-- From 2022/08/17 to 2022/08/22
-- From Château Lastours to Foix
The GPS tracklog
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frome Château Lastours to Carcassonne
from 2022/08/17 to 2022/08/17
Wednesday, August 17 after a rainy and windy night, I left the Lastours
belvedere plateau to go directly to Carcassonne. Having to renew my
cocktail of drugs, experience shows that at least one is always missing,
I found a pharmacy that is near an EPAD, all generic drugs of course,
are available, elderly people oblige. Then I would go to a Total gas
station to fill up with Excellium diesel; I took the opportunity to
inflate the reluctant right front tire with the truck's inflator! Then
at Bricomarché I bought neon tubes to replace those out of order and
tape resistant to morning humidity, fog, to stick the Garmin 276Cx's out
of order suction cup to the windshield. This is an example of the
maintenance of a vehicle traveling on tracks and roads. Finally, I took
care of the well-being of the driver. It is 4 p.m., it is raining and
the temperature is 24°C. I parked there.
The GPS tracklog
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from Carcassonne to Pont d'Aliès
from 2022/08/18 to 2022/08/18
Thursday, August 18, the night was peaceful accompanied by a few
refreshing showers. The project for the next 6 days consists of visiting
the Cathar Country on paved roads. This overcast day brought me back to
my reality, I can only visit the monuments flush with the daisies, and
again! I bivouacked at the exit of the Défilés de Pierre-Lys in the Pont
d'Aliès car park.
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the GPS tracklogd
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from Pont d'Aliès to Durban-Corbières
from 2022/08/19 ato 2022/08/19
Friday, August 19, a night without rain and without thunderstorms with
mild temperatures, what a pleasure! But it seems that the heat wave is
coming back. This day was devoted to the discovery of the fortresses of
the Cathar country, at least what remains of them perched at the top of
the Corbières bars overlooking the Fenouillèdes furrow. Of course I was
content to take pictures from below. I set up my camp at the exit of
Durban-Corbières between the river and the local garbage cans.
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The GPS tracklog
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from Durban-Corbières to col St Louis
from 2022/08/20 to 2022/08/20
Saturday, August 20 I will travel the departmental road D40 which twists
in the state forest of Termenés at the foot of the Corbières mountains.
Alone on the narrow road with the rising sun in the back it was a
sublime moment of fullness, what happiness! Tourists in motorhomes do
not frequent narrow roads, and for good reason. The Galamus gorges,
maximum width 2.00 meters and height 2.7 meters are prohibited for
motorhomes. Alas no refuge for photos. I decided to stop at Pass St Louis
on a picnic area.
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Le tracé GPS de la route
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from col St Louis to D222 Joucou
from 2022/08/21 to 2022/08/21
Sunday, August 21 I progressed in state forests on the mountainside with
the aim of visiting the Gorges de la Frau (fracture in Catalan and
Occitan) and the Pas de l'Ours, see the map. From Fougax-et-Barrineuf
the D5 took me to the end near a dam of rocks. There is no motorway
junction between Fougax and Comus. Similarly, I climbed to the Col de la
Gargante to see the Pas de l’Ours but the final phase is a hike. So I
recognized my limits. In Joucou, a statue of Christ on the cross recalls
the Christian roots of medieval France. I bivouacked on an area of the
D222 en route to the D613 at 845 meters above sea level.
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| End of the D5 road, hike to the Gorges de la Frau |
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| Joucou pass, tunnels and overhangs |
The GPS tracklog
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from D222 Joucou to Foix
from 2022/08/22 to 2022/08/22
Monday, August 22 was a small morning of photo hunting for the
jacket of my site, the weather is gloomy with small showers. I was
going to the parking lot of the Château de Montségur put off by the
steep path for the approach. The two photos published are
unremarkable, bof. After filling up with Excellium diesel at Total,
I parked in the parking lot of an Intermarché Hyper. Tomorrow I
start the Vibraction Rb34 track from the Cathar country of Foix to
La Franqui, pond of Leucate, that is to say 366 km of track in five
days.
