Crêtes des Bordes

A short and pleasant walk along the ridges, facing the Pyrenees. The climb is a little steep at the start, but accessible with good footwear (less experienced walkers should avoid muddy periods).

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 6.68 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 2h 35 
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    Difficulty: Easy

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
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    Ascent: + 243 m
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    Descent: - 242 m

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    Highest point: 506 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 260 m

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Description of the walk

It is best to follow the map, as the markings are not continuous and the walk crosses various hiking routes.
Shaded car park in the centre of the village (opposite the post office).

(S/E) Cross the Arize river via a metal bridge at the far end of the car park. Continue straight ahead, climbing up into the village, and when the street ends, turn left. Then walk eastwards until you cross a small stream and, immediately afterwards, turn right towards the fields.

(1) From the end of the street, the route follows a barely marked path through fields, heading south. Follow the path to reach a pretty sunken lane that climbs directly up the hillside (very popular with cows!).

(2) From this point, the path is marked in yellow until the start of the descent. The route climbs gently to reach the ridge. You will first come to a gate, which you do not go through (turn left and continue along the sunken lane). Further on, after about 500 m, turn right at the fork, then after another 500 m, take the main path on the right which climbs gently towards the ridge.

(3) Once you reach this point (viewpoint over Mont Valier), descend to the right along the fence for about a hundred metres, then turn left at the bottom of the field. You will arrive at a plateau: pastures organised around low walls and stone enclosures. It is the perfect place for a picnic with a view to the north (Carla Bayle) and Les Bordes below.
Head west across the fields until you come to a downhill path, which you should take to the right.

(4) At this point, with the ruins overlooking the path in front of you, turn left onto an easy path to continue the descent before you reach them.

(5) A pretty, well-maintained well indicates that you have reached the road. Turn right towards the village of Lagrémounal. In the village, leave the tarmac road and turn left onto a dirt track next to a large farm, which you cross to reach the Arize at Rebaillou.

(6) Cross the Arize via a metal bridge (not the same one you started the walk on). Enter the hamlet and turn right onto the tarmac road.
After walking for about 1 km along a quiet minor road (do not cross the Arize again), you will arrive at the car park in front of the Bordes post office (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 263 m - Car park opposite the post office. Cross the - Aryze (rivière) à finaliser
  2. 1 : km 0.41 - alt. 285 m - Route through fields
  3. 2 : km 1.34 - alt. 407 m - Yellow marked trail
  4. 3 : km 2.66 - alt. 502 m - Start of the descent
  5. 4 : km 3.76 - alt. 433 m - Fortin in ruins
  6. 5 : km 4.68 - alt. 320 m - Well
  7. 6 : km 5.65 - alt. 262 m - Metal bridge - Aryze (rivière) à finaliser
  8. S/E : km 6.68 - alt. 264 m - Car park opposite the post office.

Worth a visit

The hamlets belonging to the village of Les Bordes-sur-Arize (Rébaillou, Les Mances, Lagrémounal, Lapeyreire and Les Bourrets).

Reviews and comments

3.8 / 5
Based on 11 reviews

Reliability of the description
3.8 / 5
Ease of following the route
3.3 / 5
Route interest
4.4 / 5
Mylène.S
Mylène.S
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Overall rating : 2 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 08, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Ease of following the route : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Route interest : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Very busy route : No

The description did not enable us to find the path, so we ended up making a circular route without being able to follow the directions and crossing a dense forest. In short, an impossible hike!
The only positive thing was that once we got to the top, we had a magnificent view of the Vallier.

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lemarcheur65
lemarcheur65 ★

Hello JoDubs

It's been changed

Thank you

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JoDubs
JoDubs
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Overall rating : 2.7 / 5

Date of your route : Feb 05, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Ease of following the route : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

At the start, there are no markings whatsoever and it is very difficult to find your way by sight. The directions for leaving the village are not always very clear. It is better to do this hike in the opposite direction to that indicated on the map. Finally, there is an error in the name of a hamlet: Lagrémounal, not "Gramounal".
Many thanks.

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titounete
titounete

Overall rating : 3.7 / 5

Date of your route : Dec 29, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Not having a GPS, I relied on the description and didn't take the right starting point, because after the iron bridge I went straight ahead as indicated, whereas the starting point is actually on the street to the left after the bridge.
Then the path wasn't marked, so we just went at random, which was fine because we found the sunken path. When we reached the ridge, I couldn't understand the directions, so I decided to turn back because I was running out of time, but I'd like to do it again because it's interesting to see the varied vegetation (meadows, deciduous trees, conifers, etc.), and the view from the ridge is magnificent. Be careful of mud in wet weather.

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syltinez
syltinez

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Feb 27, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

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Emmanuel ROQUETTE (ManuRoquette)
Emmanuel ROQUETTE (ManuRoquette)

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Feb 20, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Beautiful view of the Pyrenees, quiet, easy and uncrowded route.

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jeanlouisN
jeanlouisN

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Jan 09, 2023
Reliability of the description : Not used / Not applicable
Ease of following the route : Not used / Not applicable
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

Nice hike, beautiful views.
I used the tracking feature with the map background.

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mimi31
mimi31

Overall rating : 3.7 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 15, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A very pleasant hike, it is best to download the route because there are no signposts.

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grandpirate
grandpirate

Overall rating : 3 / 5

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

Very beautiful hike! Best done with the app's GPS as there is a high risk of getting lost.
The route is estimated to take 2 hours and 35 minutes... I would say 3 hours without stops.
Varied landscapes and very pleasant in dry weather.
Not much tarmac!

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LeKrik
LeKrik

Overall rating : 3.7 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 01, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Hello,
Nice walk but difficult to do without GPS between points 2 and 3. I got lost and had to use my instincts to find my way to the summit, which was fun but very tiring So I took a shortcut to get back down to Les Bordes.

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PATRICE31800
PATRICE31800

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : May 19, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Hello, everyone
We did this hike in beautiful weather. It's a lovely walk, but it's useful to have a GPS because it's easy to get lost between points 2 and 3. Also, the distance given is 6.68 km, but I walked 8.5 km. Thank you for sharing.

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randofossat
randofossat

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 06, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Easy, short route. Climb towards Les Bades and then towards the plateau, which is a little steep but not difficult. Very pretty view at the top. Walk accessible to everyone.
I live in Les Bordes and have done this route at least twenty times. But once you reach the plateau, you can climb up to the Cazals farm and then continue towards the antennas before returning.
At the top of the plateau, there is a very pretty view of the Arize valley.
The route is not always easy in winter when the ground is wet or muddy on the climb to Les Bades and at Gramounal before crossing the footbridge over the Arize. In dry weather, there are no problems and it is a very pleasant walk.

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