Count's Castle – Great view of the basilica loop from Carcassonne

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Count's Castle – Great view of the basilica loop from Carcassonne

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Count's Castle – Great view of the basilica loop from Carcassonne

03:06

11.2km

210m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 26, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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830 m

Old Town Beyond the Aude

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Beautiful old town. Comes through here on the way to the castle.

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5.09 km

Viewpoint

8.28 km

Carcassonne Cemetery

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A good place to take a breather when the Cité is completely overcrowded.

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8.38 km

Medieval cemetery

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It succeeds a cemetery that had become too small, located on the Gravette plateau, which was closed in 1955.

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8.78 km

Count's Castle

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The Count's Castle reached its peak in the 12th and 13th centuries AD. It then housed the Cathars. After the support of the Cathars, the castle was besieged in the …

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9.03 km

Great view over the towers

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wonderfully beautiful landscape here

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9.50 km

Great view of the basilica

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most beautiful French Gothic!

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9.56 km

Saint Gimer Church 🕍

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Catholic church below the ramparts of Carcassonne.

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11.2 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.29 km

4.16 km

1.39 km

828 m

469 m

Surfaces

4.84 km

3.22 km

1.18 km

1.06 km

458 m

376 m

Elevation

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Weather

Wednesday 7 October

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Comments

April 13, 2022,Wanderung zum und um Burg von Carcasonne

There are huge paid parking spaces directly at the castle, but since anticipation is the greatest joy, we made a long run-up from the southwest through a small forest and ambushed the castle via the adjacent cemetery.

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February 3, 2026,Cité de Carcassonne

This is how the city got its name:

Here's the story: "The Saracen queen Carcas defended the city for five years with only a handful of soldiers when Emperor Charlemagne besieged it. Supplies were dwindling rapidly. Then Carcas had an idea: She fed the last pig with wheat from the reserves. From the city's highest tower, she threw the pig …

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