From the Château de Valmy to Collioure via the coastal path.
Two castles, two eras, a hike to connect them, and unforgettable memories.
- 💧 1 drinking water point mapped on the route (OpenStreetMap)
At a glance
15.6 km round trip starting from Collioure - Square M Banyuls bus stop, 2 minutes' walk from the stop. Allow 4h30 of walking, 319 m of ascent, estimated difficulty: moderate. 1 drinking water point is 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.
- Collioure - Square M Banyuls bus stop start · 2 min walk
- Argelès-sur-Mer station start · 31 min walk (walking time measured on the IGN footpath network)
- Argelès-sur-Mer - Stade Eric Cantona bus stop start · 32 min walk (walking time measured on the IGN footpath network)
Travel time from the main stations
- Toulouse Matabiau 3h02 by train + bus
- Montpellier Saint-Roch 2h47 by train + bus
- Nîmes 3h26 by train + bus
- Perpignan 44 min by train + bus
- Béziers 1h58 by train + bus
- Carcassonne 2h18 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 Collioure - Square M Banyuls
- (E 12 - Sentier Littoral) From Collioure to Argelès
- (E 12 - Sentier Littoral) From Port-Vendres to Collioure
- (E 12 -Sentier littoral) Collioure-Port-Vendres
- (E 12-Coastal Path/guide OTI) Le Racou - Collioure Tourist Office
- (E 12-Coastal Path/guide OTI) Collioure Tourist Office - Port-Vendres Tourist Office
- From Collioure to Château de Valmy via the Coastal Path
Data source
Data produced by Geotrek PyMed (Pyrenees-Mediterranee), updated on 11 May 2026
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