Trekking the Cathar Way: The GR367 Sentier Cathare in southern France

by Luke Smith, Nell Sleet

Overview

A guidebook to trekking the GR367 Cathar Way (Sentier Cathare) between Port-la-Nouvelle on the Mediterranean coast and Foix in the foothills of the Pyrenees. Covering 260km (162 miles), this long-distance trek through the Languedoc region of southern France takes around 2 weeks to hike and is suitable for hikers with some experience.

The route is described from east to west in 13 stages, each between 12 and 27km (7–17 miles in length). A shorter northern variant is included that explores remoter areas of the Languedoc.

• 1:100,000 maps included for each stage
• GPX files available to download
• Detailed information about accommodation and facilities along the route
• The route links several Cathar castles and provides insight into Cathar history

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781783628889
Publisher:	Cicerone Press
Publication date:	01/15/2022
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	160
File size:	28 MB
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About the Author

Luke and Nell are hikers, travellers and bloggers who detail their slow-travel adventures around the world on their blog whatifwewalked.com. Inveterate world backpackers, they started the blog in 2017 when they walked the 2000km Via Francigena from Canterbury to Rome. Since then they have walked extensively in Europe photographing, writing and blogging about trails in Germany, Spain, Portugal, the Faroe Islands, Scotland and beyond. This is their first guidebook for Cicerone.
Luke and Nell are hikers, travellers and bloggers who detail their slow travel adventures around the world on their blog whatifwewalked.com. Inveterate world backpackers, they started the blog in 2017 when they walked the 2000km Via Francigena from Canterbury in the UK through France, Switzerland and Italy on to Rome. Since then they have walked extensively in Europe photographing, writing and blogging about trails in Germany, Spain, Portugal, the Faroe Islands, Scotland and much beyond. This is their first guidebook for Cicerone.

Table of Contents

Map key Overview map Route summary table Introduction Languedoc history The Cathars and the Crusade The Cathar Way route Features of interest Planning the walk North variant Alternative ways to stage the Cathar Way Getting there Getting around When to go Accommodation Food and drink Language Money matters Phone and Wi-Fi Health and safety What to take Maps Waymarking Updates Using this guide The Cathar Way Port-la-Nouvelle to Puivert Stage 1 Port-la-Nouvelle to Durban-Corbi&##xe8;res Stage 2 Durban-Corbi&##xe8;res to Tuchan Stage 3 Tuchan to Cucugnan Stage 4 Cucugnan to Saint-Paul-de-Fenouillet Stage 5 Saint-Paul-de-Fenouillet to Caudi&##xe8;s-de-Fenouill&##xe8;des Stage 6 Caudi&##xe8;s-de-Fenouill&##xe8;des to Axat Stage 7 Axat to Quirbajou Stage 8 Quirbajou to Puivert Cucugnan to Puivert: north variant Stage 4a Cucugnan to Camps-sur-l'Agly Stage 5a Camps-sur-l'Agly to Bugarach Stage 6a Bugarach to Quillan Stage 7a Quillan to Puivert Puivert to Foix Stage 9 Puivert to Espezel Stage 10 Espezel to Comus Stage 11 Comus to Monts&##xe9;gur Stage 12 Monts&##xe9;gur to Roquefixade Stage 13 Roquefixade to Foix Appendix A Villages and towns with amenities Appendix B Accommodation Appendix C Useful contacts Appendix D French-English glossary Appendix E Further information and reading