Pyreneestrip
Road trip

The Ariège cols

Foix → Péguère → Col de Port → Lers → Agnes → Aulus · 150 km

Distance
150 km

A full day over the classic Ariège cols. From Foix up over the Mur de Péguère to Massat, on via the Port de Lers and the Étang de Lers over the Col d'Agnes down to Aulus-les-Bains for a soak or the Cascade d'Ars waterfall. Home via the Col de Port, with Mont Valier to the west all the way. Narrow roads – allow plenty of time.

Stops along the way

  1. FoixA town with a castle, very charming – a favourite
  2. Col de PéguèreThe Mur's steepest metres above Foix
  3. Port de Lers & Étang de LersA mountain lake and free-roaming horses above Massat
  4. Col d'AgnesA high-mountain road between Lers and Aulus
  5. Aulus-les-BainsA spa village at the end of the valley
  6. Cascade d'ArsOne of the most beautiful waterfalls in the Pyrenees
  7. Col de PortThe col between Tarascon and Massat
  8. Mont ValierThe Couserans' legendary mountain

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