Etang de Moulzoune

389-392 Bordes de Bas Hameau 09300 Montferrier

Step 2

Pass the “Bordes de Bas” then at the stream head right (do not cross the right bank) as far as the hamlet of Ceries.

397-417 Ceries 09300 Montferrier

Step 3

Take the D909 on the right, winding up and in the bend, at the wooden gate, climb left into a field as far as Ramier.

398-400 Le Ramie 09300 Montferrier

Step 4

Pass the houses on the main road go to the left to take the pathway, which climbs and continues to the Moulzonne lake (pass the parking) (markers yellow and red).

Step 5

Continue along the lake on the left hand side, climb to the ancient Fangas mines and the barracks:( yellow markers)

Step 6

Climb the ridges and descend to the other side,keeping left,initially on the edge of the forest,as far as the Woodman’s house at l’Orri.

235 Jasse de Lory 09300 Montferrier

Step 7

Descend, following the yellow markers, as far as the D909, which runs along on the right for about 1km.

Step 8

Then turn left and take the track, which descends to the hamlet of Martinet.

D909 09300 Montferrier

Martinat Hameau 09300 Montferrier

Step 9

Keep on this route after the hamlet, passing the reservoir, to return to the tennis courts.

Points of interest

Pond of Moulzoune (1385m)

This dam was created on an old peat bog to raise Atlantic salmon fry. This breeding is intended for the repopulation of the rivers of the basin of the Garonne where this migratory fish had gradually disappeared. In October parr (6 months old salmon) are collected. (Swimming prohibited) to be then released in Ariège.

Old talc quarries of Fangas and Porteille (1450m-1650m)

The Talers Mining Company of Montferrier operated the Fangas and Porteille sites from 1896 to 1968. The mined ore was transported by cable car to the Montferrier mill. The rupture of the cable car and landslides led to the cessation of the operation of the site. The ruins of the barracks recall the life of former miners who operated the open pit mine.