Génat Forest - Route No. 2

I see... It's true that I didn't see anyone at all during my two-and-a-half-hour walk, only a few people in Génat itself. It's a bit hard to explain, but I had a strange feeling (when I was lost in that famous forest) that I wasn't at home, that I might be "disturbing" the peaceful nature around me... I felt relieved when I left that place and found the road again.
Ah, I hadn't thought about the deer at all. I'm really just a tourist hiker at the moment 🤭
This morning, I did Ax-Orgeix, following the GR107 trail, which is easier to find. A very beautiful hike!

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Yes, it's a lovely little walk. You took the right path under cover at the start. You're right, the signposting leaves something to be desired at the top of the path, which should normally rejoin the forest track that you left at the barrier.
The markings are no longer maintained. There are still a few traces of them, but they are not very visible. This is due to local lobbies who find it difficult to accept that these lands can benefit "outsiders".
It is still best to come for a walk with a map and to carefully identify the "black paths", as Sylvain Tesson calls them.
Best regards and thank you for your comments on the birds and flowers. As for the cries, you may have heard deer "barking"... always impressive.

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Date of your route : Sep 16, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

I'm just a Sunday hiker, but still... You can guess where the paths are, at the "no entry" barrier and then the covered trail. We don't know whether to go through the barrier or take the covered path in the forest. Of course, I chose the forest, lost more than an hour thinking I would come back to the pass road, and finally turned back to find myself at the barrier again. I was no longer motivated to try the route, which might have been to stay on the road... What a shame. And there were no markings at all (although I should point out that Visorando is not responsible for this). On the other hand, there were pretty flowers, birds (whose cries were almost disturbing at times) and a beautiful view of the mountains (perhaps because I found myself on the other side of the pass 🤭).

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Date of your route : Sep 11, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

The starting village is worth seeing
A pleasant route in the shade when it's hot
At the start and finish, there is an interesting little path that avoids the forest road, which we took

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Date of your route : Sep 08, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Ease of following the route : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Route interest : Not used / Not applicable
Very busy route : No

Contrary to the information provided, the route is not marked. The information given in the descriptions was unreliable. The section of the route that we found had not been used for some time...
This is a shame because there are not many routes in the GENAT area.

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Date of your route : Apr 26, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

For my part, I leave from the Alliat car park and take the old path to Genat, around the plateau, and back the same way; 10.45 km; running = 1 hour 43 minutes.

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Thank you for your comment.
I see that the Riou family is making its presence felt on every inch of Genate soil...:
Has Phoebus tried to keep up?

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Date of your route : Aug 25, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

To be done in reverse on a mountain bike...
Climb up the forest road to Pla de Faradou, then enjoy a lovely descent along the forest path.
This is also excellent.

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Date of your route : Feb 15, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Ease of following the route : Not used / Not applicable
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

We didn't find any forest cabins, but the walk in the forest was very nice!

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Date of your route : Aug 25, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Easy route to find. The climb through the undergrowth is well sheltered from the sun, but as a result, there is virtually no view. More views on the descent. Still a nice little walk.

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Hello,
Yes, I am from the valley, and I still have an army wire saw, which is in the bag.
Kind regards

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I actually went there yesterday and saw that the path had been cleared. I imagine you're from around here to have a chainsaw in your bag?
In any case, many thanks for your solidarity.

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Date of your route : Jul 19, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

Hello,
A lovely little walk, lots of different trees, lots of butterflies and various insects.
I partially cleared and cut down the tree blocking the path.
No problems with visibility, personally that's enough for me.
Enjoy your walks!

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Date of your route : Jul 13, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

A superb hike with my 3-year-old son (who was just 2 weeks old at the time!). It was his first real walk in the Pyrenees. We had a little picnic in the woods.
I used the Visorando map to find my way along the route. A quick note for Visorando, by the way: it's a real shame that when you leave your phone in your pocket for a few minutes after locking it onto the Visorando app map, you have to restart the Visorando app as if you hadn't used it all day! As a result, you have to search for the hike again and re-download the map... not very practical, especially when you don't get good reception in the mountains.

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Maintenance has indeed become necessary. The path to the staircase is blocked by a tree that can easily be bypassed. We need to cut it down.
You are also right about the signposting. I have personally stopped repainting the markings, somewhat discouraged by the systematic destruction of the wooden signposts I had placed to indicate the various routes. Local malcontents with somewhat narrow minds are responsible for this.
It is indeed better to take a map to find the Genat routes.
Fortunately, none of this detracts from the appeal of these trails.

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