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From Marc to l'Artigue

Sport, Pedestrian sports, Hiking itinerary in Auzat
5.0 km
1h 45min
Very easy
  • Between the bordes and the houses, this charming walk plunges you into a past that's not so far away. Along the way, you'll see your farming roots come to the surface, at the edge of barns and near low stone walls.

  • Access: on the D8 after Vicdessos, then Auzat, towards the bottom of the valley is Marc, where you park your vehicle in the parking lot before the church of Saint-Antoine du Montcalm.
  • Guidebook with maps/step-by-step
    (D/A) Leave the parking lot at 1010m and follow the white and red markings. The start of the route mimics the old Aqueduct hike. Follow the D8 for 200m. Before the bend, a small bridge spans the L'Artigue stream, towards Marc. Just a few metres further on, you turn left onto the paved path chosen by the GR10. Take the stairs to the right, and when you come out of them, you'll find the hamlet square on your right. Immediately turn left onto the honeycomb path which bends round a bend in the road. Ignore the path coming from the right and continue to the left. Stay on the GR10 for a while. You'll soon come to the end of the road. After another 5 minutes, leave the GR10 and follow the old aqueduct (yellow markings) into the Artigue valley. You reach the hamlet of Villeneuve, on the road go straight up to the left, and then straight up again at the crossroads.

    0:45 - PARKING DU REMOUL. You've reached the parking lot. Turn left as you pass between the barns. You cross the Roubert stream. Go under the ash and hazel trees. Continue straight ahead to a new barn. The path becomes grassy as you approach the cascade de Belcaire d'amont. After the small Rousègue bridge, continue uphill under the birch trees. At a fork in the road (1h00), abandon the straight uphill path: plunge left and continue.

    1:05 - HAMEAU DE L'ARTIGUE. Walk between the houses with their slate roofs. At the entrance to the village, you'll find the road you've been following. Keep going downhill at the first bend. You pass the power station and then the Artigue bridge. 60 m after the Toutous junction (15 m after the Mouret nursery), the path jumps to the left and saves you a long turn onto the road.

    1h45 - A - You're back at the parking lot.
  • Departure
    Auzat
  • Difference in height
    236 m
  • Access: on the D8 after Vicdessos, then Auzat, towards the bottom of the valley is Marc, where you park your vehicle in the parking lot before the church of Saint-Antoine du Montcalm.
  • Environment
    • Mountain location
    • Village centre
  • Spoken languages
    • French
  • Documentation
    GPX / KML files allow you to export the trail of your hike to your GPS (or other navigation tool)
236 meters of difference in height
  • Maximum altitude : 1228 m
  • Minimum altitude : 1021 m
  • Total positive elevation : 236 m
  • Total negative elevation : -228 m
  • Max positive elevation : 180 m
  • Min positive elevation : -52 m
Services
  • Equipment
    • Car park
    • Free car park
  • Services
    • Pets welcome
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