Route around Amotz

A circular route starting from Amotz and heading towards Suhalmendi through woods and meadows.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 8.29 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 3h 00 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Easy

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 224 m
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    Descent: - 225 m

  • ▲
    Highest point: 221 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 33 m

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Description of the walk

From Saint-Pée-sur-Nivelle, head towards Sare on the D3. Park in Amotz in the fronton car park.

(S/E) Exit the car park and turn left along the D3 until the first bend.

(1) Take the first left, Chemin de Latxerieta, then left again onto Chemin de Martienea.

(2) At the left-hand bend, turn right onto the path that makes a wide circular loop to the right and returns to a track suitable for vehicles. Along the way, ignore three paths that branch off to the left.

(3) Follow the track to the left. At the T-junction, take the track opposite that turns south-west. Ignore the first turn-off to the right and then the second to the left to reach a three-way junction.

(4) Take the path on the left, leaving the track that descends to the right. Further on, the path bends to the left and arrives at a T-junction.

(5) Take a sharp right turn onto the path that joins a tarmac road.

(6) Turn left, keep left at the next junction and continue for about 300 metres.

(7) Turn left onto a track suitable for vehicles. At the junction with another track, continue straight ahead along the ridge line at the edge of the woods. Ignore the paths branching off on either side and continue to a triangular junction.

(8) Turn left, then make a wide circular loop to the right to return north-east towards Amotz. The path becomes a road as you approach the houses. At the junction, turn left, then make a right turn with the road before taking the first street on the left, which returns to the D3 road.

(9) Turn left onto the pavement along the D3 to return to the car park (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 37 m - Amotz pelota court car park
  2. 1 : km 0.44 - alt. 39 m - Martienea Path
  3. 2 : km 0.97 - alt. 39 m - Path on the right
  4. 3 : km 2.1 - alt. 86 m - Carriage track - Bixien Borda
  5. 4 : km 3.8 - alt. 139 m - Three-way junction
  6. 5 : km 4.4 - alt. 174 m - T-junction
  7. 6 : km 4.95 - alt. 173 m - Tarmac road on the left
  8. 7 : km 5.27 - alt. 196 m - Carriageway on the left
  9. 8 : km 6.65 - alt. 172 m - Triangular crossroads
  10. 9 : km 8.08 - alt. 35 m - RD 3
  11. S/E : km 8.29 - alt. 36 m - Amotz pelota court car park

Notes

No water points along the route.

Worth a visit

Between (7) and (8), on the right-hand side of the path and in the middle of the meadow, a small promontory marks the location of an old redoubt known as Redoute Louis XIV.

Reviews and comments

4.2 / 5
Based on 9 reviews

Reliability of the description
4 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.3 / 5
Route interest
4.3 / 5
eric bourdon
eric bourdon

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 11, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : Yes

an easy hike on a rainy day, yet I encountered three groups: a group of horse riders, a group of mountain bikers and a group of quad bikers. At no point did I feel like I was encountering a wild horde. All three groups were made up of polite and respectful people.

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Cath64600
Cath64600

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Nov 11, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Very pleasant hike with beautiful views of the Rhône and all the way to the sea. I recommend it.

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CriMey
CriMey

Hike completed on 20/07/2024.
Very easy and not very busy.
Unfortunately, we did not see any redoubts and did not find any information boards.
Hike duration: 2 hours.

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Murielle Biez
Murielle Biez

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Feb 26, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Hiking tour exploring French history covering military redoubts from Louis XV to Napoleon I.
Beautiful explanatory panels about these wars.
Beautiful landscapes.

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randonneuse pays basque
randonneuse pays basque

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

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

A beautiful route with magnificent views... But... What a shame to walk on quad bike "motorways" that destroy all the paths and surrounding meadows! The noise pollution from these vehicles is unbearable for hikers, and the once narrow, charming paths have become muddy, rutted roads. Hiking around St Pée sur Nivelle has definitely become less appealing.

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Danièle Quillet
Danièle Quillet

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 23, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A fairly easy route with beautiful views. We only got lost once, when we took the wrong path just before the correct one, which led to a very steep descent, but we found the right path again after a short detour.

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mamiemobile
mamiemobile

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 27, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

At certain points, I was unsure which direction to take, particularly between 2 and 3, where you have to keep to the right going uphill. I made a mistake, turned around, came across a field with a bull, and was unsure at 7 and 8.
Thank you for this route, part of which I was familiar with, which helped me.

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Hervé Bignon
Hervé Bignon

Thank you for taking the time to clarify this. The description of the circular loop between 2 and 3 was indeed too vague.

I have corrected the description so that hikers don't all go and greet the bull, which has never seen so many people as it has during this period of lockdown easing. I am sorry for Titigot, who was unable to finish.

Of course, the description cannot be used on its own; the map is also important, and the circular loop that joins a carriageway is clearly at the end of the uphill path.

I haven't tested the gate at the end, but I don't see where walking on the road would be necessary, as there is a usable pavement along the D3, even if cars are parked there.

My usual audience is an association of retired hikers. My oldest member is well over 80 and goes on walks that are much more challenging than this one, which I would describe as easy.

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grandin
grandin ★

Thank you for these clarifications, RaphaEH! The author may be able to use them to update their description.

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RaphaEH
RaphaEH

Overall rating : 3 / 5

Date of your route : May 21, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Hello,
Just like titigot lol! Start OK, then field with bull!
We turned back and tried another path, which turned out to be the right one.
No problems with the rest of the hike.
Be careful, though, as there are some fairly steep climbs that may be difficult for elderly or overweight people.
Nice walk in good weather, not many people.

Details:
- regarding (2): it is in the left-hand bend (and not just before) that you take the path on the right
- before (3): ignore the first dirt track that goes down to your left (and leads to the stream), and continue straight ahead on the same path, then
at the next intersection, take the dirt path on the right that goes uphill (not straight ahead, which would lead to the field with the bull, or to the left, which would lead to the stream)
- regarding (8): ... The path becomes a road ... At the crossroads (you will come to the D3), turn left: you will have to walk along the busy road for about a hundred metres. As soon as you can, make a "right turn". There is actually a hamlet on your right: at the end of the car park there is a wooden gate. Go through it to reach the start of the pavement, which still runs alongside the D3 but is completely safe.

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titigot
titigot

Overall rating : 3.3 / 5

Date of your route : May 17, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

The explanations at the beginning are well explained. We encountered comprehension issues starting in the third chapter, and then we couldn't understand anything anymore We found ourselves stuck in a field with a bull and unable to go any further.

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