La Tourette-Cabardès, Couroulès and La Perdition

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Hike on wide, often passable paths. We are in the low mountains with views of the Pyrenees and various villages in the Montagne Noire.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 7.10 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 2h 30 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Moderate
  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 174 m
  • ↘
    Descent: - 178 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 569 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 476 m
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Photos

The ruins of Couroulès
The eucalyptus trees
The village of Mas-Cabardès
Pic de Nore

Description of the walk

Going up from Carcassonne towards Mazamet on the D118, pass the village of Cuxac-Cabardès and you will come to a large crossroads. Turn right towards La Tourette-Cabardès. On this small, winding road, stop well before the village at the "Carrus" crossroads. There is a large parking area.

(S/E) Set off along the road that descends towards Carrus. A few dozen metres further on, turn right onto an unpaved track. Descend to an abandoned farm: Couroulès.

(1) Turn left in front of the buildings. Ignore a path on the right and keep to the right at each fork in the road. This wide track will take you to a tarmac road. Follow it to the left for 100 metres.

(2) Turn left again onto a track and follow it until you reach the road.

(3) On the road, turn right and take the first wide lane on your left. This lane descends quite steeply (60 metres of elevation over 800 metres of horizontal distance) and offers beautiful views of Mas-Cabardès, Pic de Nore and La Tourette-Cabardès.

(4) Follow the wide track on the left, which climbs back up to the tarmac road. Your cars are on the right (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 569 m - Crossroads towards Carrus
  2. 1 : km 0.71 - alt. 527 m - Pass to the left of the ruins.
  3. 2 : km 4.09 - alt. 529 m - A wide track on the left
  4. 3 : km 5.3 - alt. 550 m - On the right
  5. 4 : km 6.23 - alt. 484 m - Continue straight ahead, climbing uphill.
  6. S/E : km 7.1 - alt. 569 m - Turn right onto the tarmac road.

Notes

(3) At this point, you can choose to return to the cars by turning left and following the road. But it would be a shame to miss out on the views offered by the route we recommend.

Reviews and comments

4 / 5
Based on 8 reviews
Reliability of the description
4.3 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.1 / 5
Route interest
3.5 / 5
Fred sax
Fred sax

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 03, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : Yes

There are beautiful views of the Pyrenees. The path is pleasant and wide. There are no tracks without GPS tracking, making it impossible to follow. Paths cross constantly. The forest is very beautiful.

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Fred sax
Fred sax

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 03, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : Yes

You can discover beautiful views of the Pyrenees.

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Jerome11
Jerome11

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 05, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A pleasant route, not too long, partly shaded. Beautiful views at the start over the valley and the Pyrenees, and at the end over the villages. Please note that the uphill section is mainly at the end of the route if you take the route in the direction indicated.

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Fcabanac
Fcabanac

Overall rating : 3.7 / 5

Date of your route : Dec 21, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Very busy route : No

We had to change our route because a hunt was underway... so it was impossible to continue peacefully. In addition, a very grey white dog running loose, apparently living in Les Reihols, made it clear that we were not welcome around his home. But apart from that, the hike is nice!

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Denis N1.
Denis N1.

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 26, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : Yes

Not very long and pleasant, with plenty of shade.

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Tachmal
Tachmal

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

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

Beautiful view of Pic de Nore and the villages of Mas-Cabradès and La Tourette-Cabradès.
One small regret is that the path is too wide and therefore not very picturesque.
A lovely, easy hike, very pleasant in the sunshine.

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rustirando
rustirando

Overall rating : 2.3 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 20, 2018
Reliability of the description : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing

Usually, the hikes are very well presented. This one is not worth remembering.
Apart from the signage issues, the hike is of little interest:
little interest: almost no views, a semi-wooded boulevard... and the description is a little unclear at points (1) and (2).

Fortunately, you are often in the shade!

These comments are made without bitterness, simply to convey how little enjoyment we got from this hike.
Your website remains a very good source of beautiful hikes!

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avrilmai
avrilmai

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : May 20, 2018
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

Hello,

A very pleasant hike, and not at all difficult as there is little elevation gain. Magnificent scenery: flowering shrubs and views of the Pyrenees and the village of LA TOURETTE.
A few metres ahead of us, we spotted a sow and two piglets calmly crossing the path. We did not try to approach them.

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