Circular route from Nousty via La Houn de Moussu and Chemin Henri IV.

Easy country hike around Nousty, starting from the village centre with its beautiful buildings and wash house.
On this very rural route, the Houn de Moussu is a local curiosity, a fountain providing water that is very good for your health, according to the elders. Legend has it that Henri IV drank from it when travelling from Pau to Coarraze.
There is a viewpoint shortly after the 419-metre altitude on the Chemin Henri IV.
The return through the fields, crossing fords, adds extra charm to the outing.

Details

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 13.99 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 4h 25 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Moderate

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 150 m
  • ↘
    Descent: - 151 m

  • ▲
    Highest point: 418 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 264 m
  • ⚐ Country: France
  • ⚐ District: Nousty (64420)
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 43.26487° / W 0.212041°
  • ❏
    IGN map(s): Ref. 1545ET, 1645SB
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Description of the walk

Park in the car park of Nousty Church in the centre of the village.

(S/E) Cross the Ousse bridge next to a beautiful wash house towards the hamlet of Partousse. Follow this road for about 700 metres. Turn left onto Chemin des Arrious and continue to the Chemin des Mattets crossroads.

(1) Turn left and continue until you reach a crossroads with four perpendicular roads.

(2) Cross the path and continue straight ahead to reach the crossroads of a path leading to the hamlet of Martinou.

(3) Turn right at a 90° angle to reach a road near the hamlet of Sarthou.

(4) Turn right again onto this road, cross the Arrious stream, pass the houses of the hamlets of Baccarère and Camy to reach a Y-shaped crossroads.

(5) Turn left onto Chemin des Grives, pass the hamlet of Lanne and arrive at another intersection.

(6) Turn left onto the tarmac road, turn right at the crossroads with a footpath and continue until you reach the first houses of the village of Lucgarier in the Hourquet district. Turn left onto Rue de Beuste and you will arrive at a crossroads with four perpendicular streets.

(7) Turn right, then right again at the next crossroads to take Rue de la Fontaine. Continue along this street and straight ahead on a tarmac road. Leave the road on the right that enters the woods and start climbing along the edge of the woods. Reach the crossroads at the fountain marked by a small wooden stake.

(8) Turn right onto this path going up through the fields, ignore a path on the right and reach the small fountain.

(9) Return to the previous crossroads.

(8) Continue right up the hill through the fields to reach a Y-junction marked by an antenna.

(10) Turn right onto Chemin Henri IV, which is theGR®782marked in red and white. Continue along this road for a few metres until you reach a Y-junction.

(11) Leave Chemin Henri IV here and take the path on the right, descending towards Nousty. Pass the hamlet of Haure and take Chemin des Marnières to reach a new T-junction.

(12) Take the path on the right, then continue left along the path that follows it. Cross two fords, after the second one on the Ruisseau d'Arrious, you will come to a wider path.

(13) Turn left onto this path, pass the houses and you will come to the crossroads you passed on the way there.

(1) Continue straight ahead and you will come to the car park of Nousty Church (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 268 m - Parking - Église Saint-Julien (Nousty)
  2. 1 : km 0.93 - alt. 287 m - Crossroads of the circular loop
  3. 2 : km 1.78 - alt. 290 m - Crossroads
  4. 3 : km 2.33 - alt. 294 m - Crossroads towards Martinou
  5. 4 : km 2.71 - alt. 298 m - Sarthou
  6. 5 : km 3.67 - alt. 304 m - Chemin des Grives
  7. 6 : km 4.13 - alt. 308 m - Tarmac path
  8. 7 : km 5.37 - alt. 314 m - Lucgarier
  9. 8 : km 6.68 - alt. 369 m - Crossroads at the fountain
  10. 9 : km 6.8 - alt. 381 m - Fountain
  11. 10 : km 7.49 - alt. 386 m - Crossroads
  12. 11 : km 9.62 - alt. 371 m - Fork
  13. 12 : km 11.47 - alt. 299 m - Intersection
  14. 13 : km 12.52 - alt. 288 m - Fording
  15. S/E : km 13.99 - alt. 267 m - Parking - Église Saint-Julien (Nousty)

Notes

Access via the D 817 between Pau and Tarbes, or via the A 64, Nousty exit.
Large car park generally available except during ceremonies or local club hiking days.
Hike can be done in half a day, on foot or by mountain bike.
No preferred season, but more pleasant in dry weather.
Very little traffic on the road sections.
Alternating dirt tracks and tarmac roads.

Worth a visit

Visit the villages of Nousty, Gomer and Lucgarier.
Discover the Henri IV trail.
Houn de Moussu.
Communal forests (mushrooms)

Always be cautious and plan ahead when you're outdoors. Visorando and the author of this route cannot be held responsible for any accidents occurring on this route.

The GR® and PR® markings are the intellectual property of the Fédération Française de Randonnée Pédestre.

Reviews and comments

4.6 / 5
Based on 6 reviews

Reliability of the description
4.8 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.7 / 5
Route interest
4.2 / 5
campiou
campiou

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 25, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Easy route.

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palaman
palaman

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

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

Hello,
Thank you for this hike, which was very rural and wooded. At point 6, you need to take Rue du Centre, not Rue de Beuste, to follow the red line. But don't worry, just follow the signs and you'll be fine. Thank you again, have a nice day.

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auflo
auflo

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 13, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Lovely walk in the countryside, thank you!

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bartoche
bartoche

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 15, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A pleasant and easy hike across the plains, passing through various hamlets, with the entire second half of the route shaded by trees (the section along the Henri IV path), a little country road and lots of paths and trails, and apparently not very busy.

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Frabert
Frabert

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 07, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A beautiful country walk alternating between hamlets, paths through farmland and woodland trails.
Partly shaded, this walk is very pleasant.
The fountain is of little interest.

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Le Chatelet
Le Chatelet

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 11, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

No worries during recognition. Thank you to the person who suggested this route and to those who mark all our paths. I'm making the most of it!!!!!!

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