Discovering Lake Uby

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An integral part of the Uby Valley nature reserve, the lake of the same name enjoys a remarkable environment in terms of its geography, flora, terrestrial fauna, birdlife and aquatic life. It covers an area of 80 hectares.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 8.89 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 2h 40 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Easy
  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 56 m
  • ↘
    Descent: - 58 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 143 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 108 m
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Lake Uby
Lake Uby
Lake Uby
Lake Uby

Description of the walk

(S/E) From the Tourist and Thermal Spa Office, walk along the car park towards the Casino, pass the motorhome parking area, then turn left onto Boulevard Paul Daudé.

(1) Cross the boulevard, go up the steps in front of you, then follow the path to the crossroads at the hamlet of Jouanlanne.

(2) At the crossroads, turn right.

(3) At the end of the path, head towards Avenue de l'Uby on the right, then left. Cross the lake dyke and continue to the end of the dyke.

(4) Turn left and continue along Lac de l'Uby.

(5) At the end of the lake, turn left and follow the road to the crossroads.

(6) Turn left to join the fitness trail. Follow the trail to the Parc de Loisirs to reach the path you took on the way there.

(3) Turn right to reach the Tourist and Thermal Spa Centre (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 116 m - Parking at the Tourist Office
  2. 1 : km 0.3 - alt. 121 m - Crossing Boulevard Paul Daudé
  3. 2 : km 0.58 - alt. 142 m - Trail intersection
  4. 3 : km 1.14 - alt. 118 m - Junction with a road
  5. 4 : km 1.82 - alt. 111 m - End of the dyke - Lac de l'Uby
  6. 5 : km 4.81 - alt. 109 m - End of Lake - Uby (ruisseau) - Affluent de la Douze
  7. 6 : km 5.17 - alt. 113 m - Junction with a road
  8. S/E : km 8.89 - alt. 116 m - Parking at the Tourist Office

Notes

Bring plenty of water and sturdy walking shoes.
The route is fully marked with yellow markers.

Worth a visit

Around Lake Uby is the Leisure Park where you can swim from mid-June to mid-September in a 700m² supervised swimming pool, take part in activities, enjoy water sports such as paddleboarding and pedalos and canoes, play volleyball, table tennis or pétanque, and for the little ones, run from game to game to find a slide or a swing. Four tennis courts and a skate park complete these many attractions.
A fitness trail has recently been created along the path that surrounds it.
As you stroll along the water's edge, you'll encounter fishermen catching carp, predatory fish or white fish, and you may even be lucky enough to admire their superb catches.
The famous spa resort of Barbotan-Les-Thermes with its church and thermal baths.
Adrien Barthélémy Park, where you will find the emblem of our spa resort, the Pink Lotus, which blooms from mid-June to mid-August.

Reviews and comments

4.6 / 5
Based on 9 reviews
Reliability of the description
4.8 / 5
Ease of following the route
5 / 5
Route interest
4.1 / 5
User 27484592

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 02, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A beautiful and enjoyable hike, accessible for beginners. The trail is relatively passable in all weather conditions, except for the section in the forest.
The markings are easy to spot.
A must-do.

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tisserandolivier
tisserandolivier

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 11, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

I answered no to the last question, but this is a season when there are no tourists yet.
It's a very beautiful hike.

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Annecath
Annecath

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 09, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

A lovely lake with an easy, flat, pleasant route. We continued on to Cazaubon, which turned out to be completely dead.

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Benoît 62500
Benoît 62500

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 24, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : Yes

Classic route, very easy, not wild enough for my taste.

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papyrus54
papyrus54

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 21, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : Yes

easy route accessible to all

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FF32190
FF32190

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 04, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : Not used / Not applicable
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : Yes

It's more of an urban hike because the lake is very close to the city. Apart from the small path that crosses the woods and leads to the lake, nothing is wild, everything is man-made. The path is paved at worst. It's very touristy and therefore, as far as I'm concerned, a little disappointing despite the two herons, eight ducks and robin that I was able to capture (on camera, of course).
Despite this, the landscape is beautiful, the sun was shining and the walk wasn't too tiring.

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pagila3
pagila3

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Nov 14, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : Not used / Not applicable
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

A somewhat flat hike, but that's because of the lake
On the other hand, there are animals and little bridges to cross the lake

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flow71
flow71

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 20, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

An easy and very pleasant hike.

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aumontillouxblitout
aumontillouxblitout

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 22, 2018
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

Beautiful hike around Lake Uby.
The pleasure of being by the water: birds, flora, fishermen...
Before the leisure centre opened, it was quiet.
A very beautiful spot for photography enthusiasts.

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