GR®107 Hiking: Bonshommes Way (Foix to Portella Blanca)

This legendary route follows in the footsteps of the last Cathars (the "Good Men") who, in the 13th century, fled the Inquisition and persecution to find refuge on the Spanish slopes. Starting from the medieval town of Foix and its count's castle, the route winds its way into the Ariège Pyrenees to cross the border at the Portella Blanca pass, the junction point between France, Spain, and Andorra. This trail is marked by vertigo-inducing citadels, such as the castle of Montségur, a symbol of Cathar resistance, through the green valleys of Ariège to the wild high plateaus of the Orlu National Reserve, before reaching the bare peaks and high-altitude lakes of the Catalan Pyrenees where emblematic fauna such as the Pyrenean chamois, the bearded vulture or the marmot live, evolving between beech forests and alpine meadows already marked by the Mediterranean influence and the steep relief of the Sierra del Cadí.

Distance: 125km, Elevation maximum: 2509m, Elevation minimum: 590m, Elevation gain uphill: 6832m
IGN Maps: Foix Tarascon-sur-Ariege (2147ET). Ax-les-Thermes (2148ET). Lavelanet Montsegur Lac de Montbel (2247OT). Bourg-Madame Puymorens Pass Pic Carlit (2249OT).

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It is advisable to follow the beacons all along your hike and to bring the FFRP topo-guide. You will also find information on MonGR.fr.

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GR®107 Bonshommes way

From Foix (Ariege) to Portella Blanca (Andorra-Spain)