The Garbet pond is the largest natural lake in the Aulus les Bains valley. Very popular with fishermen, it is by a path that is first easy then more "breaking" that you will reach this magnificent place.
Étang du Garbet

The circus around the Garbet pond offers a magnificent view of the breach from which flows the spillway of the blue pond located 300 meters higher. It is this waterfall that feeds the Garbet. With a bit of chauvinism, we can say that it is our little "Brèche de Rolland"!!
Road access: From Aulus-les-Bains, take the direction of Port de Lers (D8f), go up to the car park in a hairpin bend (clearly visible hiking signs indicate the start)

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Couserans Pyrenees

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 path marked in yellow which enters the wood. The climb is gradual until you leave the forest to reach the start of the Cirque de Garbettou.

2 - Circus of Garbettou

The circus of Garbettou is a wetland. Continue on the ledge and cross the small stream (the Garbet). The well-marked path then rises in the woods, then on a more rocky part. Then pass in front of a small waterfall and finish with a last steep path before discovering the Garbet Pond.

3 - Garbet pond

Return by the same route to the starting car park.