Mountain refuge Cabane Auloueilh

Between high pastures and the shadow of the Arbizon

The Cabane Auloueilh is hidden in the mountain of Aulon, already above the height of a thousand eight hundred, at that point where the valley begins to stay down and the landscape becomes more open, more mineral and more silent. It does not give a sense of hasty passage, but of a corner gained from a trench, after reassembling slopes where the grass and stone alternate with nature. The powerful silhouette of the Arbizon , a little more than three kilometers in a straight line, and also the relief of the Pic de Montfaucon, which strengthens that high mountain environment without even being in the big hills.

From here they fit well days that seek to link with the GR 105 or to be taken to the Tour du Lac de l'Oule, two tours that quite well summarize the character of the place: free mountain trails, with a sustained level and views that are gradually opened. The access does not feel far on the map, but on the ground it is seen on the legs, especially when the road constantly gains meters and forces to find rhythm. It is necessary to get out with enough water, because although there are sources spread around the area, the nearest one is about two and a half miles away, so it is not of those places where you fill the canteen next to the door. The cabin fits better with those who seek a sober stop, surrounded by high pastures, wide sky and that pirenees air that in Occitania blends hardness and calm.