Guidebook with maps/step-by-step
(D) - From the parking lot, follow the D25 road to the right towards Artigues for 270m. Continue on the path which goes right towards Artigues, then right again towards the Col de l'Homme Mort.
1h 00 - At the Col de l'Homme Mort flat, follow the trail for a few metres, then climb the left embankment. The climb steepens under the fir grove to reach the Artigues plain, with its unobstructed view of Roc Blanc.
1h 30 - At the Plaine d'Artigues, follow the yellow-marked path to the left. At the crossroads, continue straight ahead. The path becomes paved, then turns into a track. Continue left, then at the next junction, turn right towards Artigues on a larger track until you reach the village.
2h 35 - In Artigues, turn left before the pontet to climb to Col d'Aspil. From the pass, descend to Lac de Noubals (or Lac des Grandes Pâtures). Watch out for the herd as you pass the farm. Continue along the right bank until you reach the dam.
3h 10 - Descend the switchbacks behind the dam, cross the bridge and take the path to the right towards Mijanès. Reach a road which you cross to continue on the path. Back on the D25, follow the road to the left to reach the village of Mijanès.
(A) 3h40 - Mijanès parking lot.
1h 00 - At the Col de l'Homme Mort flat, follow the trail for a few metres, then climb the left embankment. The climb steepens under the fir grove to reach the Artigues plain, with its unobstructed view of Roc Blanc.
1h 30 - At the Plaine d'Artigues, follow the yellow-marked path to the left. At the crossroads, continue straight ahead. The path becomes paved, then turns into a track. Continue left, then at the next junction, turn right towards Artigues on a larger track until you reach the village.
2h 35 - In Artigues, turn left before the pontet to climb to Col d'Aspil. From the pass, descend to Lac de Noubals (or Lac des Grandes Pâtures). Watch out for the herd as you pass the farm. Continue along the right bank until you reach the dam.
3h 10 - Descend the switchbacks behind the dam, cross the bridge and take the path to the right towards Mijanès. Reach a road which you cross to continue on the path. Back on the D25, follow the road to the left to reach the village of Mijanès.
(A) 3h40 - Mijanès parking lot.
