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Villardonnel walks
Villardonnel via Les Bagnadous and Gleyre
Visorando Member
3.99 mi
+725 ft
-751 ft
2h 30
Moderate
Departure from Villardonnel (Aude)
A pleasant hike with quite a few climbs. The descent after (4) is a little tricky, so make sure you have good footwear.
This walk is marked with large orange brushstrokes. But as always, it is best to follow Visorando.
Villardonnel et Notre-Dame de Canabès
4.40 mi
+2,507 ft
-2,536 ft
4h 10
Easy
Departure from Villardonnel (Aude)
Petite balade autour du village durant laquelle vous allez souvent longer des murettes en pierres sèches. Les sentiers ont été creusés à flanc de colline et ces murettes ont été montées pour retenir la terre du fond dominant.
Nous sommes en 2016 et le tracé a été reconnu et identifié par des marques de couleur Rouge. Ces marques ne respectent pas la forme officielle de la FFR mais sont parfaitement visibles car assez larges. Cela n'est pas inutile car certains sentiers sont dans les champs.
Villardonnel, La Valouvière via the Racaudy ford and Capservy Abbey
6.45 mi
+755 ft
-758 ft
3h 35
Moderate
Departure from Villardonnel (Aude)
The walk is half sheltered from the sun and wind. There is a little tarmac and a lot of almost carriageable, limestone and very stony paths.
Cuxac Cabardès - The heights of Saint-Pierre
5.05 mi
+715 ft
-715 ft
2h 55
Easy
Departure from Caudebronde (Aude)
A mid-season hike as it’s always exposed to the sun and wind. It climbs for 3.5 km before heading back down… obviously!
Fraïsse-Cabardès and its cliff
4.06 mi
+489 ft
-489 ft
2h 20
Easy
Departure from Fraisse-Cabardès (Aude)
A short walk, sheltered from the sun and wind for almost the entire length as it is in the forest. It had been marked in blue for an event and these markings remain visible in 2016 – but for how long? In two places, we follow paths that are not shown on the IGN map. Hence the importance of following the Visorando route.
Fraïsse-Cabardès and Les Bouriettes
3.36 mi
+344 ft
-315 ft
1h 50
Easy
Departure from Fraisse-Cabardès (Aude)
An easy walk through woods and fields. A lovely climb through the forest alongside the Moureau stream.
Les Escoussols, Fraisse-Cabardès and Brousses
5.07 mi
+663 ft
-663 ft
2h 55
Easy
Departure from Fraisse-Cabardès (Aude)
A walk through woods and fields. The first kilometre is a bit muddy after heavy rain.
The dry stone trail in Aragon
3.25 mi
+341 ft
-367 ft
1h 45
Easy
Departure from Aude
A very pretty walk north of the village of Aragon, allowing you to discover the drystone shelter housing estate with its dry stone walls, its hillside planted with pine trees and the plateau with its drystone shelters, stone walls and panoramic views. The route is very well signposted and the information boards are very interesting.
Cuxac, Goutarende, Bertrande and Plaine de Cazelle
4.26 mi
+604 ft
-614 ft
2h 30
Moderate
Departure from Cuxac-Cabardès (Aude)
Three-quarters of the route is sheltered from the wind and sun. A beautiful walk through a chestnut forest.
The different markings cross each other. This should not be taken into account as several of the paths taken are marked with a cross, but they are the right paths nonetheless. (in (2), in (6) and in (7))
The Cabardès region of heaths and villages
9.81 mi
+755 ft
-738 ft
5h 10
Moderate
Departure from Aude
This easy hike takes you through heaths and charming villages such as Fraisse-Cabardès and Aragon, perched on its hilltop. It gives you a taste of Cabardès, the foothills between Carcassonne and Mazamet.
La Tourette-Cabardès, Couroulès and La Perdition
4.41 mi
+571 ft
-584 ft
2h 30
Moderate
Departure from Miraval-Cabardes (Aude)
Hike on wide, often passable paths. We are in the low mountains with views of the Pyrenees and various villages in the Montagne Noire.
Drystone shelters of Conques - Plaine de Cocalière
4.00 mi
+200 ft
-200 ft
2h 00
Easy
Departure from Conques-sur-Orbiel (Aude)
This is an easy walk on a limestone plateau that was cultivated until a century ago, despite the poor soil. This is why there are many drystone shelters, which were small shelters to protect workers in case of bad weather. These shelters were built with countless stones taken from the land during agricultural work.
Brousses - Between woods, meadows and heaths.
4.89 mi
+328 ft
-331 ft
2h 30
Easy
Departure from Brousses-et-Villaret (Aude)
This walk was created by the association "Environnement, territoires et paysages" (Environment, Territories and Landscapes). Another description can be found at the Brousses town hall or at the paper mill.
Half of the route is on tarmac roads, but with wide, well-mowed verges that allow you to walk on the grass. This walk is particularly enjoyable after heavy rainfall, as in 2018/2019.
Brousses, following in the footsteps of ancient paths
4.19 mi
+427 ft
-420 ft
2h 20
Easy
Departure from Brousses-et-Villaret (Aude)
This route was created by the association "Environnement, Territoires et Paysages" and is very well marked with yellow lines in accordance with FFRP coding. Every slightly complicated crossroads has been clearly marked.
Very well protected, it can be done in both winter and summer.
Two or three fords have been damaged by the floods of 15 October 2018, but they can be crossed without any problems.
You can visit the town hall website to download another description of this hike.
Mas-Cabardès - The four villages circuit
10.41 mi
+2,815 ft
-2,789 ft
7h 15
Moderate
Departure from Mas-Cabardès (Aude)
On the border between the Tarn and Aude departments, this circuit allows you to discover four authentic villages preserved in their green setting: Mas-Cabardès, which is the starting point, Roquefère and its castle, Miraval and La Tourette. Although mostly in the woods, the first part of the hike offers magnificent views of the Carcassonne plain, the Corbières and the Pyrenees in the background.