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This walk is part of a multi-day hike: traversée du pays basque partie Est
Details
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Activity: Walking -
Distance: 18.30 km
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Average duration: 10 hrs
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Difficulty: Moderate
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Back to start: No
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Ascent: + 756 m
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Descent: - 1,423 m
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Highest point: 1,428 m
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Lowest point: 334 m
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Country: France
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Areas: Pyrenees, Basque Country
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District: Mendive (64220)
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Start: N 43.036865° / W 1.07459°
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End: N 43.068324° / W 1.194782°
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IGN map(s): Ref. 1346ET
Description of the walk
Waypoints
- S : km 0 - alt. 1,002 m
- E : km 18.3 - alt. 334 m
Notes
Grande journée à n'entreprendre que par beau temps car difficulté d'orientation
Worth a visit
Cromlech's d'Occabé
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Occabé loop and cromlechs via Chalet Pedro
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Discover the mysterious Occabé Cromlechs
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The Occabé circular
This is a beautiful walk. It crosses the largest beech forest in Europe. From the summit of Occabé, the highest point in the Iraty Forest, the view is magnificent. Below, there is a large necropolis of Neolithic shepherds.
It has around twenty well-preserved cromlechs. They date back to 1000 BC and are a kind of circle in the middle of which the ashes of the dead were placed.
Pic des Escaliers from the Iraty campsite
Variation of the GR®10 starting from the Iraty Campsite. Start in the undergrowth in a magnificent Basque beech forest, then walk through the mountain pastures with griffon vultures circling above. A peaceful short hike with magnificent views of the Pyrenees and the Basque Country.
Please note that there are many animals roaming freely, so it is best not to bring your dog.
As this hike does not return to the starting point, leave another vehicle at the Col de Bagargi.
The Arthanolatze and the Pic des Escaliers loop from the Chalets d'Iraty
This is a very beautiful hike which, once you reach the ridge between Arthanolatze and Pic des Escaliers, offers superb views of the Pyrenees on one side and the Arbailles forest and the landscapes stretching from Mauléon to Oloron and beyond on the other.
Iraukotuturu and return from the Errekaxaro pass via the Malbei ridges
The D'esternguibel valley is a wild site in Lower Navarre. Its steep sides are bristling with ridges and peaks. Iraukotuturu is the highest peak. To reach it, head for the Errékaxaro pass and from there follow a path carved into the rock in places, which was once used for transhumance of sheep.
The Béhorléguy loop via the Col d'Aphanize
Seen from a distance, the silhouette of Behorleguy gives the impression of an enormous peak and of being difficult. In fact, this is misleading and when you arrive on its southern face, it has a rather rounded shape. It is an enormous limestone fold that heralds the Arbailles massif. Magnificent view from the summit with the Pic des Escaliers to the south and the Arbailles massif to the north..
At the Col d'Aphanize, you can see a vertical chasm 500 m deep, one of the deepest chimneys in the world.
Circular route between Ahüzki and the Eltzarre plateau
The Arbailles massif is one of the limestone ranges that lie just before the Pyrenees proper. Rising to an altitude of nearly 1,300 metres, this mountain offers a magical panorama of the border peaks. The proposed route winds its way through high-altitude pastures and dark forests, until it plunges into the heart of the massif, with plenty of sheep, cows and horses as companions on the walk.
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