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Étang d'Ayes
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Description
A family walk along the heights of Lac de Bethmale, taking in the Etang d'Ayès via the Cirque de Campuls, where the animals gather during the transhumance before leaving for the summer pastures.
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Altimetric profile
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Points of interest
Date and time
- From 15/06/2025 to 02/11/2025
Additional information
Updated by
Office de Tourisme Couserans Pyrénées - 11/08/2024
www.tourisme-couserans-pyrenees.com/
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Guidebook with maps/step-by-step
Depart Mount Ner car park 0 h 1435 m
Continue on foot along the forest track for 30 minutes to reach the
Cirque and Cabane de Campuls 0h 30 1400 m
Walk past the hut and up the grassy path to the left. This path narrows and winds up to a crossroads. Turn right, again uphill but less steeply, to reach the
GR10 1h10 1690 m
Take the GR to the right and let it lead you effortlessly to the lake as far as the
Étang d'Ayès 1h 15 1 694 m
To return, follow the path for 20 minutes, then descend on the path to the left of the Eliet hut.
Col d'Auédole 1h 40 1 725 m The path plunges into the forest (steep descent) to join the
Mount Ner trail 2h 20 1395 m
Head left up the track to find the Mount Net car park and the
starting point 2h 35 1435 m
Open period
From 15/06 to 02/11.
Subject to snow conditions.
Contact
Phone : 05 61 96 26 60
Email : contact@tourisme-couserans-pyrenees.com
Type of land
Ground
Location complements
From Castillon-en-Couserans, take the D4 towards Sentein. At Bordes sur Lez, turn left (D17), passing the Lac de Bethmale. Continue on the Mount Ner forest track (closed from October to mid-June) for around 20 minutes to the second car park (a barrier prevents vehicles from entering the Campuls cirque).
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