The Chemin de la Mâture is a 1200 meter long tunnel carved into the cliff. Its work is ordered by Louis XV to allow the exploitation and the routing of the trees of the steep-sided valley. Below. The trunks of these trees grew extremely straight due to their very vertical exposure to the sun. This verticality thus promised masts of a rare quality to the fleet of the Royal Navy.

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PyrenäenTomTom

April 4, 2021

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Former transport route for ship masts carved into the rock. Now part of the GR10 and very impressive.
Tour to the highlight: komoot.de/tour/340455950?ref=itd

Entire Pyrenees crossing:
komoot.de/collection/1485914/-pyrenaeen-durchquerung-2018-traversee-des-pyrenees-900-km-52-000-hm

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oscargynko

July 5, 2022

Hiking

Old-fashioned rock-cut path, with dynamite, a delight to walk, but it does give a bit of vertigo

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