Cirque de Campuls in winter

Road access:
SENTEIN then 2 km on the left take the D17 towards Col de la Core. From the Castillon en Couserans Tourist Office, take the D4 towards Lake Bethmale.

1-Departure from Lake Bethmale (1074m).
From the car park, cross the bridge, go straight ahead (do not head towards the lake). After the barn (on the right), continue on the Mount Ner track which climbs on the right.

2 - Continue this forest track which winds through the Bethmale forest for 7km

3- From the Mount Ner area, you can admire the panorama of the Bethmale valley

4-Continue to advance on this path for approximately 20 minutes to finally arrive at the
5 - Campuls cirque (1 m)

VARIATION which allows you to cut a few bends in the track, but whose traces will not always be visible after a snowfall.

100 m After a first 90 degree turn to the right, the track begins to rise gently through the forest. You begin to see the beauty of the terrain nearby. 2km later, you arrive in an area cleared of vegetation and the track follows a tight hairpin to the left.

Km 1.6 Go forward another 50 meters and you will see on your left a path which runs through the forest in a South-South-West direction. Take it for 200 meters and you come back to a barn, on the forest track that you left 5 minutes ago.

Km 1.8 Continue in the same direction, South-South-West, for approximately 500 meters to climb the ridge. During your ascent, you will pass near a first barn in ruins halfway up the slope, then near a second in much better condition (point 1383).
After this little effort, we return once again to the Mount Ner track, but this small shortcut saves us the large loop in the Cadus Forest, which is of no interest.

Km 2.7 Turn right (direction West) and don't leave this track until the finish.

Km 4.8 After the Mont Noir barns, there will be a barrier to pass. The track continues through a magnificent fir forest before arriving at the Cabane de Campuls cirque.

Km 9.6 From the Cabane de Campuls, the return takes the same route.


Further information :

The Col de la Core is often closed in winter so come via Ayet. The road from Ayet, however, remains maintained all the way to the lake.
The cell phone also receives very little. Printing a topoguide sheet for this route is recommended.

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