{"id":2050,"date":"2013-10-20T18:07:13","date_gmt":"2013-10-20T18:07:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/martinblack.com\/?p=2050"},"modified":"2017-02-18T13:57:52","modified_gmt":"2017-02-18T13:57:52","slug":"four-days-on-the-sentier-cathare-cathar-way","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/martinblack.com\/oldsite\/2013\/10\/four-days-on-the-sentier-cathare-cathar-way\/","title":{"rendered":"On the Cathar Way"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Cathar Way is a 250km footpath in the French Pyrenees. \u00a0It runs between Port La Nouvelle on the Mediterranean coast to the historic town of Foix.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Map<\/p>\n

It’s a well-marked trail, followed by looking out for posts with coloured markings.<\/p>\n

\"Way<\/p>\n

Much of the path is in the foothills of the Pyrenees and takes in many castles and fortifications built by the Cathars between the 12th and 14th centuries.<\/p>\n

My hikes on the Cathar Way<\/h2>\n

Saint Julia de Bec to Maury (2013)<\/h3>\n

My hike was in mid-August (hot!), I walked for four days, starting at the tiny village of Saint Julia de Bec and finishing up in the town of Maury, some 50 km to the east.\u00a0 I camped two nights and spent the final night in a gite.<\/p>\n