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Goutets
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Description
A must-do loop in the Massat valley.
This trail leads to the recently restored village of Goutets, home to the “Orris” (shepherds' huts), an exceptional protected heritage site.
The trail rises without too much difficulty into the mountain environment of the cirque of the Trois Seigneurs massif, the highest point in the Massat canton. It allows you to discover the ancient pastoral dynamics of the village of Goutets.
Technical Information
Altimetric profile
Starting point
Additional information
Guidebook with maps/step-by-step
- Starting from the hamlet of La Foulie (920 m), take the path that runs to the left alongside a few houses above the road, which quickly leads to the hamlet of Carol in a few zigzags.
- Pass through the heart of Le Carol and at the exit, take the path that climbs steeply to the left for a few moments. The path alternates between slopes and terraces.
- Follow the path as it becomes flatter through beech woods and crosses streams.
- Pass a few barns, descend slightly and cross a stream.
- The path leads to the track (1300 m), which you take for about 100 m and then follow again as it rises to the left.
- At the entrance to the cirque formed by the Trois Seigneurs massif, follow the path as it winds through wetlands and the first shepherds' huts.
- After crossing a stream, reach an isolated barn and fork left to the top of the slope.
- Go through the first hamlet of Goutets (summit: 1480 m), then follow the path around it and down to the second (leave it on the left); then climb up to cross the third hamlet and descend through the forest to the track.
- Reach the track you took on the outward journey and fork left, following the bed of the Fontfrède stream; take this path for about 10 mins to get back on the track.
- Continue down the track back to the starting point.
- Arrive at the hamlet of La Foulie.
Environments
Overview on river
Forest location
Mountain view
Waterside
Riverside
Updated by
Office de Tourisme Couserans Pyrénées - 21/10/2024
www.tourisme-couserans-pyrenees.com/
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Open period
All year round.
Subject to snow conditions.
Type of land
Ground
Grit
Contact
Phone : 05 61 96 26 60
Email : contact@tourisme-couserans-pyrenees.com
Website : www.tourisme-couserans-pyrenees.com/
Location complements
From Massat; follow the D18 to the village of Le Port. On leaving the village, turn left after the cemetery towards Le Carol. Leave from the hamlet of La Foulie after passing Trabiet Dessous and Trabiet Dessus.
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