Cuxac and La Combe Haute Wind Farm

A lovely walk, almost entirely through woodland, sheltered from the wind and direct sunlight. La Combe Haute is an old, abandoned property now in ruins.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 5.32 mi
  • ◔
    Average duration: 2h 45 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Easy

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 371 ft
  • ↘
    Descent: - 381 ft

  • ▲
    Highest point: 2,657 ft
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 2,274 ft

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Description of the walk

Starting from Cuxac-Cabardès or one of the surrounding villages, join the D562. Heading north, you will come to a junction with a sign for “Parc éolien de Cuxac & Grand Bois”. There is enough space there to park several cars.

(S/E) Start the walk by heading due east in the direction of the arrow on the sign mentioned above. A wide, rather bumpy track will take you to the foot of the first wind turbine.

(1) Take the wide track on the left, which will take you past three wind turbines. Note the large red graphic on the second one; I couldn’t work out what it represented.

(2) Immediately after the third one, turn left again towards the fourth wind turbine. Follow this wide track through the heart of the forest. A few sweeping bends will take you to a crossroads with a small yellow sign reading “Entre Sources et Lauzes”.

(3) Be careful not to follow the direction indicated by the sign. Turn left onto a grassy, downhill track.

(4) Continue along the same track, which becomes quite rough, very rocky and rutted. You’ll arrive at La Combe Haute, an old ruined farm. Walk past the ruins and go round them.

(5) Turn right onto this track, which is still quite rough. It gradually improves until it meets another track that is easily passable.

(6) Turn right onto this wide track, which climbs gently for nearly three kilometres. Pass another wind turbine.

(1) Continue straight on along the section you arrived on. 600m further on, you’ll reach the cars (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : mi 0 - alt. 2,641 ft - Parking at the wind farm sign
  2. 1 : mi 0.43 - alt. 2,638 ft - Turn left towards the wind turbines
  3. 2 : mi 0.73 - alt. 2,618 ft - Turn left again
  4. 3 : mi 1.93 - alt. 2,526 ft - Do not follow the yellow sign
  5. 4 : mi 2.55 - alt. 2,451 ft - Descent (rough track)
  6. 5 : mi 2.91 - alt. 2,274 ft - On the right after going round the ruin
  7. 6 : mi 3.29 - alt. 2,316 ft - Head up the well-maintained track
  8. S/E : mi 5.32 - alt. 2,641 ft - Parking at the wind farm sign

Reviews and comments

4.3 / 5
Based on 4 reviews

Reliability of the description
4.8 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.3 / 5
Route interest
4 / 5
avrilmai
avrilmai

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : May 09, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Hello,
The Autan wind was blowing very strongly where we live, so we found this walk that sheltered us from it.
There was a lot of mist, so we struggled to see the wind turbines and the scenery
But we enjoyed ourselves. We’ll do it again when the weather’s better.

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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

Well shaded.

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henri57
henri57 ★

Hello,

Thank you for your comments.

I have combined the Grands Champs and Combe Haute wind turbine walks, making a 14 km walk with 400 m of elevation gain; with the instructions, there’s no problem

And you noted:

Reliability of the route on the map: Average

Did the route cause any problems? If so, how can this be resolved?

See you soon

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tehanie
tehanie

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 12, 2018
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

Hello
Congratulations to the person who created these walks
I combined the walks ‘ ’ and ‘Arc Éolien Grands Champs et Combe Haute’, making a 14 km walk with 400 m of elevation gain; with the instructions, there were no problems
The walk is mostly through the forest, sheltered from the wind; it’s not difficult, and we found chestnuts and walnuts along the way
Well worth a go

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