The Pic de Tourroc

Date of your route : Dec 15, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

This hike is easy to do. Its appeal lies in the superb panorama at the end. It is simply magnificent, a 360° view of great beauty. A huge view of the mountain range from the Ariège to the Pic du Midi. In contrast, the view of the plain is also very expansive and enhances the beauty of the peaks.
The climb, on the other hand, is not particularly interesting, but the trail is very clean and easy.
Well worth doing.

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Date of your route : Aug 04, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : Yes

A lovely family walk along a wide forest track.
beautiful view at the end with a small shelter and information board.

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For less trail and a little more challenge, on 11 February 2025 I completed a variation that you can try:
Circular loop at Tourroc, return via the ridges and the Mortis Pass Visorando No.: 68826857 15.01 km / 1,055 m elevation gain / 5.5 hours We completed it with a companion and a lady, all of whom are good walkers, in 5.5 hours including breaks.
That's 3.5 km/h, as recommended.
For keen walkers.

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Date of your route : Mar 12, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

a really enjoyable hike, a bit too much trail but still very pleasant. The sun wasn't shining, but we had a great time anyway. We'll do it again when the weather is better.

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Date of your route : Feb 03, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

The road to the car park was closed, so we couldn't start the walk

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Date of your route : Jan 20, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Very enjoyable hike, with the first part on a very wide track, then requiring navigation as the path was covered by snow. Superb views once you reach the summit. Brilliant!

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Date of your route : Oct 07, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A route we regularly do in half a day.
The climb up the trail is tedious, long and not very interesting.
However, at the summit, the view is splendid, provided it is clear. But this is true of all summits.
We have seen vultures on several occasions.
A beautiful hike

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Date of your route : Aug 16, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : Not used / Not applicable
Very busy route : No

The last kilometre of road before parking the car is barely passable.
The start of the climb up the track is easy, but once you reach the top, the markings are very sparse.
Ultimately, the main attraction of this hike is the view from the summit. However, we encountered fog and zero visibility.

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Date of your route : Nov 15, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

Hike done with my dog, fairly easy to access. Most of it is in the forest. Once you reach the top, the view is magnificent.

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Date of your route : Aug 30, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A beautiful walk with no major difficulties, the climb is steady on flat ground. At the very end, it gets a little slippery on the climb through the beech forest (walking sticks are useful). On the way back, the marked descent does not correspond to the exact path; you have to look for it towards the edge of the forest on the left of the panorama hut (when looking down towards Touroc, where you are heading).
The 360° view is magnificent. Access to the car park is via a stony forest road (I was worried about my tyres but it's fine), but as the hike is short (2½ hours), you can extend the route by parking at the car park below before setting off on the stony path.
The area is splendid for accessing the hiking site, very wild, it is the beautiful Barousse national forest.

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Date of your route : Jun 17, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

A beautiful walk to Tourroc for a superb 360° view, with the added bonus of watching paragliders take off. A great walk that is easy to access in clear weather.
The main difficulty could be finding the starting point if you don't know the area and don't have a GPS or detailed map (such as IGN 25,000°).

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Date of your route : Jun 10, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

After some difficulty finding the starting point (the IGN map was very helpful as I don't have a GPS), this was a lovely, easy hike that I would recommend.

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Hello everyone; for those who are having trouble finding the car park or the starting point of the hike, you will find the following information in the Visorando app, under the Summary tab
First, the map.
Below that, there are three green rectangles:
1- The one on the far left: Download the map/hike (and I encourage you to do this the day before the hike)
2- In the middle, the elevation profile with the total elevation gain
3- The one on the far right: Go to the starting point. By clicking on it, you can use Maps or Waze to get to the starting point without any difficulty, even in the middle of the woods or on a small, barely passable road.
Don't miss out on this convenience; you'll save precious time without getting frustrated and in good spirits. Try it and you'll love it.
Enjoy your next hikes.

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Date of your route : Dec 26, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

The view at the top is definitely worth the effort, but we never found the start... We followed the municipal trail, which actually starts lower down, and it took us two and a half hours to climb up with a six-year-old child

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Date of your route : Jun 13, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

a beautiful hike, with a great orientation table. The only caveat is the directions before the quarry to get to the car park at the start. There are too many small roads criss-crossing for those who don't know the area. Fortunately, the departmental roads have distinct numbers.
A beautiful walk in the forest, best saved for hot days.

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