3 hours; climb: 350m
A delightful stroll in the foothills of the Canigou massif, between the villages of Corneilla and Fillols.
Please note (May 2026): a few months ago, the footbridge over a stream at point 2 was damaged during storms. It remains partially out of repair. But many walkers clearly find that it is possible to cross the bridge without great difficulty in dry conditions. However, it may be unwise to attempt a crossing during and soon after rainfall. Also, there is now an alternative, waymarked route between points 3 and 4, slightly to the right, along the red line shown on the map here.
1 - THE START (the church, Corneilla-de-Conflent). Behind the church, we follow a path which descends towards a stream.
2 - Footbridge. We cross the stream and we climb on a stony path... On a small terrace, we go to the left for a few metres.
3 - Small metal gate. We pass through the gate and we follow the path which climbs... During the climb, we pass, on the left, two stone cabins.
4 - Bifurcation ('Roc Ample', or 'Ampla'). We go to the right and we continue to climb.
5 - Col ('la Collade', or 'Collada'), and junction of paths and tracks. We go to the right, towards a forest and a firebreak on a steep slope… Bifurcation (after a hundred metres in the forest). We go to the left (we do not climb the firebreak straight ahead)… We climb on a path in the forest.
6 - Junction. We go to the left. We climb a small hill... On the summit (825m), an exceptional viewpoint... We descend to the junction (6), where we go straight ahead.
7 - Junction with the firebreak, on a ridge. We go to the left... We follow the firebreak, on the ridge, for two kilometres. We climb, we descend... On the final descent, we pass a pylon (on the right).
8 - Junction (the firebreak and a lane). We go to the right. Just before a ruined chapel, we go to the right, on a lane which descends to Fillols... We pass a cemetery (on the left) and we enter the village… In the centre of the village, we pass a church, on the right. We descend on the lane on the right ('Carrer de la Brane').
9 - Junction of lanes. We go to the right... We are on the old lane which descends to Corneilla... At a bifurcation, we take the left fork.
10 - Second bifurcation ('Mas d'Avall'). We go straight ahead... We stay on the old road to Corneilla for two kilometres.
11 - Junction with the road between Fillols and Corneilla (D47). We go straight ahead and we re-enter Corneilla, our starting point.
2024