Elevation 340 D +
Distance 8.5 km
- Departure 09190 Saint-Lizier
- LOOP
- Beacon(s) BALISE
Start from the city of St-Lizier and climb the Tuc du Montcalivert offering a 360° view of the Pyrenees, the valleys and the plain. The return takes you on the way to Santiago de Compostela and crosses the pretty bastide town of Montjoie.
Departure access: You can park in the car park at the top of the village of Saint-Lizier, there is space and it is free.
Additional Information :
You are in the heart of the Ariège Pyrenees 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.
- Stay discreet, for wild animals.
- In summer pasture areas, remember to close fences and gates. Do not approach or feed the animals. If a Patou (a livestock protection dog) approaches you, move away slowly and calmly. Do not make large gestures or shout, even if it barks, as it will consider you a threat. If it follows you, ignore it.
- Swimming in lakes is not recommended. Sunscreen (even organic!) and other cosmetics are a source of pollution in this fragile environment.
- Bivouacking is permitted, 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 permitted more than 200 meters from a forest. Stoves should be used instead of natural fireplaces.
- In the unlikely event of an encounter with a bear (which will try to avoid us at all costs): approach calmly, move away gradually, and do not run.
Ranking & labels
- On the way to Santiago de Compostela
- Circuits of France_circuits
Location
Couserans Pyrenees
Equipments & services
Equipment
- Free parking
- Coach parking
- Parking
- Public toilets
- Charging stations for electric vehicles
- Playground
- Picnic area.
- Orientation table
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Your itinerary
Start date
Turn right towards Maubresc
Tuc du Montcalivert viewpoint
Go down to the South-East
Turn right, follow the GR®78 until you return to St Lizier
1 - Departure
At the car park, follow the dirt road opposite which goes around the ramparts from the outside.
50m after the rampart, you fork to the right on a path that climbs towards the cross of Pouterolles.
Take a left, pass the public bench and go down the grassy stairway.
Then, take the road to the right, towards the cemetery.
At the crossroads, you continue straight on the dirt road.
Cross the barrier set up to cross the meadow, and find the path in front of an old sheepfold and leave the property.
Take a path on the left that goes up.
It becomes a road at the level of a farm and reaches a crossroads.
2 - Turn right towards Maubresc
After about fifty meters, turn right (path).
Follow the road and turn left at the next crossroads (at this crossroads there is a small bridge which crosses over a stream, so do not take it; you can find an old washhouse below the crossroads on the south side).
About 200 meters later, take a gravel path on the left (recent in 2012).
3 - Tuc du Montcalivert viewpoint
Enjoy the place ...
4 - Go back down to the South-East
Take the road, then turn right and cross the D18.
Continue on the path opposite (old Roman road) and arrive at an intersection with the GR®78 (Chemin de Compostelle indicated).
5 - Turn right, follow the GR®78 until you return to St Lizier
Unfortunately, the end of the hike is on the road so be careful.