Pic de Bazès from the Col de Couraduque

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

The peak is very steep with lots of exposed rocks (a bit rough). Superb view at the top. !!!

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Date of your route : Sep 15, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

Hike completed on 15 September. The heather is in bloom on the Soum de Berducou. Follow the GR 101 from the Col de Bazès (parallel to the track) to the Col de Berbeillet, then turn east and return to the car park via a small path through the heather and then under the beech trees. No one else on this route.

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Date of your route : Aug 09, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

I think describing this hike as "a nice little peak that's easy to reach" is probably just bragging. The first part is trivial (and relatively uninteresting, except for being in the shade). The second part seems "difficult" to me: you have to climb on all fours. Admittedly, the hike is short and the elevation gain is manageable, but if there is a degree of difficulty to be specified in addition to this information, it is for good reason. Very beautiful view at the summit.

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Date of your route : May 10, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

Easy start in the forest, then fairly easy in the scree, but it gets tougher quite quickly when you reach the deciduous trees. The end is tricky in the rocks. But ultimately, the most difficult part is the descent, still in the same rocks and also under the trees. Classified as difficult rather than moderate.
Quite a few people in May, and some who gave up before reaching the summit.
Nevertheless, the view from the summit is magnificent

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

A very nice little tour, perfect for half a day

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Date of your route : Sep 13, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Hike completed on 6 September 2023.
The first part is very easy, but from point 5 onwards, I would describe this hike as "difficult" as some sections are slippery even on dry ground and the short path through the rocks requires a lot of attention.
Superb view from the summit.

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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 : No

Hike undertaken in intense heat (30 degrees): beware of the final climb: it's tough on the thighs and your head 🥵🥵but you'll be rewarded with a 360° view of the valley when you arrive.
Instead of going back the way I came, I preferred to continue on to the Hauagarou refuge, descending the other side of the Pic de Bazes (quite a technical passage for the first 100 metres of the descent) and then it was easy. I rejoined the GR trail around Val Azun. Very pleasant as the whole return journey is under the trees....

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Date of your route : Aug 07, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

The climb up the peak is technical (it's very steep in a short space of time). I did it with children aged 4 and 7, and the descent was a bit tricky for the 4-year-old.
Otherwise, the view is magnificent!

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Date of your route : Jul 25, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A very interesting route, well suited to Nordic walking
A very good outing in the sunshine

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Date of your route : Jun 23, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Pleasant hike without any difficulties for the first part; the climb to the peak is more difficult

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Date of your route : Nov 20, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Hike completed on 20 November; difficult climb from point (5) due to the absence of landmarks (cairns, markings) and the presence of leaves making the trail almost invisible and the terrain very slippery.
The second part of the hike is therefore more technical (requiring the use of hands) and deserves, at least during this season, to be classified as "difficult" rather than "moderate".
Magnificent panoramic view at the summit.

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Date of your route : Aug 20, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A fairly gentle start in the forest, although quite steep.
Make sure you take advantage of the slight incline in the forest, as it's the last chance to rest before reaching the peak!

The final climb to the peak is quite challenging, so take it slowly and remember to turn around from time to time to admire the view.

But the reward at the top is well worth this final strenuous climb...

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Date of your route : Jun 06, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

The hike was more difficult than described in the guidebook, particularly the last part (final climb to the peak)
Other people we met at the summit were also surprised
The descent was tricky in places, with slippery sections even when the ground was dry
No problems with signposting

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Date of your route : Feb 27, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : Not used / Not applicable
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

We had spotted this hike but hadn't chosen it, thinking that the snow at this time of year would make it impassable, but other hikers we met in the area told us that the trail was clear. Thanks to them, we have fond memories of the view from the summit.
The first part of the hike is easy, but the descent is
more difficult in the second part of the climb after the scree, on the path through the forest, which is difficult to see on the way up, steeper and with some snowfields on the path. But on arrival, what a breathtaking view!
We had a picnic in the sunshine with no wind, above the clouds for most of our lunch, then in the clouds (the mist rose from the valley and settled on the south face of the summit).
A pleasant descent below the clouds, a passage through the mist at the Col de Bazes and an arrival under a big blue sky. Magnificent, with a spring-like feel at the end of February.

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Date of your route : Sep 14, 2020
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

A beautiful route to a panoramic summit, enhanced by a few technical sections that are not particularly difficult.
To reach the Col de Bazès from the Col de la Serre, we took a slightly different route
which is also very good.
I made a video with panoramic views and the names of the peaks, which clearly shows the different points along this route.
it's here https://youtu.be/iwUuKX04g8U

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