Trail Guide HI KES Falaises et contrebandiers VINGRAU Level 5h15 - 15,5 km 500 m GPS Coord. 42°50'52.7"N 2°46'53.0"E Via D900 (Rivesaltes) and D12/D9 © Maurice Séguié (Vingrau), or via D117 (Perpignan/Foix) and D611 then D9 (Tautavel/Vingrau). Go to the...
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Trail Guide HI KES Falaises et contrebandiers VINGRAU Level 5h15 - 15,5 km 500 m GPS Coord. 42°50'52.7"N 2°46'53.0"E Via D900 (Rivesaltes) and D12/D9 © Maurice Séguié (Vingrau), or via D117 (Perpignan/Foix) and D611 then D9 (Tautavel/Vingrau). Go to the tourist information board opposite the cooperative cellar on the D9. Le cirque de Vingrau This sporty trail is not for the faint of heart, but you will be rewarded with the magnificent views of the garrigue in flower, perfuming the air, and of the white cliffs and rocks. This trail will take you through a sublime mineral landscape. Heritage the other ending at the "Pas de l’Escale" Vingrau is closed in by limestone cliffs, which (563 m). Their numerous "caunes" (caves) have been inhabited since prehistoric times. made this perfect smuggling territory. In order Today, they offer a habitat for many species of to avoid the village and the busy roads, birds, such as the Bonelli’s Eagle. This trail will smugglers used these steep slopes to
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