This walk crosses an area where Resistance fighters were based in the Second World War. The 'Henri Barbusse' monument was erected in their memory.
On the climb towards the Bonne-Aigue refuge
Refuge Bonne-Aigue
At the location called 'la Casteille'
The 'Perpignan Ladies' on the Pic du Canigou. See www.justgiving.com/Perpignan-Ladies
'Crête Barbet', seen from the Pic du Canigou
View towards Vernet-les-Bains, from the Pic du Canigou
Useful links:
Massif du Canigó Grand Site : www.canigo-grandsite.fr (in French)
Refuge des Cortalets : refugedescortalets.ffcam.fr (in French)
Canigou, Wikipedia : en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canigou
Access to the Pic du Canigou : Conflent Canigó tourist office
The Canigou mountain race: www.championnat-du-canigo.fr (in French)