Mont Llaret via Lac d'Aude

Date of your route : Sep 29, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

We made a round trip from the Carlit and Perics route in mid-September. With the sun shining, the walk near Lake Aude was magnificent!
Lots of flowers and mushrooms.

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Date of your route : Jun 30, 2025
Reliability of the description : Not used / Not applicable
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A beautiful combination of secluded forest moments and vast 360° panoramas. Rhododendrons in bloom around the lake
No problems tracking on GPX.

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Date of your route : Jun 21, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Magnificent hike! Perfect weather and superb views. It's a shame that the descent, from number 8 onwards, is on ski slopes; it would be better to find smaller paths in the woods.

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Date of your route : Jul 29, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

Superb view
I took a slightly different route to get there, but it was a great ride

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Date of your route : Jun 28, 2024
Reliability of the description : Not used / Not applicable
Ease of following the route : Not used / Not applicable
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Hike completed with a small group.
We did this hike in the opposite direction.
We climbed differently (much less steeply) until we reached the cable car.
The landscape after Roc d'Aude is magnificent.
Then there were a few people at Lac d'Aude.
The weather deteriorated very quickly in the early afternoon.
The temperature at the Pla de Mir car park was very high.
We enjoyed this beautiful hike.

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Date of your route : Jun 17, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : Not used / Not applicable
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A beautiful hike through unspoilt nature to the Roc de l'Aude.
Herds of cows, bulls, calves, heifers, horses, mares, foals and fillies were grazing near the Cabane de la Jaça del Pla del Buc, which was in perfect condition and well maintained. Thank you to all the volunteers.
The descent from the (8) (Pla de Bigorra) can be done differently to avoid this ski slope. The IGN and OSM maps show paths or tracks with a much gentler gradient to reach the Pla del Mir.
I recommend it.

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Date of your route : Jun 24, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Another breathtaking hike
Top hike! Magnificent view once you've passed the animal park ;-)
Then it climbs through the woods around Capcir, which is quite rocky and muddy and not always easy to follow without a GPX track.
A wide, beautiful meadow awaits you before you reach Lake Aude.
At Lake Aude, there's a great descent with a superb view of Lake Bouillouses and the refuge in the distance.
At Mont Llaret, there is a magnificent view of the two lakes, but you have to pay for it with long straight stretches in the meadows!
There are also long straight lines towards Roc d'Aude and the Pélerins cable car.
But... fantastic views! There are also views of Lac de Matemale and Puyvalador.
The descent to Pla del Mir is quite nasty (rocky ski slope) with a gradient of up to 27% and no shade.
There are quite a few flat sections and false flats, so there are bound to be some nice little climbs and descents.

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Date of your route : Aug 21, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

Great hike. Be careful at the end of the trail between points 7 and 8, as the descent is difficult. If necessary, you can take the cable car down and then the shuttle bus back to the starting point.

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Date of your route : Jun 05, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Perfect

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Date of your route : May 23, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A very pleasant hike, accessible to all. A magnificent view at the end.

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Date of your route : May 12, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Very beautiful hike. Snow patches on the higher ground hide the trail. Follow your GPS carefully to stay on track. The descent on the ski slope is steep and not very interesting.

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Date of your route : Jan 30, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

The Visorando app is perfect. The only downside is that it's impossible to follow the route because it's snowy, there are no signs, and the summer and winter routes can't be the same. The Catalan GRP disappears under the snowdrifts. My group was split in two, and I followed the white route, which mostly follows the ski touring trails.
The second group followed the yellow signs for "lac. D'Aude" and wandered off-piste, sinking up to their knees, followed by many other hikers. As experienced hikers, this group made it to the lake but had to cross some unsuitable slopes. A word of advice to future visitors: stay on the white trail if you want a safe and enjoyable winter snowshoe hike!
A very positive feature of the app was that it alerted me that I was off the right track, which still allows you to know where you are and where you should be... in summer 🤣
I think the Les Angles resort is responsible for the incorrect information.
I'd like to do it again when there's less snow. My group of sports enthusiasts weren't disappointed despite their adventures on unknown trails, but a good sense of direction is helpful. They guided many people who were lost.

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On 13 June 2021, starting from Pla del Mir, I simply followed the markings to Lake Aude.
Before reaching the lake, you turn onto the right-hand slope heading north. The slope is steep in places but easy to climb, and the magnificent panorama of Lake Aude and Lake Bouillouses beyond gradually comes into view.
Halfway up the slope, you can already see the cross on Mont Llaret - obviously, do not climb this off-trail route in bad weather...
It is then easy to reach the peak.
2½ hours from Pla del Mir to Mont Llaret, admiring the landscape and taking photos.
The return route inevitably passes by Roc d'Aude and the Pèlerins refuge.
Then you can choose between different ski slopes to descend to Pla del Mir. A magnificent 4-hour hike, 12 km long with a 580 m climb.

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Date of your route : Aug 11, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

The end of the hike isn't very interesting, descending to the car park via the ski slopes. Perhaps there is an alternative route?
Apart from this final section, the route is very beautiful.

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on 13 June, I did this hike from Pla del Mir; when I got to the lake, I was able to climb up the steep meadows heading north/north-east directly to Mont Llaret in 40 minutes at a leisurely pace – this section is off-trail but with a compass and no fog, it's nice – otherwise, the description is accurate

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