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Count's Castle – Great view of the basilica loop from Carcassonne

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Count's Castle – Great view of the basilica loop from Carcassonne

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Count's Castle – Great view of the basilica loop from Carcassonne

03:06

11.2km

210m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 26, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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830 m

Old Town Beyond the Aude

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Beautiful old town. Comes through here on the way to the castle.

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5.09 km

Viewpoint

8.28 km

Carcassonne Cemetery

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A good place to take a breather when the Cité is completely overcrowded.

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8.38 km

Medieval cemetery

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It succeeds a cemetery that had become too small, located on the Gravette plateau, which was closed in 1955.

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8.78 km

Count's Castle

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The Count's Castle reached its peak in the 12th and 13th centuries AD. It then housed the Cathars. After the support of the Cathars, the castle was besieged in the …

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9.03 km

Great view over the towers

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wonderfully beautiful landscape here

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9.50 km

Great view of the basilica

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most beautiful French Gothic!

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9.56 km

Saint Gimer Church 🕍

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Catholic church below the ramparts of Carcassonne.

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11.2 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.29 km

4.16 km

1.39 km

828 m

469 m

Surfaces

4.84 km

3.22 km

1.18 km

1.06 km

458 m

376 m

Elevation

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Weather

Friday 28 August

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Comments

April 13, 2022,Wanderung zum und um Burg von Carcasonne

There are huge paid parking spaces directly at the castle, but since anticipation is the greatest joy, we made a long run-up from the southwest through a small forest and ambushed the castle via the adjacent cemetery.

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February 3, 2026,Cité de Carcassonne

This is how the city got its name:

Here's the story: "The Saracen queen Carcas defended the city for five years with only a handful of soldiers when Emperor Charlemagne besieged it. Supplies were dwindling rapidly. Then Carcas had an idea: She fed the last pig with wheat from the reserves. From the city's highest tower, she threw the pig …

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Count's Castle – Great view of the basilica loop from Carcassonne

Old Town Beyond the Aude

Carcassonne Cemetery

Medieval cemetery

Count's Castle

Great view over the towers

Great view of the basilica

Basilika von Carcassonne

Saint Gimer Church 🕍

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