Cirque de troumouse

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Trail stats

Distance: 10.19 mi
Elevation gain: 2,356 ft
Technical difficulty: Moderate
Elevation loss: 2,566 ft
Max elevation: 7,082 ft
TrailRank: 46
Min elevation: 4,798 ft
Trail type: One Way

Moving time: 3 hours 32 minutes
Time: 6 hours 19 minutes
Coordinates: 2544
Uploaded: November 9, 2020
Recorded: October 2020

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near Piau Engaly, Occitanie (France)

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Itinerary description

Wonderful cirque walk with something for everyone from first timer walk to experienced. Remove 3km because forgot to switch app off and drove a bit

Waypoints

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Start at parking 500m beyond church

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Follow sign uphill along clear stone track carry ON straight at junction 50mlater

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Views appear to west of cirque after ten min and u climb above the river

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Trail crosses park boundary and passes small hydro station.tgr minor Rd vanishes from view and eastern part of cirque swings into view. Path flattens slightly

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Enter a rocky peaceful pasture

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Pass a big waterfall on east

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At head of pasture valley trail climbs slowly steeper up eastern valley wall

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Hardest part of walk begins.a sweeping zig zag steeply up

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At sign posted junction head straight south

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After 40 steep min the path levels out and heads into cirque

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Arrive on plateau and pass a few small lakelets

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Past lake and deep into cirque

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Views

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From main lake follow river down 200m to where it tips over ledge as waterfall. Rtn back to main trail

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Trail heads west up and over a low ridge dotted with reflecting pools

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A bleak plain spotted with pools as u walk nw

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Veer off track to statue of virgin for a stunning 360 view of cirque

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Cross bridge head toward carpark

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Pass through upper (normally closed) carpark by cattle fences

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From lower carpark follow trail on east side of carpark down over hill

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Follow trail steep down crossing Rd multiple times

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Yellow trail markers show route

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After 10 min path heads firmly to west side of Rd and heads toward a series of waterfalls

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Few streams to hop across

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Cross through carpark and drop down 50m to lower of two buildings from where mini train goes. And cross cattle grid and immediately turn left between grid and stone bridge. Follow faint trail north and northeast. Trail fast becomes clearer