Around Arbonne

This route will allow you to explore the area around Arbonne and visit a few mills.

In Basque, ‘mill’ is ‘Errota’.

At the start, a large part of the wooded area is private; please respect this by staying on this route.

Details

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 5.51 mi
  • ◔
    Average duration: 3h 00 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Easy

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 564 ft
  • ↘
    Descent: - 558 ft

  • ▲
    Highest point: 190 ft
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 33 ft

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Description of the walk

The starting point is at the car park at the bottom of the village of Arbonne, near the cemetery. The other car parks have time limits on parking.

(S/E) Head east and turn right at the corner by the cemetery.

(1) Turn left onto Chemin de Borda. At the end of the tarmac road, take the path opposite until you cross the bridge over the Uhabia.
Carry on straight ahead, following the edge of the woodland until you pass through a thicket of trees and come to a path at a right angle.

(2) Turn right onto the track that runs along the edge of the woodland until you cross a stream via a wooden bridge. Turn right until you rejoin a tarmac road at Chemin Arangoitzeko Bidea.

(3) Turn left onto the road until you reach a T-junction. Turn right onto Larrondoa Lane until you reach the Ziburriagako Errota mill.

(4) Turn left towards the Alotz Mill, then left again onto the Mill Path. Walk past the Alotz Mill restaurant and continue along the Alotz Errota path until you reach the Arantzeta farm.

(5) Turn right onto the Olhondogaraya track, go downhill and then uphill again to the plateau at Kutuenea Farm.

(6) Turn right onto the Chemin d’Hurmalaga until you can see the D255.

(7) Turn right onto the Menta track to cross this neighbourhood until you reach the crossroads just past a cross at Agerrea.

(8) Turn left onto the Harimeia track to return to the Ziburriagako Errota mill.

(4) Turn left onto the Ziburria track until you reach the D255.

(9) Follow it to the right. Just before the pelota fronton, turn right towards the church.

(1) Carry on to return to the car park (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : mi 0 - alt. 62 ft - Place d’Arbonne car park
  2. 1 : mi 0.12 - alt. 105 ft - Église Saint-Laurent (Arbonne)
  3. 2 : mi 0.67 - alt. 75 ft - Path on the right
  4. 3 : mi 1.05 - alt. 59 ft - Arangoitzeko Bidea path
  5. 4 : mi 2.02 - alt. 49 ft - Ziburriagako Errota
  6. 5 : mi 2.81 - alt. 115 ft - Olhondogaraya Track
  7. 6 : mi 3.49 - alt. 177 ft - Hurmalaga Track
  8. 7 : mi 4.04 - alt. 184 ft - Menta Track
  9. 8 : mi 4.26 - alt. 167 ft - Harimeia Track
  10. 9 : mi 5.04 - alt. 190 ft - D255 road
  11. S/E : mi 5.51 - alt. 62 ft - Place d’Arbonne car park

Notes

The route passes through a wood pigeon hunting area, so it should be avoided in October and November.

Worth a visit

Reviews and comments

3.5 / 5
Based on 5 reviews

Reliability of the description
3.6 / 5
Ease of following the route
4 / 5
Route interest
2.8 / 5
Adrion
Adrion

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 02, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

We got through the first half, which went well.

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Mupat
Mupat

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 27, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Pleasant, easy-going, a real change of scenery just a stone’s throw from the coast and not too crowded. Lovely views of the mountains, and some lovely houses to see

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luc.wg@free.fr
luc.wg@free.fr

Overall rating : 2.3 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 05, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★☆☆☆☆ Very disappointing
Very busy route : No

Of the more than eight kilometres of the walk, only 800 metres are on a path or track; the rest is on a tarmac road. This walk is of little interest.

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miepmag
miepmag

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 29, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

The walk begins in the woods and is very pleasant. The wooden bridge mentioned (2) has been moved slightly due to building work, but it’s easy to find.
From the Ziburia path, we emerge from the forest onto a tarmac road that has been resurfaced very recently, with lovely houses and views of the mountains. On the uphill sections, the road tends to follow a straight route.
The mill buildings are still there, but they are now just a memory.

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Allbane
Allbane

Overall rating : 2 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 29, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Ease of following the route : Not used / Not applicable
Route interest : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Very busy route : No

I couldn’t find the car park described in the listing. There is indeed a yellow arrow at the start of the road leading to the path near the church, but this path doesn’t match the description. After about ten metres, it crosses a small stream; you have to be prepared to get your feet wet and muddy. I hadn’t anticipated that, so I turned back.

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