Chemin de la liberté

The road to freedom is a historic route. The Couserans, which borders Spain, has been a strategic crossing point since time immemorial, particularly during the darkest hours of our history.

History of the road to freedom :

After the German offensive of May 1940 and the division of France into two parts
occupied zone in the North and a free zone in the South, many civilians and soldiers, fleeing a world of persecution, imprisonment and executions that was inseparable from Nazi barbarism, took refuge as soon as they could in this free zone, synonymous with hope. Their common denominator was the vital need to leave France and reach Spain by crossing the Pyrenees, either simply out of an instinct for survival, or to resist inexorably the unbearable oppression. Nearly 3,000 people - 2,506 men and 158 women - crossed the Spanish border through the Couserans during the Second World War. Among the various routes, one of the most emblematic and representative is the Chemin de la Liberté, already mentioned above, linking Saint-Girons to Sort across the Pyrenees, via Mont-Valier.

Spoken languages

• French

In detail

• Distance : 45 m²
• Elevation gain: 4132 m
• Daily duration: 24h35
• Route type: aller_retour
• Markup precision: Itinerary marked in white and red/red and yellow
• Type of land: Rock
• Type of land: Stone
• Type of land: Ground
• Type of land: Hard coating (tar, cement, flooring)
• Type of land: Grit

Equipments

• Parking nearby

Services