Douch – Exceptional panorama loop from Réserve biologique dirigée de l'Espinouse

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Douch – Exceptional panorama loop from Réserve biologique dirigée de l'Espinouse

Moderate

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Douch – Exceptional panorama loop from Réserve biologique dirigée de l'Espinouse

02:25

7.14km

270m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 7, 2026

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Your route passes through a protected area

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Parc naturel régional du Haut-Languedoc

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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942 m

Douch

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Douch, a must-see in Caroux with its tightly packed stone houses and narrow alleys. For mountain bikers and gravel riders, it's a strategic passage point. And a precious detail when …

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Mouflon Statue in Douch

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Moufflon sculpture with beautiful picnic area

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1.04 km

Ascent to the beech forest

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At the fork, take the path that rises to the left between the meadows. Ignore the path on the right and climb into the beech forest. At the edge, reach the plateau and a crossroads.

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1.75 km

on the Font Salesse plateau

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Continue straight on across the plateau, pass in front of the Font-Salesse spring, then turn right under the beech forest and reach the Font-Salesse forest refuge (1,045 m).

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2.96 km

Font Salesse Refuge

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Shelter with fireplace and sleeping loft

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3.29 km

The slopes of the Rocher de Lucet, overlooking Saint-Martin-de-l'Arçon, offer you an exceptional panorama of the Haut-Languedoc Regional Nature Park. From these rocks, you can appreciate the vast expanses of …

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3.74 km

from the orientation table to the Caroux hiking information point

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With your back to the orientation table and the Orb valley, take the path on the right. It climbs through the vegetation to a crossroads (hiking information point).

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5.35 km

Ascent to the beech forest

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At the fork, take the path that rises to the left between the meadows. Ignore the path on the right and climb into the beech forest. At the edge, reach the plateau and a crossroads.

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7.14 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.18 km

1.34 km

889 m

731 m

Surfaces