The Transhumance Trail is a 4-day cross-border itinerary between Ariège and Andorra. Horses, cows, sheep and their guardians - shepherds and herding dogs - are all part of your hike. Here, the mountains are shared.
From Ax, head for Tarascon sur Ariège. Continue on the N20 to the village of Les Cabannes. From this village, head for the Plateau de Beille via the D522. The hike starts from the Plateau de Beille parking lot.
Every year, in spring and autumn, farmers and shepherds (men and women) organize the movement of their animals according to traditional pastoral routines. Whenever possible, livestock move on foot, following the paths and tracks of ancestral herds. Transhumance has left us a cultural heritage that is both material and architectural (traditional buildings, barns, shepherds' huts, orris, dry-stone paths, etc.), as well as landscape (highland pastures and heaths, hay meadows and terraces in intermediate areas, etc.), linked to agricultural and livestock production, which still endures and continues to evolve.
and continues to be passed down from generation to generation.
All this by following the following best practices: https://www.ariegepyrenees.com/preparer/randonner/montagne-mode-demploi/
Book a night in one of our refuges:
http://www.refugidejuclar.com/
https://rulhe.com/
Every year, in spring and autumn, farmers and shepherds (men and women) organize the movement of their animals according to traditional pastoral routines. Whenever possible, livestock move on foot, following the paths and tracks of ancestral herds. Transhumance has left us a cultural heritage that is both material and architectural (traditional buildings, barns, shepherds' huts, orris, dry-stone paths, etc.), as well as landscape (highland pastures and heaths, hay meadows and terraces in intermediate areas, etc.), linked to agricultural and livestock production, which still endures and continues to evolve.
and continues to be passed down from generation to generation.
All this by following the following best practices: https://www.ariegepyrenees.com/preparer/randonner/montagne-mode-demploi/
Book a night in one of our refuges:
http://www.refugidejuclar.com/
https://rulhe.com/
- TipsItinerary available only between early June and late September (when the Rulhe and Juclar refuges are open).
- Guidebook with maps/step-by-stepSTAGE 1: PLATEAU DE BEILLE - REFUGE DU RULHE Walking time: 5h - Distance: 11 km Vertical rise +/-: 620m / 370m
STAGE 2: REFUGE DU RULHE - FONTARGENTE - VAL D'INCLES - REFUGE DE JOCLAR Walking time: 5h30 - Distance: 11 km Vertical rise +/-: 630m / 510m
STAGE 3: REFUGE DE JOCLAR - REFUGE DU RULHE Walking time: 3h00 - Distance: 6 km Vertical rise +/-: 210m / 340m
STAGE 4: REFUGE DU RULHE - PLATEAU DE BEILLE Walking time: 4h40 - Distance: 11 km Vertical rise +/-: 370m / 620m
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Subject to favorable snow and weather conditions.Services
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Car park
Free car park
Pets welcome
Accommodation
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