Nice hike where you will discover several Castillonnais villages through meadows and beech forest.
A changing panorama and its apogee: the grandiose view of the chain when you arrive on the southern slope of Biros.
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At Castillon take the D4 towards Sentein, before leaving Castillon, turn right on the D904 to the village of Salsein-d'en-haut.

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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 of the hike

At the start we follow a track.
After an hour you come out into an open meadow where you will notice a cabin below. You have to continue on the track which climbs in laces to turn into a path to leave the forest and change slope (1h40).

2 - Col de l'Arraing

Continue on this balcony path to find the Col d'Arraing (2h40).

3 - Houga pass

For the return, cross the pass due north to find the markup which descends into the forest to reach the Col de Houga (3h50).

4 - End of the hike

We leave the track by diving due east to find the starting point (4h05).