Mont Fourcat Shelter – Mount Fourcat loop from Mercus-Garrabet

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Mont Fourcat Shelter – Mount Fourcat loop from Mercus-Garrabet

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Mont Fourcat Shelter – Mount Fourcat loop from Mercus-Garrabet

09:19

21.5km

1,540m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 27, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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3.47 km

Decent / climb Mount Fourcat

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5.24 km

Lauzate Peak

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The Pic de la Lauzate (2,339 m) is a scenic summit in the eastern Pyrenees in the French department of Pyrénées-Orientales. The summit offers an impressive panorama over the Cerdagne, …

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9.25 km

Mont Fourcat Shelter

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Old stone shelter located near the Cabane de la Lauzate (Cabane du Mt Fourcat), itself closed due to vandalism.

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9.99 km

Mount Fourcat

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Mont Fourcat, in the Tabe massif, is certainly not the highest peak in Ariège but it is a classic with a superb view.

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10.7 km

Les Terbèzes

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Les Terbèzes is a striking viewpoint in the eastern Pyrenees of France. The rocky high plateau offers a wide view over the Cerdagne highlands to the surrounding peaks. The varied …

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21.5 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

10.1 km

5.22 km

4.24 km

1.42 km

638 m

Surfaces

9.35 km

7.67 km

2.03 km

1.05 km

994 m

478 m

Elevation

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Weather

Monday 19 October

13°C

7°C

53 %

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Comments

April 16, 2022,Mont Fourcat (09) Croquié

On the way back down I took a path on the left a little messy no markings but obvious to recover the path that leads to the cabin (Carmilles refuge) and then I went off-piste through the vegetation took a path which can be guessed along a fence which I followed all along with a significant descent and saw to …

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