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Bentaillou mine loop
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Description
Come and discover history thanks to the old mines set in stone. With its wide open spaces and the remains of an industry from another era, the
Bentaillou never leaves you indifferent. The mines provide great souvenir photos of the Couserans.
Here, history seems to have permeated the stone. From Zola's world to a Western setting, Bentaillou never leaves you indifferent.
Technical Information
Altimetric profile
Starting point
Date and time
- From 01/05/2024 to 30/11/2024
- From 01/05/2025 to 30/11/2025
Additional information
Environments
Close to GR footpath
Forest location
Guidebook with maps/step-by-step
1/ Start from the Eylie stopover gîte parking lot 0h - 980 m (signs)
Follow the path along the stream to cross the footbridge, then turn right just after it. You're now on the GR10, which soon enters the forest. The climb is very steep and only eases as you leave the wood and reach the top of the hill.
2/ Plateau de Rouge 1h45 - 1550 m
You then come to a meadow littered with pylons, waggons and ruined barracks. The GR10 climbs back up the plateau, crossing to the right to reach the
3/ Col de Cataouère 2h15 - 1700 m
Skirting a small plateau on the right, the path begins a steep ascent where you'll discover the border chain and the cirque de la Plagne below. Higher up, you'll reach a flat path which you'll take to the left for a long stretch until you reach the
4/ Bentaillou mine huts 2h45 - 1900 m
Here you'll find a drinking water point. Just behind the E.D.F. refuge, a forest track closed to cars leads down the southern flank of the magnificent cirque de la Plagne. To reach the bottom of the cirque, the descent is long, sometimes interminable. After 10 km, the track finally enters the narrow valley passage. About 1 km further on, near the mining spoil heaps, on the left you'll find the GR 10 (red and white), which you follow to leave the forest track. After the footbridge, a short climb takes you back to the
Eylie d'en Haut stopover gîte parking lot 5h50 - 980 m
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Office de Tourisme Couserans Pyrénées - 24/09/2024
www.tourisme-couserans-pyrenees.com/
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Open period
From 01/05 to 30/11.
Subject to favorable snow and weather conditions.
Contact
Phone : 05 61 96 26 60
Email : contact@tourisme-couserans-pyrenees.com
Website : www.tourisme-couserans-pyrenees.com/
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