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Walks and rambles across
Aude, Cathar Country.
The next few lines invite you to wander and discover a little-known and constantly
changing land of a thousand moods and a thousand faces.
A land given to resistance… Aude, Cathar Country.
Here, by the limpid gulfs exalted by Charles Trenet in “La Mer”, on the paths through the vineyards of
Corbières, Minervois or Malepère, in the uncompromising light of the Cabardès garrigue,
deep in the gorges and forests of the Aude Pyrenees, from hilltop to hilltop in the rich
rolling lands of the Lauragais, you will become acquainted with History and how amazingly
relevant and alive it still is.
Here you will meet people who are firmly rooted and open-minded - a whole way of life.
Here you will follow a route of discovery and experience where the unexpected is just
round the corner.
Here you will find yourself reflected in the image of Aude, Cathar Country.
Contents
Map of long-distance trails in the Aude P.2
The Cathar Trail P.3
The Cathar Trail stages P.4 /7
Table of lodges P. 8/9
Long-distance trails in the Aude P.10/11
- GR 36
- GR 7
- Sentier du Golfe Antique
- Piedmont trail towards Santiago de Compostela
Rambling in the Aude:
- Pays de la Haute Vallée de l’Aude P. 12/13
- Pays Corbières-Minervois P. 14/15
- Pays de la Narbonnaise P.16/17
- Pays Carcassonnais P. 18/19
- Pays Lauragais P. 20/21
Information / Useful addresses P.22/23