The Top 10 Gorges in Ariège
Gorges are incredibly beautiful places, and you’ve got 10
to choose from in Ariège. Just browse our list of the best gorges below and see photos, tips and extra info to help you visit one of these beautiful places on your next adventure in Ariège.
to choose from in Ariège. Just browse our list of the best gorges below and see photos, tips and extra info to help you visit one of these beautiful places on your next adventure in Ariège.
Last updated: October 6, 2025
Over a length of three kilometres, the Èrç river has sculpted the rocks over thousands of years, creating a deep gorge that reaches between 300 and 400 metres deep. A …
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In this magnificent prehistoric cave, crossed in its entirety by both the Arize river and a road, prehistoric portable art dating from the Azilian was discovered. The most famous of …
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Deep grotto with beautiful acoustics. The descent is not entirely safe, as the ground is very smooth and the course is very steep.
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This magnificent cirque of glacial origin spectacularly closes the superb Ustou valley. This natural site deserves as much to go to its feet to admire the whole as to climb to its heights to enjoy the panorama.
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The Cirque de Garbettou is a pretty high plateau made up of a wetland and dominated by the Pic du Garbet.
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Impressive Stone Age art that reproduces the fauna around 13,000 years ago in a very realistic way. Ledges or arches were cleverly used for three-dimensional effects.
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The route towards the lakes of Gardelle on the flanks of Pic de Maderous offers beautiful views of the valley and the lake of Soulcem.
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On the way to the Grotte de Niaux there is another cave that can be entered. Without cave paintings, but also very powerful.
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Past the Pla de Soulcem dam, you come across the Soulcem stream and its superb valley. The road ends there. If you want to continue exploring, then you will have to trade in the bike for the hiking boots.
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Here the path through the gorges starts, the first km is still easy, after the fallen trees the rough part begins, from then on you enjoy it better by walking there.
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