The Chapel of Saint-Martin d’Angoustrine via the Nartigues Shelter

A tour of part of the Saint-Martin valley starting from Angoustrine

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 6.22 mi
  • ◔
    Average duration: 4h 00 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Moderate

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 1,299 ft
  • ↘
    Descent: - 1,270 ft

  • ▲
    Highest point: 5,528 ft
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 4,281 ft

Description of the walk

Meet in front of Angoustrine Town Hall. There is space to park.

(S/E) With your back to the town hall, head left along the Route des Pyrénées. When you reach the roundabout, turn right to join the road towards Dorres. Continue to the Dorres wash house. This old wash house, now closed, is visible from the street. The water flowing out of it is warm.

(1) Then, retrace your steps and turn left to follow the uphill Rue du Moutier.

(2) At the end of the street, climb two flights of steps to reach Impasse des Bleuets.

(3) Turn into it and immediately turn left. Follow the path uphill, cutting across theGRP® on the dirt track. Continue to the weather station.

(4) Pass to the right of it and continue up the dirt track to the Abri de Nartigues (view over the valley).

(5) Take the dirt track that runs behind the shelter, heading due north, and you’ll reach a Fork in the road.

(6) Turn right to head back down the stony path to the Sant Marti d'Envalls Chapel.

(7) At the chapel, turn back and take the path on the left which runs alongside the river and winds its way down to the road to Font Romeu.

(8) Turn right onto it and follow it to the church in the village of Angoustrine.

(9) Turn right and head up Carrer de las Orenetes to the cemetery church, a listed historic monument.

(10) Take the dirt track behind the cemetery and turn immediately left 100 m further on to head back down into the village. Follow the path on the right opposite number 12 on Carrer Del Sabater, and make your way gently back down into the village to reach the Pyrenees road.

(11) Turn right onto it, walk along the pavement to reach the town hall (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : mi 0 - alt. 4,324 ft - Angoustrine Town Hall
  2. 1 : mi 0.29 - alt. 4,295 ft - Dorres wash house
  3. 2 : mi 0.47 - alt. 4,413 ft - Stairs
  4. 3 : mi 0.54 - alt. 4,482 ft - Junction of Rue des Lupins and Impasse des Bleuets
  5. 4 : mi 1.39 - alt. 5,069 ft - Weather station
  6. 5 : mi 1.91 - alt. 5,502 ft - Nartigues shelter
  7. 6 : mi 2.11 - alt. 5,528 ft - Turn right
  8. 7 : mi 3.21 - alt. 5,226 ft - Chapel of Saint Martin of Envalls
  9. 8 : mi 5.51 - alt. 4,413 ft - Junction with the Font Romeu road
  10. 9 : mi 5.66 - alt. 4,400 ft - Church in the village of Angoustrine
  11. 10 : mi 5.84 - alt. 4,465 ft - Cemetery
  12. 11 : mi 6.01 - alt. 4,383 ft - Pyrenees Road
  13. S/E : mi 6.23 - alt. 4,324 ft - Angoustrine Town Hall

Notes

Wear good shoes and bring a windbreaker

Worth a visit

Reviews and comments

4.4 / 5
Based on 4 reviews

Reliability of the description
4.3 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.5 / 5
Route interest
4.5 / 5
Core In
Core In
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Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Jan 10, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

I set off straight away along the path that climbs up to the plateau, skirting the village and parking my car at the junction of the red and black GR trails, rather than down in the village as indicated at the start of the walk.
Suitable for everyone, with a short stop at the pretty chapel. However, the stretch after the chapel, which follows the tarmac all the way, didn’t interest me at all; in fact, I ended up cutting across the circular route that goes past the village church to get back onto the path and find my car...

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sosomamie66
sosomamie66

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Dec 04, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

A real treat

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JP G
JP G

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 28, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A really lovely walk with clear directions and signposting, and not many people about, even though it was early August.

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DELBES
DELBES

Overall rating : 3.3 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 10, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

We completed the route on a lovely, warm, sunny day.
I found the route description a bit sparse between points 3 and 5; the path to follow isn’t always obvious and, in my humble opinion, would have benefited from a few extra notes in this section (a small wayside shrine at the junction of point 3 and the various pasture gates encountered; however, I didn’t spot the weather station mentioned as a landmark…).
However, this is ‘merely’ my humble opinion, and in no way is it intended to cast doubt on the preparation work that went into this lovely hike.
Thank you

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