Roc Blanc

Sport
Pedestrian sports
Hiking itinerary

Elevation : 1638m

Refuge forestier du Laurenti, 09460 Le Pla

5h 30min
Hard

DepartureLe Pla
Distance10.1 km
Difference in height825 m
Elevation1638 m
Minimum altitude1638 m
Maximum altitude2461 m
Total positive elevation826 m
Total negative elevation-826 m

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Berge de l'étang du Laurenti — ©Quentin Raison

This hike will take you to the summit of Roc Blanc, overlooking the Etang du Laurenti, to dominate Donezan, also known as "Petit Québec Ariégeois".

Access: Arriving from Ax les Thermes on the Col de Pailhères, follow the D25.
Just before the village of Le Pla, turn left on the local road towards "Des Soulades", "La pradaille".
Then take the route forestière du Laurenti to the refuge du Laurenti parking lot.
Do not start on the route forestière du Laurenti from Le Mas, as this section is very degraded and not recommended.

Guidebook with maps/step-by-step
(D/A) The path leads off to the right of the torrent between fir and beech trees. The start is gentle. In fact, it's an old taffy trail. The slope soon becomes steeper, and you're on a rocky path. Watch your ankles.

1h10 - ETANG DU LAURENTI. Follow the path to the pond. Go around it to the right. The grass is soft and moist. It's flat... After the knoll, turn right into a small valley occupied by scree and rhododendrons. The path is generally well marked. The climb continues in a sort of suspended valley. Small flats alternate with steep slopes.

2h10 - COL DU LAURENTI (2200m). After a couple of hairpin bends, the path bends to the right and climbs to a grassy ridge. In front of you is the Col du Laurenti, and at your feet a small lake that dries up in summer. Follow this small lake to the left to reach the col, then climb up a sort of half-grass corridor that leads to a traverse below the Pic where you arrive (3h30).

6h30 - A - Return by the same route.