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The Tour Sainte Catherine
Description
The Tour Sainte Catherine offers a beautiful panoramic view of the Balaguères valley and the high peaks of the Castillonnais. This vestige, visible from afar, is the only evidence of a castral dating from the 12th to 13th centuries.
Technical Information
Altimetric profile
Starting point
Additional information
Guidebook with maps/step-by-step
0h 502 m Start from the picnic area.
Continue along the road for 100 metres, then take the left-hand path into the Lachein valley. Once you have passed the resurgence of the stream, which is quite characteristic (this water coming out of the ground!), continue as far as a restored barn.
0h 15 min. - Turn right and take the path up to the Sainte-Catherine cave (used by the CNRS laboratory in Moulis to study the underground world, do not go near the edge).
Follow the well-marked path and turn left. A steep, winding path takes you to the top of the hill.
0h 40 - 741 m the Sainte-Catherine tower (watch out for the holes).
This is the site of the old Balagué castle-refuge, of which all that remains is the tower, the remains of the enclosure and the foundations of an old chapel.
To return, follow the ridge to the left, then turn right.
0h 50 min along the sunken path lined with boxwood, which will take you for about
1h to the Balagué road. Turn right onto the road and follow it for 200m before turning right onto the path.
1h15 You will soon find the path at the start of the circuit. Turn left to rejoin the road and the starting point.
1:30 Arrival
Environments
Forest location
Mountain view
Mountain location
Updated by
Office de Tourisme Couserans Pyrénées - 24/06/2024
www.tourisme-couserans-pyrenees.com/
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Open period
All year round.
Type of land
Rock
Stone
Ground
Hard coating (tar, cement, flooring)
Contact
Phone : 05 61 96 26 60
Email : contact@tourisme-couserans-pyrenees.com
Facebook : www.facebook.com/tourismecouseranspyrenees/
Tricky passages
Passing close to a cave with a roughly fenced-in area, keep away from the edge.
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