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The "Casots" Trail
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The "Casots" Trail

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This hike, makes you discover casots or huts. These stone shelters bear witness to life in the Albères in the past.
It is a tribute to the work of the ancients. This allows hikers to measure the efforts and the extent of the work to be done in these places.

Description

From the Sorède Tourist Information Office, follow the D2 towards Argelès-sur-Mer.
  1. On your right notice the sundial with its impressive 12m tall red mast.
  2. Cross the bridge on the left, then turn right (rue du Campet) towards Notre-Dame du Château.
  3. At Christ statue, turn left and continue straight until the end of the paved road (Rue de ND d’Ultrera).
  4. Continue on the DFCI AL33 trail until the first bend (oratory) then take the path in front, which follows a stream. You will discover huts all along the way (be careful, difficult passages).
  5. Retrace your steps to the oratory. Go up on the dirt track on the right, then take the path towards Notre-Dame du Château. This path is, in fact, the old Stations of the Cross taken by the "Soredians" at Easter. On the way pass another oratory.
  6. 25m further, climb to the right to discover a small enclosure, then a casot. Then continue the path up the path which is behind the casot.
  7.  Find the path of ND du Château which you have to take for 10m to see a new casot and the associated tallat. Continue the path until the sign “Font del Pardal”.
  8. Go up on the right of the path to discover a new casot, then return to the sign, and descend to the right of the path of ND du Château towards the "Font del Pardal".
  9. Observe another casot, then return to the drivable track.
  10. On the other side of the track there is another casot below. Return to the track and descend it to a wooden barrier on the right which must be passed to reach the next casot.
  11. Follow the yellow markings until the next junction. Following the path on the right, arrive at a casot that looks like an igloo. Retrace your steps, then take the path on the right which runs along a low wall. Note on the left the last casot on this hike.
  12. Continuing on the path, find the drivable track. Go down to the right to reach the village.
  13. After passing the Christ statue, a path appears on the left. It descends towards the river and the Tassio footbridge. Take it and join the Sorède Tourist Office.
  • Departure : Tourist Office of Sorède
  • Arrival : Tourist Office of Sodède
  • Towns crossed : SOREDE

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Recommandations

You enjoy nature, you love it, take care of it...

You are taking a hiking trail along which regular garbage collection points are available to you.
Out of respect for this exceptional space used each month by several tens of thousands of hikers and walkers, we invite you to drop off all your waste (glass, paper, leftover food, etc.) and those that you could unfortunately discover during your walk.
Thanks to these simple but essential gestures, let's keep this site clean, as nature has graciously offered it to us.

Absence of markings on the track.

Transport

Bus 1€

Access and parking

D2, D618 and D11

Parking :

Town hall car park