View of the Pyrenees – Ussat Pass loop from Tarascon-sur-Ariège

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View of the Pyrenees – Ussat Pass loop from Tarascon-sur-Ariège

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View of the Pyrenees – Ussat Pass loop from Tarascon-sur-Ariège

02:57

29.8km

790m

Mountain biking

Hard mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary. Some portions of the route may require you to push your bike. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 12, 2026

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Includes a very steep uphill segment

You may need to push your bike.

After 3.08 km for 403 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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5.91 km

View of the Pyrenees

Highlight • Viewpoint

Great view before it goes into the undergrowth

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5.95 km

Ussat Pass

Highlight • Mountain Pass

A very beautiful place, also very secluded and you have a wonderful view.

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14.1 km

Decent / climb Mount Fourcat

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There are so many climbs and hidden roads and gems in this area. The climbs are not too short, and some of them quite steep. But they make the best of adventures and if you have the time to enjoy them you can really have a great time!

This climb is great, we descended it tho. If you go from the top of Forcat its a quite rocky and gravely decent in the beginning, the first 4km are hard, I walked a lot even on the decent as I had a fully packed touring bike. When you get a bit further down its a lot easier. When the roads becomes twisty with some switchbacks, it starts to get easier and soon there is also tarmac. From there on its a great decent down to the cute little town.

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15.9 km

ridges above jarnat

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very beautiful view of the Pyrenean peaks!

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29.1 km

Tarascon-sur-Ariège

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Located downstream of the Ariège in relation to the town of Foix, this very pretty town is the ideal base camp for many excursions in the surrounding mountains. The upper town was once fortified, and you can still make out the Castella tower which overlooks Tarascon.

Every year, in May, the big Fair takes place in the town where many specific animals of the region such as Merens horses and Gascon cows are presented to the public.

These two endemic species are the pride of breeders.

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