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Tour of the Donezan villages

Sport, Pedestrian sports, Hiking itinerary in Quérigut
17.5 km
5h 30min
Medium
  • This tour links the 7 villages of Donezan, allowing you to discover their charms and particularities on foot. It can be done over a whole day or in sections, depending on your time and desires.

  • Access: The hike can start from any of the 7 villages on the circuit.
  • Guidebook with maps/step-by-step
    (D) From the parking lot, leave the village and take the track towards Carcanières. At the road, turn left. In Carcanières (20 min), stay on the
    right-hand road. On leaving the village, turn left at the horseshoeing post
    and follow it to the right. At the sign, join the track
    and follow the signs for Quérigut. Arrive at a road,
    turn left.

    1h 00 - Quérigut. Take the first left up the lane to the church.
    to the church, then follow it to the right. Go past the town hall and down to the cemetery. Immediately afterwards, turn right towards Le Pla
    and follow this direction until you reach the road on the left.
    Arrive at Le Pla (1h50) and drive up this road to reach the crossroads of the
    village center. At the crossroads, turn left and then right along the tarmac road for 150 m, then left onto the track which climbs towards Artigues.
    towards Artigues and follow this direction.

    3h 00 - Artigues. At the intersection after the short descent, turn left
    then left again to pass under the bridge. Turn right
    right to climb to Col d'Aspil, then descend to Lac de Noubals
    de Noubals to reach the dam. Take care when passing
    the farm. Go down the winding road behind the dam and cross the bridge.
    take the path to the right towards Mijanès and follow it.
    this direction. At Mijanès (3h25), cross the bridge and take the first
    right to Rouze.

    4h 20 - Rouze. Take a small staircase on the right to reach a
    parking area. Take the road opposite the Post Office towards Château
    d'Usson. Before the bridge, take the asphalt road downhill, then
    follow the signs for Usson. Follow this road until you reach the château.
    Take the right-hand hairpin bends up towards Le Puch and follow this direction.
    Go straight through the village until you reach the town hall.

    6.00 am - Arrive at Le Puch parking lot.
  • Departure
    Quérigut
  • Difference in height
    616 m
  • Access: The hike can start from any of the 7 villages on the circuit.
  • Environment
    • In the country
    • Forest location
    • 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)
616 meters of difference in height
  • Maximum altitude : 1282 m
  • Minimum altitude : 929 m
  • Total positive elevation : 616 m
  • Total negative elevation : -616 m
  • Max positive elevation : 334 m
  • Min positive elevation : -226 m
Services
  • Accessibility
    • Not accessible in a wheelchair
  • Equipment
    • Car park
    • Free car park
  • Services
    • Pets welcome
      • Pets allowed on leash only.
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