One of our favourite hikes. Started from the bend in the road where the path from Etang D’Aube comes out. After years of starting at the Port de Lers we have taken to parking at the end of the track and walking back up to the Col to start rather than having to walk back up to the Col at the end of the hike.

Taking the path north to Pic de Fontanette and Pic de Barres you very quickly gain height and follow the ridge on to Trois Seigneurs. This time we continued the ridge on to Pic de Peyroutet which we have not done before. After a snack and a look over to Etang Bleu we descended towards Etang D’Aube to the north of Les Pujols to follow a spring down to the outflow of the lake. Most of this was off piste except for a vague track beside the brook descending the hill.

Lunch and a dip in the lake before the very hot descent to the van.