Mont Fourcat hike (3)

Mont Fourcat hike (3)

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Mont Fourcat hike (3)

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Office de Tourisme des Pyrénées cathares

On the trails of the Cathar Pyrenees

Hiking, greenways, GR, mountain biking, let yourself be guided
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Our region is a hiking paradise… Here you’ll find all the paths and trails you need to explore on foot, by bike or on horseback… They say that paradise is found on the path that leads to it: and that seems to be especially true here!

On foot

in the Cathar Pyrenees
Tour du Pays d'Olmes nord
Le Taulat
Starting from the Moulzoune pond, this beautiful hike through wide open spaces and Canadian-style landscapes allows you to enjoy this mountain environment and its pastoralism...
Le Chemin des Bonshommes GR®107
Le Quié
Grand tour du château de Lagarde
Tour de Sibra
The tour of the Péreille gorges
Family walk along the Péreille Canyon, a nesting and breeding ground for Egyptian vultures and other migratory birds. The gorges, which form a small canyon, were once used for...
La chapelle Saint Roch
La Croix de Millet
The Tabariane Loop
The Tabariane site will immerse you in the Merovingian era. Archaeological work has uncovered 166 graves. The site of this necropolis features interpretive panels illustrating...
Les crêtes du Plantaurel
Pic du Saint-Barthelemy
This hiking route takes you to the highest point of the Tabe Massif. It is the best known of the peaks, with three lakes : lac des truites, du diable and lac supérieur.
Le circuit des Monges
De la voie verte au lac de Montbel
De Freychenet au Mont Fourcat
Le chemin pavé
The communal forest of Bélesta
This beautiful walk takes you through a magnificent fir forest covering more than 1,000 hectares as far as the Sault plateau. Made up of coniferous trees, it is one of the most...
La vallée du Touyre et de l'Hers
Sentier à la ronde
The hillsides
A gentle family walk that passes through the village of Le Sautel, where you can admire a centuries-old oak tree near the church door.

By bike, mountain bike

From the Canal du Midi to Montsegur
From the Canal du Midi to the foothills of the Pyrenees, the voie verte between Bram and Lavelanet is the perfect way to cross the Cathar Pyrenees to the fortress of Montségur,...
From Mirepoix to Lavelanet
The first section of the future V81 greenway in the foothills of the Pyrenees, the cycle route from Mirepoix to Lavelanet offers a journey between Cathar castles and royal...

Saddle up!

a different kind of hiking
Horseback riding
The Cathar Pyrenees are the perfect place for horseback riding. In the land of the Merens horse, there’s no shortage of places to gallop and trails to trot. At horse...
Equestrian centers
In the Cathar Pyrenees, a number of equestrian centers offer activities, courses and rides for beginners or advanced riders, in the heart of an exceptional natural environment!...

Desire for something else

Horseback riding
The Cathar Pyrenees are the perfect place for horseback riding. In the land of the Merens horse, there’s no shortage of places to gallop and trails to trot. At horse...
Mountain bike rides
The Pyrenees Cathares is the ideal destination for cycling in all seasons! From easy family outings accessible to all, to steeper, more rugged loops, the various mountain bike...
Montbel Lake in winter
Le lac de Montbel est l’un des lieux marquants de nos Pyrénées Cathares : en hiver, il présente un autre visage. Idéal pour une randonnée, pour se ressourcer au contact...
Ski Rail offer – EN
The “Les Monts d’Olmes” Skirail offer is an experiment on sale online only from 21 December 2023 to 18 February 2024 for journeys on Saturdays only, departing...
Fishing in the Cathar Pyrenees
Lac de Montbel, high-altitude lakes, rivers and streams are here to tempt anglers! Rich in fish stocks, they offer a dream setting for teasing gudgeon or trout, in sublime...
View of Montsegur from the cross of Morenci
A virtually flat path with an extraordinary, unprecedented view of Montségur castle. From the Morenci cross to the ruins of the Pechiquelle farm, you’ll be able to take...
Montbel lake
This is the cool oasis of the Cathar Pyrenees, ideal for a day at the beach… or fishing. Straddling Aude and Ariège, the lac de Montbel is the most beautiful lake...
Préparer son séjour aux monts d'olmes
Sports d’hiver, neige, ski, raquettes et tout ça à 1h30 de Toulouse et 1h15 de Carcassonne ? Rejoignez la station des Monts d’Olmes le temps d’une échappée...
The Greenway
The “voie verte” in the Cathar Pyrenees is a former railroad line between Mirepoix-Chalabre-Lavelanet, created in 1903. The line linked the industrial Hers valley...
The plateau of la Calm – Roquefixade
A peaceful village, a path that meanders quietly up to the Calm plateau, dominating the Ariege Pyrenees chain in the distance, overlooking Roquefixade castle and the Lesponne...
From Mirepoix to Lavelanet
The first section of the future V81 greenway in the foothills of the Pyrenees, the cycle route from Mirepoix to Lavelanet offers a journey between Cathar castles and royal...
From the Canal du Midi to Montsegur
From the Canal du Midi to the foothills of the Pyrenees, the voie verte between Bram and Lavelanet is the perfect way to cross the Cathar Pyrenees to the fortress of Montségur,...