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Park in the car park behind the Ogeu-les-Bains post office.
Access by train is possible.
(S/E) With your back to the car park, turn right into Rue de Loureau and then continue straight on Rue du Bois, following the Lapeyre stream until you reach a fork.
(1) Turn right (yellow arrow Richette - Estané 2.1 km). Cross a ford and continue along this path until you reach another fork.
(2) Take the path on the left, heading south-east, which leads into the undergrowth and then climbs through a fern forest, offering magnificent views of the first hills and the entrance to the Ossau Valley. Then join a stony path and continue to a T-junction.
(3) Turn left and continue to another intersection.
(4) In the left-hand bend just before a descent, turn sharply right (Yellow Arrow Richette - Pasturelle 2.5 km). Go through a gate and descend along the meadow to the left of the green building.
You will then reach a narrow path as you enter the forest (Yellow Arrow Richette - Pasturelle 2.3 km) with a fairly steep descent that can be slippery in wet weather. The path turns right and runs alongside the Gave d'Ossau. Go to the Pont le Vignau bridge which crosses the river.
(5) Retrace your steps and continue straight ahead (north-west) along the path. Cross a small ford, keeping to the left at the fork in the path that runs alongside the river.
(6) After a second, larger ford, the trail begins a climb that is steep at first but then levels off as it reaches a fern grove and then a passage between two field fences.
(7) When you reach a T-junction, turn right onto the gravel path for a few metres (elevation 345).
Then take the first path on the left (Yellow Richette Arrow). Head back into the woods, first through a fern grove, then through the woods after the pidgeon hunting huts. You will once again be close to the Gave d'Ossau river.
(8) Cross another ford over large pebbles and begin another climb, which is a little steep at first but then levels out as you reach a fern forest.
Continue straight ahead (yellow arrow Richette - Les 4 chênes 1 km), continuing to climb gently until you reach the four oak trees at a picnic area.
(9) This will take you to theGR®78(Chemin de Saint-Jacques - white and red markings) and turn right onto it. Then descend on a tarmac path towards Ogeu-les-Bains to return to the car park where you started (S/E).
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