From Sahuc to the Col de l’Homme

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A walk through woods and meadows, passing through small hamlets. A GPS is essential as the route follows paths not shown on IGN maps.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 4.47 mi
  • ◔
    Average duration: 2h 50 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Moderate
  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 928 ft
  • ↘
    Descent: - 912 ft
  • ▲
    Highest point: 3,281 ft
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 2,421 ft
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Description of the walk

Park in the Sahuc car park.

(S/E) From the car park, head due south to cross the village on the left, then head northwards to the junction of two roads.

(1) Leave the tarmac road on your right and continue straight on towards the hamlet of Murat. Pass it and follow the path, first through a wooded area and then across meadows.

(2) Ignore the return path on the left (passage). Carry on straight ahead, passing a farm in Cambus, then continue towards Lairolle. Just before Lairolle, leave the tarmac access road on your right and continue towards a house standing slightly apart.

(3) Go round this house and take a sloping path through the ferns and then under the trees. You’ll reach aPR® path, which you should follow for just a hundred metres or so, before arriving at a crossroads at elevation 919.
Leave thePR® and head left until you reach a fork in the path.

(4) Leave the well-marked path and turn right, uphill, onto another clearly visible but grassier path, before the first trees.
At the next junction, at elevation 1002, pass a ‘wall’ and head sharply left until you reach another fork.

(5) Leave the return path on your left. Head straight ahead and make your way to the Col de l’Homme.

(6) The walk can continue without any problem, following the signposts to the Col de Blazy.
Turn back to the previous fork.

(5) Carry on to the right, slightly downhill.
Pass a grassy slope on your left and carry on along a wide path (not shown on IGN maps).

(7) Turn right, through the trees, onto a sloping farm track which leads to a track to follow on the left for about 250 metres until you reach the start of a track on the right.

(8) Watch out for this track branching off to the right, leading to a spring catchment. Continue to the right along a path that reaches the area of meadows you passed through on the way out. Cross over, following a track that leads back to the entrance to the field. Make sure you close the gate properly.

(2) Join the track you took on the way there by heading right. Return to the car park via the first tarmac road or by walking back through the hamlet (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : mi 0 - alt. 2,438 ft - Sahuc car park
  2. 1 : mi 0.12 - alt. 2,503 ft - Common junction for out-and-back route
  3. 2 : mi 0.4 - alt. 2,684 ft - Junction at the end of the circular loop
  4. 3 : mi 0.91 - alt. 2,805 ft - Isolated farm
  5. 4 : mi 1.29 - alt. 3,031 ft - Path on the right
  6. 5 : mi 2.05 - alt. 3,202 ft - Access to the Col de l’Homme
  7. 6 : mi 2.51 - alt. 3,084 ft - Col de l'Homme (936m)
  8. 7 : mi 3.42 - alt. 3,028 ft - Sloping forest track
  9. 8 : mi 3.65 - alt. 2,946 ft - Access to the spring catchment
  10. S/E : mi 4.47 - alt. 2,438 ft - Sahuc car park

Worth a visit

- Boisset Cutlery on the way back to Foix.
- Foix.

Always be cautious and plan ahead when you're outdoors. Visorando and the author of this route cannot be held responsible for any accidents occurring on this route.

The GR® and PR® markings are the intellectual property of the Fédération Française de Randonnée Pédestre.

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Reviews and comments

4.1 / 5
Based on 3 reviews
Reliability of the description
4 / 5
Ease of following the route
4 / 5
Route interest
4.3 / 5
Patou des Pyrénées
Patou des Pyrénées

Overall rating : 3.3 / 5

Date of your route : Dec 10, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

The first part was very pleasant. The second part towards the Col de l’Homme wasn’t great, as the path was completely rutted by logging and there were ‘puddles’ of mud where you sank up to your ankles.
Make sure you follow the route description carefully and not the GPS track, which is incorrect in at least two places on the way back.

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Bernard Bros
Bernard Bros

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Feb 17, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A lovely walk with beautiful panoramic views from the ridges; it’s a bit short, so it’s worth extending it to the Col de Marrous (7 km return) to round off this lovely walk, bringing the total distance to 15 km along easy paths

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yvan-visi
yvan-visi

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Nov 15, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A lovely walk, not particularly difficult, best enjoyed in fine weather so you can make the most of the magnificent views.
Thank you.

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