Plateau de Souliou

Loop Walk

400

XP

about 1 h 55 min walking

5.67 km

Loop

1324 m

1061 m

799 m

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Heights: Copernicus DEM GLO-30 © DLR e.V. 2010–2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014–2018, provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA.

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Steep walk

Some very steep ground — marked on the map.

Climb

474 m

Drop

466 m

Highest

1288 m

Lowest

811 m

Walking time

about 1 h 55 min

Which way round

Clockwise: Easy first 2.3 km, climbs 26% for 1750 m midway, comes down 25% for 450 m near the end.

Anticlockwise: Climbs 25% for 450 m early on, comes down 26% for 1750 m early on.

Steep ground on both sides in similar amounts — go whichever way suits you.

Main climb: km 2.3–4.2, from 812 m to 1282 m.

How the 5.7 km splits

Flat

0.4 km

Climbing

0.4 km

Very steep climbing (15%+)

1.8 km

Descending

1.5 km

Very steep descending (15%+)

1.6 km

Link it with other walks

Étang de Guzet par la Cascade d'Ars

Shares 3.4 km of path · meets at km 0.0, 4.2

14.36 km

la Vallée du Fouillet

Shares 1.0 km of path · meets at km 1.2, 3.2

5.26 km

les Hautes Vallées de Turgilla et d'Ars

Shares 0.9 km of path · meets at km 4.2

21.01 km

Challenges on this walk

Aulus-les-Bains and the Cascade d'Ars: The 246m Falls of the Couserans

At km 2.3 · 488 m off the route · nature

300 XP

Campsites near the start

Camping Ariege - Camping Montagnou

7.2 km from the start · 4.5★ (242)

Rigaux Philippe

12.4 km from the start · 4.9★ (51)

Camping La Vernière

12.6 km from the start · 4.3★ (244)

Camping Bexanelle

13.4 km from the start · 4.1★ (499)