Old Fortifications
Belle randonnée à la découverte du patrimoine militaire de la côte Vermeille.
- 💧 3 drinking water points mapped on the route (OpenStreetMap)
At a glance
19.5 km loop starting from Port-Vendres - Obélisque bus stop, 8 minutes' walk from the stop. Allow 6h42 of walking, 913 m of ascent, estimated difficulty: hard. 3 drinking water points are mapped on the route.
Description provided by Geotrek PyMed (Pyrenees-Mediterranee), in French; 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.
- Port-Vendres - Obélisque bus stop start · 8 min walk (walking time measured on the IGN footpath network)
- Port-Vendres station start · 8 min walk (walking time measured on the IGN footpath network)
Travel time from the main stations
- Toulouse Matabiau 2h58 by train + bus
- Montpellier Saint-Roch 2h43 by train + bus
- Nîmes 3h22 by train + bus
- Perpignan 40 min by train + bus
- Béziers 1h54 by train + bus
- Carcassonne 2h14 by train + bus
Indicative times from SNCF and liO GTFS data. Actual times, there and back, are worked out on the interactive map.
Other hikes from Port-Vendres - Obélisque
- (E 12 - Sentier Littoral) From Port-Vendres to Collioure
- (E 12 -Sentier littoral) Collioure-Port-Vendres
- (E 12-Coastal Path/guide OTI) Collioure Tourist Office - Port-Vendres Tourist Office
- (E 12-Coastal Path/guide OTI) Port-Vendres Tourist Office - Paulilles
- Mule track of Cosprons
- From Port-Vendres to Fort Saint-Elme
Data source
Data produced by Geotrek PyMed (Pyrenees-Mediterranee), updated on 6 February 2026
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