
Your adventure will start with a 4 m /13 ft long water-slide where an awesome slip is waiting for you. Then you will make your first dive in one of the many basins that make up the canyon. The adventure continues closer to the waterfalls from 2 – 12 m /6.6 – 39.4 ft high.
These falls that their flow varies, depending on the season, can be very impressive. It is next to or under one of them where your first booster session begins as you manage your descent rope of 6 – 7 m /20 – 22 ft. You will end up by deescalating the Dourbie gorge.
After a progression of about 2 and a half hour in the canyon, you will enjoy a nice picnic in a quiet corner. Make sure that you will refuel your energy batteries and don’t let yourself be taken aback! Until the end of your run, you will chain jumps, abseiling, sliding and swimming in huge bowls.
Jumps range from 2 – 14 m /6.6 – 45 ft, creating feelings that are simply unique. Then you will exceed in your own limits and have a blast! After a final leap of 3 m /9 ft in a bowl, you will reach a narrow path with more or less water which marks the end of your epic adventure. You should bear in mind that the particular route has a difficulty level and is aiming at athletic or canyoning practicing people.
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Leucate is a commune, situated in the department of Aude in the region Languedoc-Roussillon, France. It is located at 130km/80mi in the south east of Montpellier, however still a thrilling destination of the Mediterannean Sea for kiteboarding enthusiasts.
Leucate is a commune, situated in the department of Aude in the region Languedoc-Roussillon, France. It is located at 130 km/80 mi in the south east of Montpellier, however still a thrilling destination of the Mediterannean Sea for kitesurfing enthusiasts.
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