Mont Valier and the Ariège peaks seen from Buleix and Boussan

This easy hike allows you to admire all the peaks of the Ariège, including Mont Valier. From the road (first third of the route) to the end, this majestic landscape unfolds throughout the walk.
This route can also be done by mountain bike.

Details

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 7.42 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 3h 05 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Moderate

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 324 m
  • ↘
    Descent: - 320 m

  • ▲
    Highest point: 813 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 500 m
  • ⚐ Country: France
  • ⚐
    Area: Pyrenees
  • ⚐ District: Soulan (09320)
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 42.909266° / E 1.249895°
  • ❏
    IGN map(s): Ref. 2047OT, 2048OT
  • Hour-by-hour weather

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Description of the walk

Reach Buleix via Castet d'Aleu and, as soon as you cross the bridge, you will see a small car park on the left.

(S/E) Follow the road uphill (the initial slope is a little steep). Pass the church and continue to follow the road as it climbs gently. Leave the road as it turns left and you will come to a fork.

(1) Continue straight on this winding road through Sarrat and Taus. Don't forget to admire the views all along the way up. You will arrive at the Bernech junction.

(2) At Bernech, take the road on the right which continues to climb.
After the picnic table, pass the hairpin bend and continue to the right-hand bend.

(3) Turn onto the left-hand path which climbs to the next crossroads. Take the path on the left which descends into the undergrowth. After passing through the undergrowth, the path opens out onto a balcony with a magnificent view of the Pyrenees. This path leads you to Boussan. Cross the village and, on leaving, turn left towards Coumecave.

(4) In Coumecave, take the left-hand track. Follow this track to a place called La Croix, where you will see a metal barn in front of you.

(5) At this intersection, turn onto the path on the left. In wet weather, it can be muddy. The descent is steep. You will arrive in Buleix at a small calvary.

(1) At this calvary, go down the three steps on the right and follow the main road to the car park (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 500 m - Car park near the bridge in Buleix, close to the - Arac (rivière)
  2. 1 : km 0.48 - alt. 556 m - Crossroads of the circular loop
  3. 2 : km 3.07 - alt. 732 m - Bernech
  4. 3 : km 4.09 - alt. 810 m - Crossroads
  5. 4 : km 5.65 - alt. 705 m - Boussan towards Buleix
  6. 5 : km 6.58 - alt. 619 m - The Cross
  7. S/E : km 7.42 - alt. 500 m - Car park near the bridge in Buleix

Notes

This hike is best done in the morning to enjoy the sun's rays on the mountains.

Reviews and comments

4.2 / 5
Based on 7 reviews

Reliability of the description
4 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.4 / 5
Route interest
4.3 / 5
dervishrunner
dervishrunner

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Nov 19, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

If there is no space in the designated car park, you can park a little further up at the church.
The only visual interest of this hike is the descent along the balcony, where the view of the various peaks of the Ariège is truly exceptional.

The GPS track is reliable from start to finish.
This hike is best done in good weather because if it has rained beforehand, the mud will make the descent impractical.

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Thierry-P
Thierry-P

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 16, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

On the advice of the municipal employee, we took a small shortcut at the cross, which allowed us to avoid part of the road. It was quite a long climb, but this made it fairly easy. The return trip along the balcony path through the woods and then the mountain pastures was easy and enjoyable. In total, it took 2 hours and 45 minutes and was very pleasant.

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Eloïne et Stéphane
Eloïne et Stéphane

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

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

This is an accessible hike; we did it with our 10-month-old child in a baby carrier.

Be careful on the last part of the hike, as it can be very slippery and difficult to walk on if it has rained heavily the day before.

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hilde1958
hilde1958

Overall rating : 3.7 / 5

Date of your route : Feb 21, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Nice walk, perhaps we weren't paying very close attention, but the explanations seemed very confusing to us, so we extended the walk by fifteen minutes.

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annemariealain.denis
annemariealain.denis

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : May 04, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

The route, in reverse, is largely a marked trail called "Tour de Buleix". Therefore, you should not always follow the yellow markings, and in particular, you should cross a cross shortly after the start...

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jclaude31
jclaude31

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 24, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Done on 24 March 2021.
Very beautiful route, but some inaccuracies in the description.
Point (3): the first sentence should be deleted as it is misleading due to its poor placement. At the end of the point, "at the exit" should be replaced with "shortly before the exit", and "turn left" with "take the left" as it is not in a bend.
Point (4): replace "a tin barn" with "a small cross in the hedge" because the barn is currently being renovated.
Last point (1): replace "3" with "a few" because there are at least 5.

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bobet gabriel
bobet gabriel

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Feb 28, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A pleasant hike that is easy to do with the family. However, there are virtually no signs.
Gabriel BOBET.

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