Cap du Carmil is a beautiful route through ridges and forests, with an incomparable view of the Pyrenees chain and the Mont Valier massif, the Pic des trois seigneurs and Bassiès.
Cap du Carmil
Arrival at Cap Carmil © Véronique Hoscheid - Ariège Pyrénées Tourisme
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Departure access: Reach the Col des Marrous by the D17 or the D51. Park in the car park at the pass. Departure: Take the paved access to the left of the holiday centre. Join the marked forest path "GRP® of the Tour de la Barguillère in Red and Yellow.

Additional Information :
You are in the heart of the Pyrenees Ariégeoises Natural Park. We encourage you to adopt responsible behavior in this fragile and shared environment. - Stay on the trails and take your waste with you. - Observe the flora without picking it. - Remain discreet for wild animals. - In summer pasture areas, remember to close fences and barriers. Do not approach or feed animals. If a Patou (herd protection dog) approaches you, move away slowly and calmly. No big gestures or shouting, even if he barks, because he would consider you a threat. If he follows you, ignore him. - Swimming in lakes is not recommended. Sunscreen (even organic!) and other cosmetics are a source of pollution in this fragile environment. - Bivouac is authorized, but only between 19 p.m. and 9 a.m., and more than an hour's walk from a parking lot. - During periods of drought, all fires are prohibited. In other cases, fires are only authorized more than 200m from a forest. Prefer stoves to natural fireplaces. - In the event of a very unlikely encounter with a bear (which is trying to avoid us at all costs): show yourself calmly, move away gradually, and do not run.

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1 - Forest path

Continue on this continuous forest path. Cross a grazing area then woods to reach the Col de la Serre.

2 - Greenhouse pass

At the exit of the wood, come out on a track which arrives from the left. Turn right and go up to Col d'Uscla (signpost).

3 - Col d'Uscla

Take the middle path, indicated "Cap du Carmil": it is always the GRP®. Finally reach a fork.

4 - Bifurcation

Do not take the logging track on the right, but the path (flashy Orange marking). Continue for 500m until you reach an uphill forest track.

5 - Fence

Continue to the left and go up the track for a little over 1km. Find a grazing barrier (pedestrian passage on the left).

6 - Cape of Carmil

At the junction, continue straight on the grassy track. You reach the Pic de Fontfrède where the track becomes a path and you reach the Cap du Carmil by a short climb.
On arrival on the flat summit of Cap de Carmil, continue for a hundred meters to the south to see the valley of Massat below and the Col de Port on the left. Return by the same route.