Pic Fourcat from Col de Marmare

Date of your route : Jan 29, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A very beautiful walk taken on New Year's Day.

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Date of your route : Sep 06, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

beautiful landscapes
a series of short but steep climbs and false flats
very beautiful view from the summit.

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

Hello, this hike starts with an ascent, first under the trees, but very quickly in full sun, and it goes up and up! You arrive at the Scaramus rock, which you can't see but you're standing on top of it, with a very beautiful view. Then you set off again on the climb to Pic Fourcat. The view is truly superb! For the return trip, I recommend doing a circular route so you don't have to take the same route back downhill. When you start your return trip from Pic du Fourcat, just before you reach Scaramus Rock, turn left and you'll find a path that will take you back to the start. It's a very beautiful return trip through this valley!

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Date of your route : Oct 22, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

A beautiful hike in clear weather, but with gusts of wind reaching 100 km/h, which provided good visibility but prevented us from stopping at the peak for a picnic. In this case, there is an interesting alternative route for the return trip. Before reaching the Scaramus rock, from Fourcat, take a trail on the left to go around the rock on the left. Walk along the side, moving away from the cliff, and descend towards the track that you can see below. There are some sheltered spots to have a picnic. You will reach the track, which you leave on the flat by crossing a field where horses often graze, and you will find the watering hole at point (1). This circular route is easy to do on snowshoes or touring skis.

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Date of your route : Dec 23, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A classic snowshoe route that sometimes requires you to carry your snowshoes on your back, particularly on the ridge where the snow has been blown by the wind. Magnificent views. Worth doing again and again.
At the 1499m point, return via the passage (marked with dots on the IGN map) north of Sarrat du Péchérè, which joins the red dotted path on the IGN map, a pleasant little detour in the valley offering a beautiful view of Rocher de Scaramus from the hut (always closed).

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

A beautiful snowshoe hike near the Chioula resort, but with fewer people :-)
We weren't the only ones in the car park, but on the hike itself, we were often completely alone , admiring the snow-covered mountains on this beautiful, easy trail.

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Date of your route : Jan 27, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A magnificent snowshoe hike!
Some sections require hiking boots with snowshoes on your back, but the scenery is well worth the detour!
One small correction, however: we measured 700 metres of elevation gain, not 535 metres , and completed this hike in 4½ hours, including a 30-minute lunch break.

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I didn't know that. Thanks for the advice! I'll be sure to do that next time.

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Date of your route : Apr 01, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

There is a way to make a circular route via a forest path, which is nicer than retracing your steps. The circular route is about 2 km longer than the round trip.

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Date of your route : Jul 13, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Hiking in the Cantal landscape with a view from the summit not of Puy Griou and Puy Mary but of the Luzenac talc quarry :-)

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