Dry stone and scrubland
Aragon
Dry stone and scrubland
Easy
Difficulty2h
Duration5km
Distance+140m
Positive Elevation-140m
Negative ElevationCourse type
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In the Cabardès scrubland (garrigue,) dry stone walls and capitelles, panoramas...
A marvellous trail created by the Pierres Sèches d'Aragon association
A marvellous trail created by the Pierres Sèches d'Aragon association
Description
Signs : Yellow, follow the track with the sign “pierres seches”
The path climbs up to the plateau via Avenue des Capitelles, running alongside, at times , an old draille (a passageway for herds) on the left.
At the top of the housing estate, take the path to the large enclosure wall on the left (interpretation panel).
On your right, the path goes through the scrubland.
Follow the yellow markings, reinforced by white signs. Numerous dry stone constructions and typical vegetation (boxwood, thyme, broom, etc.).
The plateau offers beautiful views over the Carcassonne plain and the Pyrenees.
After arriving on a track, turn right for about 500m then left towards the trees.
Carry on through the open countryside and down a winding path.
Once on the track, fork right for 400m.
One last time to the right in the undergrowth, take a small shady path, which is very pleasant in the summer, going back up to the arrival point.
The path climbs up to the plateau via Avenue des Capitelles, running alongside, at times , an old draille (a passageway for herds) on the left.
At the top of the housing estate, take the path to the large enclosure wall on the left (interpretation panel).
On your right, the path goes through the scrubland.
Follow the yellow markings, reinforced by white signs. Numerous dry stone constructions and typical vegetation (boxwood, thyme, broom, etc.).
The plateau offers beautiful views over the Carcassonne plain and the Pyrenees.
After arriving on a track, turn right for about 500m then left towards the trees.
Carry on through the open countryside and down a winding path.
Once on the track, fork right for 400m.
One last time to the right in the undergrowth, take a small shady path, which is very pleasant in the summer, going back up to the arrival point.
- Departure : ARAGON – Start at the entry, on the right side of the housing estate “des Capitelles”
- Arrival : ARAGON – Start at the entry, on the right side of the housing estate “des Capitelles”
- Towns crossed : Aragon
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Information desks
Place Jean Guehenno, 11170 MONTOLIEU
https://www.grand-carcassonne-tourisme.fr/votre-sejour/pratique/loffice-de-tourisme/nos-bureaux-dinformations/antenne-de-montolieu-cabardes/
contact@grand-carcassonne-tourisme.fr
04 68 24 80 80
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