On the border with Spain, the Pic du Mauberme with its 2880 meters is the highest peak in Couserans. Its 360 ° panorama is simply breathtaking !!
Maubermé peak
Gites d'Eylie ©Elsa Taranne - Ariège Pyrénées Tourisme

ROAD ACCESS: From Saint-Girons, take the direction of Castillon en Couserans on the D618. Then continue on the D4 to reach Sentein. Continue 5 kilometers after Sentein. Do not turn right in the direction of Eylie and continue straight along the river. Park 350 meters further, in the bocard d'Eylie car park.

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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On the western part of Ariège, the Couserans and its 18 valleys is a vast territory divided between high mountains, mountains and [...]

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1 - DEPARTURE

Take the track which passes in front of the buildings of the old factory and crosses the stream.
The path continues on the right bank.
After crossing the stream again, leave the track when it makes a big right turn and continue straight ahead.
Take the track a little further.
Continue on this track before arriving at a fork

2 - FORKING

Abandon the track to turn left on the long-distance footpath.
Cross the stream and pass near old buildings on your left.
The slope steepens suddenly and turns into the forest.
Go up the valley along the left bank of the stream to the Haou hut.

3 - CABANE D'HAOU

Continue after the hut to arrive at the foot of a waterfall which you bypass by a winding climb to the right. The path heads south again.
Cross two small streams and pass not far from the Cabane de Coumeda which you leave well to the left.
The climb continues with a series of switchbacks and short crossings, to finally reach the hut at the Urets dam

4 - DAM AND URET SHED

Continue in the same direction on the right of the valley.
Shortly after, far the trail approaches the creek.
Cross the stream and continue south to avoid a rocky bar on the left to join the GR a little higher and continue the ascent in the combe d'urest to the port of urets (be careful, a delicate passage just before the pass is equipped with a handrail!)

5 - URETS PORT

Turn right towards the west, on the Spanish side, and continue on an almost flat path to reach the Col de Maubermé after a quarter of an hour's walk.
Continue the ascent on the path marked with cairns which goes to the right. The track skirts the base of the south-west ridge of Maubermé to the left, then climbs traversing to the right, due north.
Finally, go up a scree corridor to the right and join the ridge to the summit.

6 - PEAK OF MAUBERME

Grandiose 360 ​​° panorama which will allow you to admire the magnificent Couserannais peaks as well as certain Spanish massifs.
The return will be made carefully by the same route to your point of departure.