Sports and leisure activities Tarascon-Sur-Ariège

Tarascon-sur-Ariège is a town known for its many caves. The Spéléo Club du Haut Sabarthez is a local association offering caving activities. The cave paintings and furniture found in these caves bear witness to thousands of years of human occupation of the region.

The Escalade climbing site is one of the most well-known and experienced in the French Pyrenees. It is located in four limestone sites around the municipalities of Bédeilhac, Surba and Rabbat. It offers beginner climbers as well as the pleasure of moving on to varied walls of difficulty. All are equipped with good quality equipment, with studs or seals.

The largest Calamès site has 220 tracks, from 3 c to 8 b +: It lends itself both to initiation and to climbing. Exposed to the south, it enjoys a pleasant ensolleillement; but mistrust in case of heavy heat, because only the area of the caves is shaded.

Tariff: free.

Difficulty: Site site: 220 tracks from 3 c to 8 b +; rock site in Steph: 36 tracks from 5 a to 8 a; site of Rock Ronde: 37 tracks from 4 a to 8 b; site of Sédour rock: 62 tracks of 5 c + at 8 c +.

Equipment: parking.