Soubirou ridge walk

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.
- Ascent to Col de Crusous
- Looking back
- Vulture
- Carkina acaulis Silver Thistle
- The ridge behind us
- Mont Rouche
- Our barn
- Looking down on our barn
- Traversing the ridge
- Bloody Cranes Foot
- Bloody Cranes Foot
- Stripy Cows
- First parasol mushrooms of the season
- Sheep following us along the ridge
- Bear scat
- Vein in the hill
- Olaf and Silvia
- Vulture
- Cabane Mauret
- Golden mane horse
- First of the autumn crocus
- Mont Valier
- Mont Rouche
- The ridge behind us
- Col de Crusous
- Cow fur
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