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France
Occitania
Foix
Bélesta

Montségur – Col de Montségur loop from Bélesta

Routes
Mountain biking trails
France
Occitania
Foix
Bélesta

Montségur – Col de Montségur loop from Bélesta

Hard

6

riders

Montségur – Col de Montségur loop from Bélesta

04:56

43.0km

1,580m

Mountain biking

Hard mountain bike ride. Very good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary. Some portions of the route may require you to push your bike. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: March 18, 2026

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Includes very steep uphill segments

You may need to push your bike.

After 11.3 km for 2.06 km

After 36.3 km for 311 m

Waypoints

A

Start point

Parking

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1

6.29 km

Entrance to the Gorges de la Frau

Highlight • Gorge

2

12.0 km

Gorges de la Frau

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If you are approaching the gorge from Fougax-et-Barrineuf, once you're in it expect a very tough hour of hike-a-bike. It's hard work but worth persevering because it's an incredible experience …

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3

13.3 km

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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4

13.4 km

Foret domaniale de Prades

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Quiet unpaved road through vast forests.

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5

14.5 km

Bergpad

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beautiful but dead-end path

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20.2 km

Col de la Peyre ou de la Terme

Mountain Pass

7

28.3 km

Montségur

Highlight • Settlement

After the Château, we visited the small archaeological museum in the village, a nice village with charm ☺️

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8

29.2 km

View of Montségur Castle

Highlight • Castle

In 1243, the Castle of Montségur was the main stronghold of the Cathars. During the Third Albigensian Crusade, the Crusader army besieged the castle, initially unsuccessfully. Catapults could not be …

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9

29.5 km

Col de Montségur

Highlight • Mountain Pass

The Montségur rises about 1216 m high. On its summit rises the ruin of the most famous Cathar castle.

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43.0 km

End point

Parking

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

16.7 km

14.4 km

9.63 km

2.17 km

185 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

18.5 km

11.6 km

4.69 km

4.31 km

3.58 km

250 m

158 m

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Tuesday 12 May

17°C

9°C

45 %

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