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Col de Montségur – Montségur loop from Montségur

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Col de Montségur – Montségur loop from Montségur

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Col de Montségur – Montségur loop from Montségur

04:25

29.7km

1,600m

Running

Hard run. Very good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: April 24, 2026

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Your route passes through a protected area

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Réserve biologique intégrale des Gorges de la Frau

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91 m

Col de Montségur

Highlight • Mountain Pass

The Montségur rises about 1216 m high. On its summit rises the ruin of the most famous Cathar castle.

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395 m

In 1243, the Castle of Montségur was the main stronghold of the Cathars. During the Third Albigensian Crusade, the Crusader army besieged the castle, initially unsuccessfully. Catapults could not be …

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1.04 km

Montségur

Highlight • Settlement

After the Château, we visited the small archaeological museum in the village, a nice village with charm ☺️

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1.23 km

Edge of the hairpin (Montségur)

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5.09 km

Cathar trail through the forest

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Leaving the Gorges de Frau canyon, the Sentier Cathare (Cathar trail) follows a track through the beautiful and thick forest, parallel to the Rivels stream. The ground can be muddy, so you have to be careful.

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10.0 km

Gorges de la Frau

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If you are approaching the gorge from Fougax-et-Barrineuf, once you're in it expect a very tough hour of hike-a-bike. It's hard work but worth persevering because it's an incredible experience …

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11.5 km

Gorges de la Frau

Highlight (Segment) • Gorge

Over a length of three kilometres, the Èrç river has sculpted the rocks over thousands of years, creating a deep gorge that reaches between 300 and 400 metres deep. A …

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14.5 km

Comus

Highlight • Settlement

Comus is a small mountain village in the Aude, surrounded by forests and vast plateaus. Potatoes, sheep and cows, animate spring to early winter in this friendly village.

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17.8 km

Col de La Gargante

Mountain Pass

18.7 km

Viewpoint

29.7 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

12.3 km

10.9 km

4.60 km

1.06 km

774 m

Surfaces

14.0 km

5.52 km

5.50 km

2.26 km

1.83 km

448 m

151 m

Elevation

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Highest point (1,360 m)

Lowest point (610 m)

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Thursday 21 May

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Col de Montségur – Montségur loop from Montségur

Col de Montségur

View of Montségur Castle

Montségur

Edge of the hairpin (Montségur)

Cathar trail through the forest

Gorges de la Frau

Gorges de la Frau

Comus

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