Espace VTT-FFC Aude en Pyrénées
Pyrénées Audoises (Quillan), Aude
- Trails
- 40 loops, approx. 890 km (2019 figure); linked with neighbouring areas it comes to almost 2,000 km
- Disciplines
- XC, all mountain, enduro, e-MTB
- Season
- approx. March–November; higher parts May–October
- Cost
- free trails
- Level
- all levels
Around Quillan and the gorges of the Aude valley lies one of the largest waymarked MTB networks in the Pyrenees. The landscape alternates between beech forests, limestone plateaus and ravines such as the Gorges de Saint-Georges, and several Cathar castles are within reach. The Mediterranean climate means the season starts early and ends late.
Highlights
- One of the largest FFC networks in the Pyrenees
- Gorges and Cathar castles
- Long season
Getting here
- Getting here
- Carcassonne approx. 1 h, Perpignan approx. 1 h 15 min, Toulouse approx. 2 h by car.
- Accommodation
- Quillan, Axat, Espéraza, Puivert
TipsThe figures are from 2019 – check the current map at the tourist office in Quillan.
Nearby
- Rennes-le-Château9 km · The Da Vinci Code
- Rennes-les-Bains12 km · Hot springs along the River Sals
Château de Puilaurens12 km · A Cathar castle above AxatChâteau de Puivert12 km · The troubadours' castle
Pech de Bugarach16 km · The upside-down mountainFontaine de Fontestorbes21 km · The breathing spring – near Bélesta