Bucolic walk to the Bachous Pond

A lovely walk for the whole family. You will walk alongside the vineyards on your right on the way there. Then the vineyards give way to wild nature on easy paths leading to the Étang des Bachous, a lake known for fishing.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 5.37 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 1h 35 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Easy

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 18 m
  • ↘
    Descent: - 18 m

  • ▲
    Highest point: 55 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 37 m

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Description of the walk

To get to the starting point of this walk, leave Argelès-sur-Mer on the D618 towards Le Boulou, Céret. Leave the D618 at the Villelongue-dels-Monts exit. At the first roundabout, turn right and park a few hundred metres further on in the car park of the Lycée Professionnel Alfred Sauvy.

(S/E) Leave the car park heading south to reach the roundabout, then take the tarmac road on the left (due north). At the first intersection, turn right (north-east). Pass the Casot del Pastre on your left.

(1) Continue straight ahead for about 1 km, ignoring the various intersections.

(2) Leave the road and take a path on the left heading due north (just before the altitude of 46m) where a road branches off at a right angle to the right.
At a crossroads, go straight ahead, passing Brullà and ignoring the two paths that branch off to the left at the bend.

(3) Further on, take the second path on the left (at an altitude of 38m) then, at a crossroads, turn left (south-west) to reach the edge of the Étang d'els Baixos. Go around it on the right, on the western edge.

(4) Leave the lake by continuing straight ahead, pass Rec del Molí and rejoin the road you arrived on at the start of the walk.

(1) Turn right (south-west) and follow the same route you took on the way there. At the crossroads, turn left to reach the roundabout you took at the start. At the roundabout, turn right and head for the car park (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 55 m - Vocational school car park
  2. 1 : km 0.86 - alt. 51 m - Crossroads of the circular loop
  3. 2 : km 1.85 - alt. 46 m - Path on the left
  4. 3 : km 2.33 - alt. 40 m - Path on the left
  5. 4 : km 4.42 - alt. 41 m - Straight ahead
  6. S/E : km 5.37 - alt. 55 m - Vocational school car park

Notes

During the first part of the walk, you will pass vineyards on your right.

Reviews and comments

3.5 / 5
Based on 16 reviews

Reliability of the description
3.6 / 5
Ease of following the route
3.7 / 5
Route interest
3.3 / 5
danpat
danpat

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 01, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Easy route,

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Vejapi
Vejapi

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 28, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : Yes

A short, easy walk around the lake, wild nature, nothing of particular interest except for an environment conducive to running.

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Midonique
Midonique

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 19, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : Yes

A lovely walk.

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Alpaga30
Alpaga30

Overall rating : 3.7 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 24, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

A little difficulty identifying point 3...it's easy to get carried away on the riverbanks...but no matter, the cactus flowers accompany us all the way to the lake!
Thanks for the walk
Michel

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Mumu66
Mumu66

Overall rating : 2.7 / 5

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

Pleasant hike, but the explanations were not detailed enough.

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Clicna
Clicna

Overall rating : 3 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 04, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Very busy route : No

This walk is best reserved for rest days as it is very easy but not particularly interesting in terms of the environment.

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BERNARD85
BERNARD85

Overall rating : 2 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 04, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Ease of following the route : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Route interest : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Very busy route : No

You said bucolic!!!!!!!

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Marianne66
Marianne66
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Overall rating : 2.7 / 5

Date of your route : Nov 11, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★☆☆☆☆ Very disappointing
Very busy route : No

It felt like we were wandering around a wasteland at several points, and without GPS tracking, we would have got lost. The pond at the end of the walk where we met the fishermen wasn't unpleasant, but frankly, it was of no interest and a walk to be avoided...

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randoteranga
randoteranga

Overall rating : 1.7 / 5

Date of your route : Jan 28, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★☆☆☆☆ Very disappointing
Ease of following the route : ★☆☆☆☆ Very disappointing
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

A pleasant hike to point 3. Then we came across a motocross and mountain biking track, with paths going in all directions. Despite numerous attempts, we couldn't find our way and had to turn back.

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LeGillesDu66
LeGillesDu66

Overall rating : 2 / 5

Date of your route : Jan 17, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★☆☆☆☆ Very disappointing
Very busy route : No

Not worth it. Poorly signposted. Avoid!!!

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moralda
moralda

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Jan 06, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : Yes

A lovely bike ride to do with children, who will have a great time on the bumpy terrain.

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BARSOT veronique
BARSOT veronique

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Dec 26, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

An excellent walk, the weather is perfect for this type of walk. No surprises, everything is very well signposted.
A walk and a trip across the lake that take you away from it all.
Looking forward to trying another outing.

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freyerse
freyerse

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 01, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A very pleasant hike. The part around the lake is the most interesting.

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zyminosgus
zyminosgus

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 14, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

It is more of a stroll, unfortunately with a section on tarmac (unavoidable at this location) but also with a very pleasant section around the lake and on the few paths that you follow.

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Sylviane lannoy
Sylviane lannoy

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Feb 15, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

A very pleasant and bucolic hike; we walked alongside sheep.

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