De Ax à Mérens par le Col de Joux
Une traversée entre Ax-les-Thermes et Mérens-les-Vals par le GR 107, grimpant à travers la forêt jusqu'à la porteille d'Orgeix puis remontant la vallée d'Orgeix jusqu'au col de Joux, avant une descente panoramique côté Mérens avec un détour possible par les sources chaudes du ruisseau de Nabre.
- 💧 8 drinking water points mapped on the route (OpenStreetMap)
- ✓ Tested by Caminada route walked and described in person by the site's editor in November 2023
Description provided by Caminada, in French.
When to go
Snow possible from December to March Highest point: 1,775 m.
Above 1,200 m, snow can cover the waymarks and make the route hard to follow. Ask locally before setting off out of season.
Best season: April to November.
Getting there by train
This route links two stations: you can walk it in either direction, without coming back to where you started.
- Ax-les-Thermes station start · 1 min walk (walking time measured on the IGN footpath network)
- Mérens-les-Vals station finish · 1 min walk (walking time measured on the IGN footpath network)
Travel time from the main stations
- Toulouse Matabiau 1h54 by train
- Béziers 3h55 by train
- Tarbes 3h54 by train
- Carcassonne 3h01 by train
- Agen 3h17 by train
Indicative times from SNCF GTFS data. Actual times, there and back, are worked out on the interactive map.
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Data source
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