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Église Saint-Martin (Orignac) walks
Castériou route in Orignac
Visorando Member
5.03 mi
+600 ft
-623 ft
2h 50
Easy
Departure from Orignac (Hautes-Pyrénées)
Orignac has a rich history, as evidenced by the Castériou site, believed to be an ancient Roman fortified camp.
The 12th-century church, built on a hillock and surrounded by a circular cemetery, indicates the existence of a defensive enclosure in the Middle Ages.
A lignite mine, south of the village, was in operation until 1947. Animal fossils have been found there.
These include mammals, the oldest from the Tertiary period, including the gracile hipparion, ancestor of the horse.
Walks near Église Saint-Martin (Orignac)
The Henri IV Trail
20.70 mi
+732 ft
-1,421 ft
10h 10
Difficult
Departure from Lourdes (Hautes-Pyrénées)
A beautiful route linking Lourdes to Pau along an ancient Roman road steeped in history. The Henri IV trail stretches across the Hautes-Pyrénées and Pyrénées-Atlantiques departments, along the foothills of the Pyrenees.