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Tour de la Massane – Château Valmy loop from Argelès-sur-Mer

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Tour de la Massane – Château Valmy loop from Argelès-sur-Mer

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Tour de la Massane – Château Valmy loop from Argelès-sur-Mer

04:36

12.5km

720m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: July 15, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

Please check local regulations for:

Réserve naturelle de la forêt de la Massane

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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1.96 km

View of the Chapel of Saint-Laurent

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With a trained eye you can see the chapel of St. Laurent protruding here on a hill.

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2.04 km

Rocky Trails Near Tour de Massane

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A beautiful section where you always have the Tour de Massane in mind for a part.

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3.10 km

Bassin

Lake

5.61 km

Tour de la Massane

Highlight • Historical Site

A super great view 👌🏼

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10.2 km

À travers le filet sec

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In the dry state, the section can be easily mastered. In the wet, everyone should decide for themselves 😊

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10.6 km

Cork Oak Forest

Highlight (Segment) • Forest

In this section you can find the cork oaks specific to the region

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11.3 km

Short view of Valmy

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Here has a brief but nice view of Chàteau Valmy

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11.9 km

Valmy Castle

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Pierre Bardou, a wealthy industrialist from Perpignan, commissioned an architect to build a castle for his three children each. The son Justin got the castle of Aubiry in Céret, the …

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12.5 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.30 km

2.26 km

2.15 km

441 m

369 m

Surfaces

8.55 km

1.41 km

890 m

769 m

760 m

142 m

Elevation

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Highest point (760 m)

Lowest point (50 m)

Weather

Friday 17 July

33°C

26°C

18 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 13.0 km/h

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Comments

June 29, 2022,En route vers la Tour de Massane

After climbing the Tour de Madeloc last year, this time I felt like hiking up to the Tour de Massane. At a temperature of around 30° with a very light wind, it was a sweaty tour.
The route started at the "Cháteau Valmy" a winery. Its castle garden can also be visited.
From there things started to be challenging.
Cork …

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