Trekking the Cathar Way

The GR367 Sentier Cathare in southern France

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Buch | Softcover
160 Seiten
2022 | 2nd Revised edition
Cicerone Press (Verlag)
978-1-78631-047-7 (ISBN)
25,90 inkl. MwSt
Guidebook to the GR367 Cathar Way (Sentier Cathare) in the Languedoc region of southern France. The 260km waymarked trail from Port la Nouvelle on the Mediterranean to Foix traces the history of the Cathars through the Eastern foothills of the Pyrenees. Split into 13 stages and offering a northern variant, the route takes about 2 weeks to complete.
A guidebook to trekking the GR367 Cathar Way (Sentier Cathare) between Port-la-Nouvelle on the Mediterranean coast and Foix in the foothills of the Pyrenees. Covering 260km (162 miles), this long-distance trek through the Languedoc region of southern France takes around 2 weeks to hike and is suitable for hikers with some experience.


The route is described from east to west in 13 stages, each between 12 and 27km (7–17 miles in length). A shorter northern variant is included that explores remoter areas of the Languedoc.




1:100,000 maps included for each stage
GPX files available to download
Detailed information about accommodation and facilities along the route
The route links several Cathar castles and provides insight into Cathar history

Luke and Nell are hikers, travellers and bloggers who detail their slow-travel adventures around the world on their blog whatifwewalked.com. Inveterate world backpackers, they started the blog in 2017 when they walked the 2000km Via Francigena from Canterbury to Rome. Since then they have walked extensively in Europe photographing, writing and blogging about trails in Germany, Spain, Portugal, the Faroe Islands, Scotland and beyond. This is their first guidebook for Cicerone.

Map key

Overview map

Route summary table



Introduction

Languedoc history

The Cathars and the Crusade

The Cathar Way route

Features of interest

Planning the walk

North variant

Alternative ways to stage the Cathar Way

Getting there

Getting around

When to go

Accommodation

Food and drink

Language

Money matters

Phone and Wi-Fi

Health and safety

What to take

Maps

Waymarking

Updates

Using this guide



The Cathar Way

Port-la-Nouvelle to Puivert

Stage 1 Port-la-Nouvelle to Durban-Corbi&##xe8;res

Stage 2 Durban-Corbi&##xe8;res to Tuchan

Stage 3 Tuchan to Cucugnan

Stage 4 Cucugnan to Saint-Paul-de-Fenouillet

Stage 5 Saint-Paul-de-Fenouillet to Caudi&##xe8;s-de-Fenouill&##xe8;des

Stage 6 Caudi&##xe8;s-de-Fenouill&##xe8;des to Axat

Stage 7 Axat to Quirbajou

Stage 8 Quirbajou to Puivert



Cucugnan to Puivert: north variant

Stage 4a Cucugnan to Camps-sur-l'Agly

Stage 5a Camps-sur-l'Agly to Bugarach

Stage 6a Bugarach to Quillan

Stage 7a Quillan to Puivert



Puivert to Foix

Stage 9 Puivert to Espezel

Stage 10 Espezel to Comus

Stage 11 Comus to Monts&##xe9;gur

Stage 12 Monts&##xe9;gur to Roquefixade

Stage 13 Roquefixade to Foix



Appendix A Villages and towns with amenities

Appendix B Accommodation

Appendix C Useful contacts

Appendix D French-English glossary

Appendix E Further information and reading

Erscheinungsdatum
Reihe/Serie Cicerone guidebooks
Verlagsort Kendal
Sprache englisch
Maße 116 x 172 mm
Gewicht 210 g
Themenwelt Sachbuch/Ratgeber Sport
Reisen Sport- / Aktivreisen Europa
ISBN-10 1-78631-047-3 / 1786310473
ISBN-13 978-1-78631-047-7 / 9781786310477
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