# Marcadau Valley to the Wallon refuge

What to do en Cauterets · Cauterets

Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/france/occitanie/cauterets/things-to-do/marcadau-valley · Revisado: 2026-11-12

- Duración: 5 h
- Temporada: June to October
- Para quién: Families used to walking

Well-marked path among meadows, pines and the torrent to the refuge at 1,865 m · 2 h 30 each way · full day

The other route from Pont d'Espagne, longer and quieter than Gaube: about 2 h 30 of walking to the Wallon-Marcadau refuge, at 1,865 m. Bring a picnic. From the refuge start the loop of the Nère, Pourtet and Embarrat lakes and the climb to the Cambalès lakes.

## Cómo llegar y contacto

- Coordenadas: 42.829, -0.181

## Cerca de aquí

- [Lac de Gaube from Pont d'Espagne](https://www.geocalia.com/en/france/occitanie/cauterets/things-to-do/gaube-lake), a 3.0 km
- [Pont d'Espagne and its waterfalls](https://www.geocalia.com/en/france/occitanie/cauterets/things-to-do/pont-d-espagne), a 4.4 km
- [Hôtellerie du Pont d'Espagne](https://www.geocalia.com/en/france/occitanie/cauterets/where-to-eat/hotellerie-du-pont-d-espagne), a 4.4 km
- [Hôtellerie du Pont d'Espagne](https://www.geocalia.com/en/france/occitanie/cauterets/where-to-stay/hotellerie-du-pont-d-espagne), a 4.4 km
- [Waterfalls path from La Raillère to Pont d'Espagne](https://www.geocalia.com/en/france/occitanie/cauterets/things-to-do/waterfalls-path), a 5.8 km
- [Meyabat Canyon, the sportiest in Cauterets](https://www.geocalia.com/en/france/occitanie/cauterets/things-to-do/meyabat-canyon), a 7.7 km
- [Le Pintxoak](https://www.geocalia.com/en/france/occitanie/cauterets/where-to-eat/le-pintxoak), a 8.6 km
- [Bains du Rocher, thermal water indoors and out](https://www.geocalia.com/en/france/occitanie/cauterets/things-to-do/bains-du-rocher), a 8.6 km

Destino: [Cauterets](https://www.geocalia.com/en/france/occitanie/cauterets.md)