Circular around Budos

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

The highlight of this hike is walking along the Ciron river halfway through the route.
Not to be attempted in wet conditions.

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Date of your route : Nov 03, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A pleasant route in the shade of pine trees and the forest. I had a lovely time there.

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Date of your route : Oct 16, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

Great route. Easy to access and pleasant. Avoid during hunting season (pidgeon hunting hut on the route). Shady all along the watercourse.

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Date of your route : Feb 20, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A beautiful walk through the pine forest and along the banks of the Ciron river.
Feel free to drive your car along the track to avoid the boring part of the trail.

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Date of your route : Dec 05, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A very beautiful route, but be careful near the Ciron river and in wet areas in winter.
Avoid the hunting season, as battues (hunts) are organised in the area.

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Hello, it's been a while since I last came here to read your messages.
The hike dates back to 2018. Since then, a lot has happened (storms, floods and fires in 2022) and if you go there regularly, the hike is no longer the same, especially along the Ciron where the single track is really damaged (floods, fallen trees). Some people have been there recently and still enjoy it, which is great. A few trees that were blocking the path have been cut down.
See you soon.

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Date of your route : Oct 03, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Pleasant hike.

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Date of your route : Aug 14, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

We thoroughly enjoyed this walk, which was very well described. We did it in August on an overcast day. The scenery was varied and it was lovely to arrive at the banks of the Ciron, walk along it for a while (and have a picnic there!). Thank you!

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Date of your route : Jul 30, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Please note that there are some difficulties in following the route halfway through due to a firebreak (trees were uprooted during the Gironde fires in summer 2022).

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Date of your route : Jun 02, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

This hike is very pleasant and enjoyable. In itself, it does not present any particular difficulties.
The only complications, in my opinion, may come from the fact that a large part of the route is in sand. It is best to wear high-top shoes. In addition, some passages are very narrow along the river.
Knowing how to read a topographical map is a plus, as the trail is not marked and the signs are not always accurate. In addition, there are indeed some passages that you must not miss. Depending on the vegetation, you may pass by them without seeing them.
I completed the walk in less time than indicated, but I am a good walker.
With children, walking in the sand can be tiring.

Thank you very much for this wonderful experience

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Thank you!

And I can confirm that the banks of the Ciron are magnificent and that it is a place with exceptional biodiversity.

France 3 (I think) did a report on this river. You can find it online.

Kind regards.

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@Marie DURON, your comment is quite amusing!
You know, in the Gironde moors, there are lots and lots of pine trees! And lots of sand too...
And fallen trees are called windfalls, which are left where they are so that they can enrich the forest soil, which is a source of life.
And saying there's "nothing else to see" in Ciron is funny, because Ciron is a spectacle in itself.
As for your fall, I hope it won't leave you with any lasting effects: it would be a shame if you couldn't go on any more hikes... where there will be things to see.

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Date of your route : May 31, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

nice route despite a few sandy sections; otherwise, a very beautiful trail through the woods and along the Ciron river.

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Date of your route : Apr 12, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Very busy route : No

A route between rolling pine forests and the Ciron stream, but nothing else to see.
Many sections in the sand: difficult
Trees lying across the path near Le Ciron and difficulty following the path.
Dangerous passages that caused me to fall.

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@desclaux_etienne, as long as you don't fly over the pidgeon hunting hut, you're safe, because as far as I know, pidgeon hunters shoot into the air!

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