Today’s walk from Comus to Montsegur was one of two halves.
The first was down and down through a valley, the sides gradually closing in as the path entered the Frau valley. It was bursting with birdsong and we bimbled along, soaking it in.
The second half was a brutal climb up through dense forest, slipping and sliding up paths slick with mud. It seemed to go on forever up. We were glad when Montsegur castle came into view.