Around Ahetze

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This walk is a circular route around the village of Ahetze.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 5.85 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 1h 55 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Easy
  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 82 m
  • ↘
    Descent: - 78 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 91 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 16 m
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Description of the walk

The starting point is at the large car park at the roundabout on the D855 coming from Saint-Jean-de-Luz and the D655 coming from Biarritz.

(S/E) Leaving the car park, turn left onto Chemin Etxeherria, then turn right towards Biarritz on the D655. Continue to the village exit, cross the Zirikolazko Erreka stream and continue to the next junction.

(1) Turn right onto Chemin d'Uhazaldea. Continue right onto Chemin d'Arrakotenea until the end of the forest road.

(2) Follow the track on the right, which makes a sharp right-left turn. Continue to the first crossroads and turn right onto the track that climbs through the fields towards the west. Follow this track until you reach the D855 coming from Saint-Pée-sur-Nivelle.

(3) Turn right and drive carefully along the main road for 300 metres.

(4) Take the path that branches off to the left towards the north and follow it until you reach the D855.

(5) Turn left to return to the car park (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 22 m - Car park at the Ahetze roundabout
  2. 1 : km 0.83 - alt. 17 m - Chemin d'Uhazaldea
  3. 2 : km 2.51 - alt. 21 m - Track suitable for vehicles on the right
  4. 3 : km 4.29 - alt. 91 m - D855 on the right
  5. 4 : km 4.56 - alt. 82 m - Path on the left
  6. 5 : km 5.65 - alt. 21 m - D855 on the left
  7. S/E : km 5.85 - alt. 22 m - Car park at the Ahetze roundabout

Reviews and comments

4.4 / 5
Based on 7 reviews
Reliability of the description
4.7 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.9 / 5
Route interest
3.6 / 5
jipe12
jipe12

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : May 19, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Short but interesting hike
We were unable to do it because of flooding in two places
Be careful on the road, as it is very dangerous with no hard shoulder. Pass on the left and watch out for oncoming vehicles.

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EstelleDS33
EstelleDS33

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : May 08, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Very pleasant hike, very varied landscapes. Be careful on the 300 metres along the roadside, as there is no hard shoulder, so take care. But otherwise, perfect!

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sylvie bzh
sylvie bzh

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 15, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Lovely panoramic views and beautiful sunken paths, but a bit too much road for my liking; a nice little climb to reach the viewpoint.

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Jeanath
Jeanath

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 22, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : Yes

A varied route combining small tarmac roads and forest tracks, offering a glimpse of the Ahetze environment.
There is only one dangerous spot over 300 to 400 metres along a busy road with no clear view before rejoining a path for the final stretch. Take care with children.

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famille talbot
famille talbot

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 11, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

At the beginning, we follow the fitness trail and find ourselves in the woods, with a lovely stream for our dog.
There is a bit of tarmac, so be careful at number 3, 300 metres along the road, take the left-hand side. The last section, number 4, is currently undergoing work, so it will be very pleasant.
If there are brambles, remember to take a small pair of secateurs so that we can maintain the hiking trails.
Enjoy your walk with your family or your four-legged friends.

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Patjeanmi
Patjeanmi

Not a very pleasant hike.
You start off on the road for quite a while.
A bit dangerous.
Then the path is pleasant, but that doesn't
last long; you find yourself walking alongside a field enclosed by barbed wire. The path is difficult to walk on, poorly maintained, and borderline dangerous.

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alainmic
alainmic

Overall rating : 3.3 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 24, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

This route is not particularly interesting as there is not much to see. It simply allows you to walk in nature. It is not that easy as a large part of it is quite steep on a stony path. What's more, the final section of the path is narrow, poorly maintained (with brambles in places), and slippery and muddy when it rains. I have reported this to the local council, which should take the necessary action... and perhaps even close it, according to what a lady at reception told me.

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jcworobel
jcworobel

Overall rating : 3.7 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 08, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★☆☆☆☆ Very disappointing
Very busy route : No

Not a very pleasant walk, as you start off on a very busy road, which is dangerous with children.
The sunken paths are poorly maintained, filled with gravel and broken glass, muddy, and lined with poorly secured barbed wire fencing, which you walk alongside for quite a while.
Personally, I don't find this walk very interesting.

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