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Chemin de la Quère
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Description
This looping route passes through small villages and hedgerows, offering a variety of panoramic views of the Pyrenees and the surrounding hills. Part of the trail follows the Chemin de la Liberté.
Technical Information
Altimetric profile
Starting point
Additional information
Guidebook with maps/step-by-step
1/ Start at the car park
2/ Follow a tarmac path for 100m, which continues uphill. Panoramic views of the château and village to the south-west and an exceptional view of the dome of Cap de Bouirex.
3/ Cross the tarmac road and turn left onto a dirt track leading uphill. Panoramic views to the east over the hamlet of Atès, Cap de Garrié and the bald hills of Erp.
4/ Follow the track to the Col de Plantach, then turn right onto a path leading to the Pic de la Quère.
5/ Climb the path then cross the movable barriers to the Pic de la Quère.
6/ 1h25 - Head for the Col de l'Artigue. Take the "charretière" (wide track) on the right as it descends. Panoramic views to the east over the Calamane mountains, the Crouzette ridge with the Tour Laffont and the Cap de la Régie overlooking the Ribaute gorges.
7/ Descend to the Col de l'Artigue. Turn right towards the Col de Catchaudégué. Below, near a barn, is a stele on the Chemin de la Liberté route in memory of the young ferryman Louis Barrau, who died for France in 1942. View over the Esbints valley, the hamlets around Seix and the high peaks, including Mont Valier.
8/ Continue along the path, with the hamlet of La Soumère in the distance, until you reach the Col de Catchaudégué. Follow the signs for La Cillère-Alos along the forest track (passing a stone cross).
9/ Continue on the track, passing above the Plagnol sheepfold. At the sign for the Arp et Coubla union forest, turn right. Amid the heather and bilberry bushes, enjoy the view of the village of Alos.
10/ At the hamlet of La Cillère, follow the tarmac road along the stream to the cemetery and return to the car park.
Environments
Forest location
Mountain view
Village centre
Updated by
Office de Tourisme Couserans Pyrénées - 23/08/2024
www.tourisme-couserans-pyrenees.com/
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Open period
All year round.
Contact
Phone : 05 61 96 26 60
Email : contact@tourisme-couserans-pyrenees.com
Facebook : www.facebook.com/tourismecouseranspyrenees/
Type of land
Ground
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