Mountain-Hopping
A hike between the vineyards and the ridges of Banyuls-sur-Mer on the paths of exile.
- 💧 3 drinking water points mapped on the route (OpenStreetMap)
At a glance
13.3 km loop starting from Banyuls-sur-Mer station, 16 minutes' walk from the platform. Allow 5h of walking, 817 m of ascent, estimated difficulty: moderate. 3 drinking water points are mapped on the route.
Description provided by Geotrek PyMed (Pyrenees-Mediterranee); the rest is a summary generated from the route data.
Getting there by train and bus
This route links two stations: you can walk it in either direction, without coming back to where you started.
- Banyuls-sur-Mer station start · 16 min walk (walking time measured on the IGN footpath network)
- Banyuls-sur-Mer - Le Troc bus stop start · 25 min walk (walking time measured on the IGN footpath network)
Travel time from the main stations
- Toulouse Matabiau 2h43 by train
- Montpellier Saint-Roch 2h28 by train
- Nîmes 3h07 by train
- Perpignan 28 min by train
- Béziers 1h39 by train
- Carcassonne 1h59 by train
Indicative times from SNCF GTFS data. Actual times, there and back, are worked out on the interactive map.
Other hikes from Banyuls-sur-Mer
- HRP Étape 41
- Walter Benjamin Route
- Coastal Path (E12)/guide OTI : Elmes Beach/Banyuls-sur-Mer - Troc Beach/Banyuls-sur-Mer
- (E12-Coastal Path/guide OTI) Troc Beach/Banyuls-sur-Mer - Peyrefite Beach
- (E 12-Coastal Path/guide OTI) Paulilles Site - Elmes Beach/Banyuls-sur-mer
- Loop of Notre Dame de la Salette
Data source
Data produced by Geotrek PyMed (Pyrenees-Mediterranee), updated on 12 March 2026
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