Routes

Planner

Features

Updates

App

Get the App

Routes

Hiking trails & Routes

Cap Leucate Lighthouse – Chemin des Forts loop from Grotte des Fées

Routes

Hiking trails & Routes

Cap Leucate Lighthouse – Chemin des Forts loop from Grotte des Fées

Moderate

4.7

(100)

635

hikers

Cap Leucate Lighthouse – Chemin des Forts loop from Grotte des Fées

02:59

10.9km

160m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: July 11, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

Please check local regulations for:

Parc naturel régional de la Narbonnaise en Méditerranée

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

Get Directions

790 m

Belvedere

Highlight • Viewpoint

If you walk here, take water 💦 for humans and animals

Translated by Google •

Tip by

1.02 km

Short hike along the rocky coast in Leucate

Highlight • Other

1.89 km

Cap Leucate Lighthouse

Highlight • Monument

Cap Leucate is the only cliff in the coastal area of the Occitanie region, between the mouth of the Rhône (Camargue) and the Côte Vermeille. Cap Leucate is mainly formed …

Translated by Google •

Tip by

2.21 km

Chemin des Forts

Highlight • Trail

Very panoramic route, always on the edge of the cliffs, beautiful views of the Gulf of Lion. The path is well marked and you walk among the scents of the Mediterranean scrub.

Translated by Google •

Tip by

2.91 km

Path of the Forts

Highlight • Other

Cape Leucate is a unique cape due to its location. It is one of the rare places where you can simultaneously observe the Pyrenees, the Montagne Noire, Mont Saint-Loup and …

Translated by Google •

Tip by

3.31 km

Panoramic view of the Gulf of Lion

Highlight • Viewpoint

Cap des Frères offers a magnificent view of the Mediterranean.

Translated by Google •

Tip by

3.73 km

Redoute de la Franqui

Highlight • Castle

This small 18th-century coastal fort watched over the French Mediterranean coast for decades. Today it is a magnificent viewpoint over the Gulf of Lion and the beaches of La Franqui, …

Showing Translation

Tip by

4.19 km

View

Highlight • Other

10.9 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.33 km

3.06 km

1.41 km

1.13 km

Surfaces

5.50 km

2.66 km

1.20 km

772 m

557 m

235 m

Elevation

Nothing selected – click and drag below to see the stats for a specific part of the route.

Weather

Monday 3 August

32°C

23°C

30 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 18.0 km/h

to get more detailed weather forecasts along your route

Comments

October 4, 2024,Rundwanderung entlang der Klippen am Kap Leucate

A short and easy walk along the cliffs with wonderful views of the long beaches and the sea.

Showing Translation

February 6, 2022,Randonnée

Easy hike no difficulty sunny and windy

Showing Translation

April 24, 2024,Occitanie / Leucate - La Franqui / Sentier du guetteur

In the heart of preserved nature and a territory classified Natura 2000.
Departure from the Leucate lighthouse (parking on site).

Very beautiful hike at a height of 50 meters with a magnificent panorama of the Mediterranean.
The path winds along the seafront. Although several sectors are slightly steep, the path as a whole does not present any major difficulties.
Trails …

Showing Translation

June 19, 2025,La Franqui - Cap Leucate (Nach Rother 42 Route)

The path down along the water is mostly rocky and unmarked. But you can't miss the direction. Very strenuous and warm, despite starting at 8 a.m. At times, it's more like climbing than hiking down by the water. But it's beautiful and recommended. If you prefer an easier route, just do the path along the cliff there and back. Beautiful …

Showing Translation

June 7, 2024,Randonnée

Magnificent path between Leucate and La Franqui along the cliffs

Showing Translation

September 27, 2023,Wanderung am Cap Leucate 🇨🇵

According to the travel guide, along this tour you pass the most beautiful cliffs in Languedoc-Roussillon.
The way over the plateau offers good views. On the way back, sure-footedness is required because there is no continuous path directly by the sea. Therefore, almost half of it had to climb over the rocks, which fortunately had a good grip. As a …

Showing Translation

Want to know more?

Our route recommendations are based on thousands of hikes, rides, and runs completed by other people on komoot.

Navigate

Send to Phone

Save

Edit route

Download GPX

Move start point

Embed on a website

Report an Issue

Report restricted access

Nearby routes

Easy

4.7

809

Le Sentier du Guetteur – round trip from La Franqui

02:00h

7.43km

90m

Easy

4.6

687

Étang de Gruissan

01:32h

6.09km

10m

Easy

4.8

488

Les Goules Trail

01:11h

4.50km

40m

Easy

4.6

284

Crests Trail

01:41h

6.24km

80m

Easy

4.7

306

La Goutine Loop Trail

01:49h

6.52km

120m

Moderate

4.5

247

Chapelle des Auzils Trail

02:19h

8.22km

170m

Moderate

4.5

263

Tour of the Étang de Gruissan via La Capoulade

02:45h

10.6km

70m

Moderate

4.6

217

Fisherman's Trail – loop from Leucate

01:58h

7.33km

80m

Moderate

4.6

124

Cliffs and Smugglers Loop from Vingrau

04:24h

14.8km

420m

Easy

4.8

229

Cap Leucate

01:25h

5.29km

70m

Hard

4.8

175

Tour of Del Far Tower via the Castle

02:25h

5.21km

320m

Easy

4.6

104

Shepherd's Trail

01:52h

7.11km

60m

Cap Leucate Lighthouse – Chemin des Forts loop from Grotte des Fées

Belvedere

Short hike along the rocky coast in Leucate

Cap Leucate Lighthouse

Chemin des Forts

Path of the Forts

Panoramic view of the Gulf of Lion

Redoute de la Franqui

View

Nearby routes

Sign up or log in to keep exploring this route

We value your privacy ⛰️

We value your privacy ⛰️