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Salses-to-Leucate.kml
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Garmin Altitude Plot
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Forteresse de Salses
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Forteresse de Salses
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Forteresse de Salses
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Forteresse de Salses
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Anchusa
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Anchusa
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Anchusa
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Anchusa
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Anenome
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Anenome
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Anenome
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Poppy Red
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Poppy Salmon pink
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Poppy Salmon pink
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Phlomis yellow small
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Phlomis yellow small
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Phlomis yellow small
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Rue
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Rue
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Fleabane
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Fleabane
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Fleabane
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Allium
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Allium
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Centauria Conifera
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Centauria Conifera
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Centauria Conifera
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Centauria Conifera
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Centauria Conifera
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Unknown Bulb
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Unknown Bulb
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Snowy peak
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Snowy peak
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Etang
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Etang
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Snowy peaks
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Our route
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Our route
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Etang
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Unknown yellow daisy
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Unknown yellow daisy
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Unknown yellow daisy
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Unknown yellow daisy
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Wind Farms
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Wind Farms
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Blue rush flower
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Blue rush flower
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Blue rush flower
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Blue rush flower
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Blue rush flower
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Moth
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Etang and Sea
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Snowy Peaks
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Wind Farm
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Etang and Sea
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Etang and Sea
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Etang and Sea
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Garden Cactus
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Garden Cactus
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Garden Cactus
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Etang and Sea
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Etang and Sea
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Unknown Orchid
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Habitat
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Todays Destination
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Leucate Station
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Leucate Station
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Freight Train
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Unknown Succulent
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Unknown Succulent
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Acanthus
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Acanthus
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Acanthus
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We got the 05:40 train from Cerbère to Salses. Our alarm was set for 03:40. We realised that with less wind, the day would be hotter and we were right. We got most of the walk finished before the heat of the day.
From Salses station, the walk headed through orchards towards bare looking hills. This bareness is deceptive. Between the rocks there were diverse plants and nice specimens. We were following a road made during the installation of a gas pipeline. The road was not tarmac coated and it was very straight. However it rose and fell with the terrain. There was an older road that followed the contours but this would have taken us too long. None of the gradients was too excessive. The views were extraordinary. While we were in the Pyrenees, we could not really see them. On this high ground, the whole range was visible from Cerbère and fading into the distance towards Bilbao. There were more fine views over the marismas and the sea. There were many wind turbines. These, in our opinion, did not detract from the views at all.
This walk was one of the nicest ones we have done.
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