L'étang de Comte
Round trip: 5.5 km out, 10.9 km in total, back the same way.
Un aller-retour familial au départ des hauteurs de Mérens-les-Vals, remontant la vallée du Mourguilhou le long de son ruisseau à travers pâturages, gentianes et rhododendrons, jusqu'au superbe étang de Comte niché à 1726 m d'altitude.
- 💧 5 drinking water points mapped on the route (OpenStreetMap)
- ✓ Tested by Caminada route walked and described in person by the site's editor in August 2024
Description provided by Caminada, in French.
When to go
Snow possible from December to March Highest point: 1,725 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
The start of the trail can be reached on foot from the station, without a car.
- Mérens-les-Vals station · 1 min walk (walking time measured on the IGN footpath network)
Travel time from the main stations
- Toulouse Matabiau 2h07 by train
- Carcassonne 3h14 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
Data produced by Caminada
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