Hiking · GR 367
Le sentier cathare
From the Mediterranean to the Pyrenean foothills, citadel to citadel: Peyrepertuse, Puilaurens, Montségur, garrigue and gorges, on the trail of the last Cathar strongholds.
Occitanie
Where to sleep on Le sentier cathare
Halta lists 83 places to sleep within 5 km of the route: 57 campsites, 3 mountain huts, 16 bivouac spots, 7 hotels. For each one, the app shows the real detour from your stage — and it is that distance, not the straight line, that decides how a day ends.
- Campsites
- Mountain huts
- Bivouac spots
- Hotels
Alongside the campsites, mountain huts and bivouac spots drawn from open data, there are the hosts of the Halta community: travellers who welcome others into their homes, usually for free. You write to them before you come; you do not book a slot.
The 12 stages of Le sentier cathare
An indicative split, drawn on real roads: distances and elevation come from route calculation, not from an estimate. In the app every stage can be adjusted — stretched, cut short, or pushed back a day.
| # | Stage | Distance | Elevation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Port-la-Nouvelle → Durban-Corbières | 25 km | 555 m |
| 2 | Durban-Corbières → Tuchan | 23 km | 666 m |
| 3 | Tuchan → Duilhac-sous-Peyrepertuse | 18 km | 516 m |
| 4 | Duilhac-sous-Peyrepertuse → Cubières-sur-Cinoble | 16 km | 813 m |
| 5 | Cubières-sur-Cinoble → Lapradelle | 14 km | 382 m |
| 6 | Lapradelle → Quillan | 23 km | 681 m |
| 7 | Quillan → Puivert | 16 km | 581 m |
| 8 | Puivert → Espezel | 16 km | 559 m |
| 9 | Espezel → Comus | 14 km | 480 m |
| 10 | Comus → Montségur | 13 km | 806 m |
| 11 | Montségur → Roquefixade | 17 km | 546 m |
| 12 | Roquefixade → Foix | 17 km | 430 m |
Frequently asked questions about Le sentier cathare
How many days does Le sentier cathare take?
Le sentier cathare takes about 10 days, split into 12 stages over 212 km — an average of 21 km a day. The split is indicative: stages stretch or shorten depending on your form and the weather.
Where can you sleep on Le sentier cathare?
Halta lists 83 places to sleep within 5 km of Le sentier cathare: 57 campsites, 3 mountain huts, 16 bivouac spots, 7 hotels. On top of those are the hosts of the Halta community, travellers who welcome others into their homes, usually for free.
How hard is Le sentier cathare?
Le sentier cathare is rated moderate, with 7 015 m of cumulative elevation gain over 212 km. Per stage, that works out at roughly 585 m of climbing a day.
Where does Le sentier cathare go?
Le sentier cathare runs from Port-la-Nouvelle to Foix, by way of Cubières-sur-Cinoble, Puivert, Montségur, across Occitanie. It is travelled on foot and totals 212 km split into 12 stages.
Figures established on 17 September 2026, from Halta’s own data. How they are calculated.
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Étapes indicatives d'après le sentier cathare (GR 367) (balisage FFRandonnée). Tracé reconstitué par routage (ODbL, openrouteservice.org). Halta 2026-08. Places to sleep: OpenStreetMap, refuges.info and DATAtourisme (ODbL). Photo : Wikimedia Commons (CC).