The Larreix hut

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Starting from the Col de Menté, this easy hike takes you on a circular route at the foot of the Cagire and very close to the Col du Pas de l'Âne.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 11.80 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 5h 10 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Moderate
  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 616 m
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    Descent: - 619 m
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    Highest point: 1,620 m
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    Lowest point: 1,130 m
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Le Pas de l'Âne.
Larreix hut
Pas de l'Âne Pass

Description of the walk

Park at the Col de Menté, where there are several parking spaces on both sides of the road.

(S/E) Start the hike on a wide forest track, the Route Forestière de Soulan, to the right of the shelter with its large wooden sculptures.

(1) Leave the marked path on the left at a large cairn and continue on the track.

(2) Leave the track that descends to your right and take the one that climbs to the left. Cross the Bois des Aygues to reach the Larreix hut, or rather the three huts.

(3) Continue straight ahead through the forest in a north-westerly direction to reach the Rochers de Garbes and enjoy an excellent view of the Pyrenees.

(4) Return to the huts via the same route.

(3) Take the small path on the left that descends towards a watering hole.

(5) Take the path furthest to the right, which descends slightly. It is marked in red and yellow and is theGRP® des Trois Vallées. Continue through the beech forest of Bois de Larreix and follow the markings to reach the Route Forestière du Cagire at a hairpin bend.

(6) Leave the markings on your left and follow the forest track on your right. Continue until you reach the crossroads you passed on the way there.

(2) Retrace your steps to return to the car park (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 1,349 m - Col de Menté car park
  2. 1 : km 1.57 - alt. 1,282 m - Very large cairn, straight ahead.
  3. 2 : km 2.11 - alt. 1,277 m - Crossroads of the circular loop
  4. 3 : km 3.88 - alt. 1,464 m - Water source. - Cabane de Larreix
  5. 4 : km 4.45 - alt. 1,620 m - Rochers de Garbes
  6. 5 : km 5.18 - alt. 1,433 m - Drinking trough, trail furthest to the right.
  7. 6 : km 7.54 - alt. 1,130 m - Forest track, on the right
  8. S/E : km 11.8 - alt. 1,348 m - Car park at the Col de Menté

Notes

Water source at the Larreix hut, a small hut with a fireplace.

Reviews and comments

4.5 / 5
Based on 8 reviews
Reliability of the description
4.6 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.6 / 5
Route interest
4.3 / 5
cp31
cp31

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 11, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A beautiful, fairly easy hike.
That said, we didn't do the 3-4-3 round trip: it was far too hot that day.
There are quite a few shaded sections.
Only section 3-5-6 is a path/trail, sometimes a little narrow, on a fairly steep slope (but no danger or risk of vertigo: this entire section is in fairly dense forest) (all the rest: D-1-2-3 and 6-2-1-A consists of forest roads).
Often not many views (this is the trade-off for the shade) on what we have covered.
There is a flock of sheep (and a patou sheep that barks loudly but does not approach) around the Larreix huts.
And a water source (drinkable, apparently), which also feeds a trough used by the animals.

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P LARRIEU
P LARRIEU

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Feb 21, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

No snow this February for a snowshoe walk, but a pleasant hike through a beautiful mixed forest.

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Roroboubou
Roroboubou

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Nov 18, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

Superb weather, with bright sunshine, perfect for enjoying a walk in the snow. Snowshoes were not necessary.

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eguzzonato
eguzzonato

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 23, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Route completed on 21 March 2021 with 30 cm of fresh snow. The GPS track was particularly useful for finding the path after the Larreix hut as we began the descent (pristine snow with no signs of anyone having passed through). The path along the cornice alone is worth the detour.

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Yannick sanchidrian
Yannick sanchidrian

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 15, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : Yes

We chose this hike to enable us to reach LE CAGIRE, as the route via Pic d'Escalette and the summit of Les Parets posed a problem for us, as we suffered from vertigo on the descent from Les Parets!
So this hike was perfect for reaching Le Cagire without any trouble!
A beautiful route, although a little long on the way back between points 6 and 2 in our opinion, and monotonous!
However, BE CAREFUL AT POINT 5! It is possible to take the wrong path to reach point 6, so be sure to take the one that starts at the bottom of the clearing. In fact, it was a shepherd who helped us avoid making a mistake. The signs?
In this clearing, we came across a beautiful flock of sheep and dogs, including a Patou determined to protect his fellow sheep!

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missina
missina

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Nov 04, 2018
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

I'm doing my best to recall my memories, as I did this hike with a friend 1.5 years ago, but I remember that we had trouble at point 3 finding our way to the Rochers de Garbes... which we never found. Nevertheless, the detour to the Pas de l'Âne pass is worth it, with a superb view at the top. I don't know the different Pyrenean peaks well enough yet, but in good weather, you can see several of them from up there!
The return trip was a bit long, as I recall, on a wide forest track.

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c.cazenave
c.cazenave

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : May 20, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

Nice hike, but we had bad weather and poor visibility. We'll do it again when the sun is shining.

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jolulic
jolulic

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Nov 20, 2017
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

The route meets my expectations. I will do it again, passing by the Pic de l'Escalette.

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