Mountain refuge Cabane Campuls

Between Bethmale and the Couserans

Cabane Campus In the sector of Bethmale, in Ariège, next to the D17 and within the western Couserans mountain frame, a transition area between inhabited valley and more open relief towards hills, peaks and summits of medium and high mountain. At 1400 meters, its location does not yet correspond to the most severe environment of the alpine floor, but it does correspond to a strip where time can change quickly and where fog, wind or rain well condition the day.

By this intermediate position, this free shelter can fit in as support to divide long routes or to introduce a day of liaison before gaining higher ground. In its surroundings there are continuity itineraries such as crossing of the Pyrenees GR 10 and the great circuit of the Réserve Naturelle du Mont Valier two references that help you understand your function more as a step point and reorganisation of stages than as a simple, isolated coat. It is also relatively close to reliefs such as the Pic de Midi de Bordes or the Tuc de Quer Ner, which reinforce the mountain character of the sector.

The overall orientation of the area requires a good reading of the land. From Bethmale and the neighbouring valleys, the routes tend to look for hills and cords that can extend the progression more than the map suggests, especially if the itinerary links divisives or enters the ridge terrain. On stable days, the altitude of the cabin allows a reasonable approach; with dubious meteorology, it is appropriate to assess the exposure of the high steps before using it as a point of night.

In logistics key, there is a registered source about 1.9 km away, sufficient to avoid the resolution of the supply without checking real conditions on the ground. To plan this mountain shelter With caution, the most sensible thing is to have basic autonomy of water and material, to review the weather forecast and to raise the day with margin if it is to link with long journeys or with collates of the environment.