Hauts des Forts - The Grand Route
A stunning day hike to explore Collioure and its military heritage amidst breathtaking landscapes.
- 💧 5 drinking water points mapped on the route (OpenStreetMap)
At a glance
21.6 km loop starting from Collioure - Square M Banyuls bus stop, 8 minutes' walk from the stop. Allow 7h48 of walking, 1,175 m of ascent, estimated difficulty: hard. 5 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.
- Collioure - Square M Banyuls bus stop start · 8 min walk (walking time measured on the IGN footpath network)
- Collioure station start · 10 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 12 March 2026
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