Soubirou ridge walk
![The ridge behind us](https://www.radicalfish.eu/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/DSC06328-1024x140.jpg)
One of our favourite walks locally and the ridge we see from the kitchen window at the barn. From Col de Crusous to Col de la Serre is an amazing ridge with fantastic views on each side spanning miles of the French Pyrenees. It is not technical though being sure footed is essential.
We liaised with a couple of friends from the village to do a car drop at the Gite in Rouse, above Couflens, the night before and picked them up early in the morning for a start from the mine above Salau. From there it is about 2 hours of walking up to Col de Crusous. Starting early means that you are in the shade for all bar the last bit of the ascent. After a short break we turned north to follow the ridge. We had a great day with almost perfect weather. Flowers, vultures, mushrooms and lots of laughter with friends.
- Cow fur
- First parasol mushrooms of the season
- Carkina acaulis Silver Thistle
- Mont Valier
- Our barn
- Ascent to Col de Crusous
- Vulture
- Mont Rouche
- The ridge behind us
- Vein in the hill
- Traversing the ridge
- Cabane Mauret
- Col de Crusous
- Golden mane horse
- The ridge behind us
- Vulture
- First of the autumn crocus
- Olaf and Silvia
- Looking down on our barn
- Looking back
- Bear scat
- Bloody Cranes Foot
- Bloody Cranes Foot
- Mont Rouche
- Sheep following us along the ridge
- Stripy Cows
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