The Fanges Forest is a mountain forest massif located in the Aude (Upper Aude Valley), bordering the Pyrénées Orientales. It extends from the heights of the right bank of the Pierre-Lys and Saint-Martin-Lys gorges to the northwest of Saint-Louis-et-Parahou, covering more than 1,400 hectares.
The national forest occupies 1,182 hectares of the 1,320 hectares of the Fanges Forest ZNIEFF (Zone d'Invention for the Protection of Forests), and is managed primarily by the National Forestry Office. The Fanges Forest extends over a large karst plateau located between 750 and 1,100 meters above sea level, with more than 100 caves, sinkholes, and sinkholes[2]. It is crisscrossed by numerous trails used for its exploitation (forestry). These trails can easily be explored on foot or by mountain bike. (Wikipedia)