Pech de Bugarach
The upside-down mountain
The highest summit in the Corbières (1 230 m), where the top layers are older than the ones below. It became world-famous in 2012 when rumours claimed it would survive the end of the world.
Day hike
- Starting point
- Col du Linas
- Distance
- approx. 6 km return
- Elevation gain
- 450 hm
- Time
- 2–3 h
- Level
- Moderate
- Season
- all year (not in the heat)
Steep but short climb to the summit, with views over the Corbières, the Canigou and the Mediterranean. The final stretch is over rock.
42.8636° N, 2.3825° E
Nearby
- Rennes-les-Bains8 km · Hot springs along the River Sals
Gorges de Galamus8 km · The road hanging on the gorge wall
Château de Puilaurens9 km · A Cathar castle above Axat- Rennes-le-Château12 km · The Da Vinci Code
Château de Peyrepertuse & the wine district14 km · The largest Cathar castle – and the Maury wines
Château de Quéribus20 km · Terrifying_vus_depuis_l'Est.jpg?width=500)
Château de Termes21 km · The castle that held out against Simon de Montfort for four months
Villerouge-Termenès26 km · Where the last Cathar Perfect was burned in 1321