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Notre-Dame de Sabart Chapel – Plateau de Beille loop from Tarascon-sur-Ariège

Notre-Dame de Sabart Chapel – Plateau de Beille loop from Tarascon-sur-Ariège

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Notre-Dame de Sabart Chapel – Plateau de Beille loop from Tarascon-sur-Ariège

03:19

55.7km

1,400m

Road cycling

Hard road ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: June 22, 2026

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Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 657 m for 64 m

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686 m

According to legend, following the victory over the Saracens at Pré Lombard in 778, Charlemagne witnessed an apparition. A lady radiant with beauty then appears and immediately disappears. At dawn, the ground is plowed and a bronze statue of Notre-Dame-de-la-Victoire emerges from the ground. Transported to the church of Foix, the statue miraculously returned to Sabart twice: “This is where Our Lady wants to be honored.” Thus was decided the erection of a chapel dedicated to Notre-Dame-de-la-Victoire. The chapel that we can currently see has its origins in a Romanesque church rebuilt in 1104 on a Carolingian church partly destroyed in 865. But it was largely remodeled in the 16th and 19th century. The facade has some granite stones from the 11th century, the remaining bell tower-façade copy only dates from 1842 and the crenellated keep is only from 1870. Having thus resisted numerous destructions, the chapel became an emblematic monument of the Pyrenean region. Sabarthès, in the upper Ariège valley. Even today, an important pilgrimage is held there in September each year.

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12.0 km

Les Cabannes

Highlight • Settlement

The cabins are the only access to the Beille plateau.
A very difficult climb.

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25.8 km

Final loops on the Plateau de Beille

Highlight • Other

Out of the forest cover, the slope begins to reduce and the hairpin bends become more extensive. Courage, you are close to the top.

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28.0 km

Plateau de Beille

Highlight • Mountain Pass

The Beille plateau is a dead end. The road ends there. Besides being a finish of the Tour de France, it is also a ski resort in winter. Its altitude, which exceeds 1,800 meters, guarantees snow cover. In summer, it's more of a paradise for ruminants and hikers.

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43.7 km