In the Mazerolles Forest

A lovely route along paths through the woodland, skirting a charming little river in places. You’ll find the soothing atmosphere of the pine trees and, in summer, the welcome shade of the oaks and chestnut trees.

Between (4) and (5), the old village path runs alongside a forestry estate; you must stay on the path and must not enter the forestry estate.

This route is designed for horse riding.

Details

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  • Horse riding
    Activity: Horse riding
  • ↔
    Distance: 5.96 mi
  • ◔
    Duration according to the author: 2 hrs 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Easy

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 141 ft
  • ↘
    Descent: - 135 ft

  • ▲
    Highest point: 292 ft
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 171 ft

Description of the walk

Park in the car park near the Place de la Course Landaise, behind the village hall.

(S/E) From the car park, head south along the tarmac road and continue along a grassy path.

(1) Turn right and follow the path until it descends to the pond.

(2) Turn left, keeping the pond on your right. Continue along the path which enters the forest and runs alongside the rear of the last houses in the housing estate.

(3) At the junction with the gas pipeline track (yellow markers), turn right. Continue through the woods, crossing a road and passing under the cycle path bridge.

(4) Continue along the path, keeping close to the river. After a few changes in elevation, you can follow the river on the right for a short stretch as it meanders. Return to the path on the left at the white marker. Continue along the forest track until it meets a service road running parallel to the ring road.

(5) Turn left and, after 150 m, left again to go round the maize field (or ploughed field, depending on the time of year).

(6) At the mountain bike bump course, turn right onto the path through the woodland running parallel to the greenway until you reach a ruined farm. Then turn right to pass under the ring road bridge and take the stony path on the right, running parallel to the greenway. Follow this path until you reach the “Mont de Marsan” sign.

(7) Turn left, cross the greenway and follow the forest track opposite. Continue along this track until it meets the greenway. Take the greenway to the right, pass under the ring road bridge again and turn right. Follow the tarmac road until it intersects with the DFCI track. Follow the farm track, which continues from the road, for 100 m.

(8) Turn right, then turn left at a small mound of earth and continue to a large property, which you go round on the left. This section of the route leads onto a small tarmac road (Rue René Cassin), which you take by turning left. Leave the housing estate on your right, then go round it, keeping to the right.

(9) Turn left at a 90° angle, then continue straight on for about 400 m. Near the Hardera farm, turn right, then left to pass just south of the Pédemarie farm towards Matibat.

(10) Turn left to return to the area near the pond. Go round the large cultivated field on the right for 200 m, then finish on the left with a 100-metre steep climb.

(1) Carry on straight ahead to return to the starting point (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : mi 0 - alt. 246 ft - The Landaise bull-running arena
  2. 1 : mi 0.06 - alt. 269 ft - Crossroads at the end of the circular loop
  3. 2 : mi 0.21 - alt. 217 ft - Pond
  4. 3 : mi 0.42 - alt. 233 ft - The gas pipeline route
  5. 4 : mi 1.08 - alt. 200 ft - Bridge on the cycle path
  6. 5 : mi 1.65 - alt. 197 ft - Path running parallel to the bypass
  7. 6 : mi 2.15 - alt. 226 ft - Mountain bike trail
  8. 7 : mi 2.94 - alt. 269 ft - Crossing the greenway
  9. 8 : mi 3.88 - alt. 285 ft - Mound of earth on the right
  10. 9 : mi 4.49 - alt. 292 ft - Southern agricultural access route
  11. 10 : mi 5.36 - alt. 276 ft - Junction in front of Matibat
  12. S/E : mi 5.96 - alt. 246 ft - The Landaise bull-running arena

Worth a visit

The distribution of maritime pines.
The course of the river.
The crops grown, depending on the period.

Reviews and comments

3.6 / 5
Based on 6 reviews

Reliability of the description
3.3 / 5
Ease of following the route
4 / 5
Route interest
3.6 / 5
Marianne et Heidi
Marianne et Heidi

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 25, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A lovely walk near Mont-de-Marsan, done on foot. Section (4) along the stream is particularly lovely. The directions are generally accurate, except at (8): a signposted tarmac road was mentioned that didn’t actually exist. As for the ‘private property’ sign, we saw signs put up by the local authority indicating that the path was indeed public and open to both cyclists and pedestrians. It would be a shame to remove this walk: it’s varied and, in these times of restricted freedoms, it has the advantage of lying at the intersection of 10-kilometre circles centred on Mont-de-Marsan, Uchacq and Bretagne, which allowed us to enjoy a lovely day out with friends.

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Netra
Netra ★

Hello,

Thank you, Kirsten, for sharing your experience; I’m sorry to read your disappointed comment. It’s impossible for the moderators to know the full story… However, we have added a warning to the introduction of the walk.

The author of the walk has been notified via an automated email following your comment, and via a private message I’ve just sent them. We’ll wait for clarification or an update to the route from them.

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Kirsten
Kirsten

Overall rating : 2 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 06, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Ease of following the route : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Route interest : Not used / Not applicable
Very busy route : Yes

This route passes through private property, starting at the end of stage 3 (where you go under the cycle path bridge) and ending at stage 5. People have tried to report this to Visorando on several occasions, but all the ‘private property’ signs have been torn down… It is therefore best to remove this walk from the published routes.

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henri57
henri57 ★

Hello,

Thank you for taking the time to share your thoughts.

It’s true that with Visorando we often venture off the beaten track, so there are no signposts.

Visorando does not recommend relying on signposting as this can be altered or removed… whereas landmarks on the ground provide consistent information.

Visorando provides a detailed route description (which could be improved) and an IGN route map at a scale of 1:25,000. And, if signposting is essential for you, Visorando offers a virtual signposting tool: a GPS app.

This tool, offered free of charge by Visorando, allows you to verify waypoints and thus resolve any doubts regarding navigation.

See you soon

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James bond 007
James bond 007

Overall rating : 1 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 24, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★☆☆☆☆ Very disappointing
Ease of following the route : Not used / Not applicable
Route interest : ★☆☆☆☆ Very disappointing
Very busy route : No

The worst hike we’ve ever done – no markings, no signposts, no signs, no directions whatsoever. In short, by the time we reached the pond we were completely lost; it turned into a ‘Koh Lanta’-style orienteering race. After an hour we gave up, so we’re heading back to the Pyrenees where the hiking trails are very well signposted. Really disappointed.

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Mumu yoyo
Mumu yoyo

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Jan 16, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

Very pleasant. Calm and devout.

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les frissons du moulin
les frissons du moulin

Thanks for mentioning the cleaners – I’m one of them. It’s true that the path behind the housing estate isn’t shown on the map; that’s why a sat-nav is so useful.
Thank you for following it

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Mimabe40
Mimabe40

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Nov 26, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

Walk completed on Tuesday 26 November 2019.
We went on the walk despite the heavy rain over the past few weeks, with just one tricky section where we had to watch our step carefully.
The route had recently been cleared – thank you to the volunteers who took care of it.
Without the GPX track, I think I would have gone the wrong way on several occasions; the map wasn’t enough on its own, particularly in the final section, where you have to go round the housing estate.
About 2½ hours at a leisurely pace.

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CHILLA Louise
CHILLA Louise

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Nov 20, 2018
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

A route with a group of around thirty people.
Good weather, an easy route to follow, with no difficulties.
Duration: 2 hours 30 minutes

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