Hastingues - Route du patrimoine

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Hastingues, an English fortified town built in the 14th century. Permanent exhibition on the routes to Santiago de Compostela.
12th-century Arthous Abbey, museum showcasing the heritage of the Pays d'Orthe.
Data: Landes department - Pays d'Orthe and Pouillon - Hastingues Heritage Route 5.4.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 8.19 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 2h 40 
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    Difficulty: Easy
  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 105 m
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    Descent: - 100 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 82 m
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    Lowest point: 2 m
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Hastingues - Fortified gate

Description of the walk

The departure point is in front of Hastingues Church.

(S/E) Head towards the fortified gate and, a few metres before you reach it, turn left onto Rue des Jurats. Enjoy your visit to Hastingues and head towards the fortified gate in the south-west of the town.

(1) Go through the gate and take the road on the left for about 200 metres until you reach the Y-junction.

(2) Turn right onto Cote de Nogaret. Continue to the motorway service area to see the exhibition on Santiago de Compostela.

(3) Retrace your steps back to the Y-junction.

(2) Turn right onto the D343 departmental road. Walk along the cemetery and reach a crossroads with a path on the left (return of the circular route).

(4) Continue straight ahead on the road. Enjoy the beautiful gardens and the view of the Pyrenees. You will reach a crossroads at a place called Jeanchinoy.

(5) Take the hairpin bend to the left onto the Abbaye road towards Arthous Abbey. You will reach the Cassia crossroads.

(6) Turn right to reach the abbey.

(7) Return to the Cassia crossroads.

(6) Leave the road and take the path on the right that leads into the forest. Reach the Arthous stream and follow it on the left bank for about 600 metres, until it veers away from the bank.

(8) Begin a short climb to the left to reach the D343.

(4) Turn right onto this road and return to the Y-junction at the start.

(2) Follow the outward route back to the car park where you started (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 38 m - Church
  2. 1 : km 0.23 - alt. 41 m - Fortified gate
  3. 2 : km 0.4 - alt. 38 m - Y-junction
  4. 3 : km 0.89 - alt. 17 m - Saint-Jacques-de-Compostelle rest area
  5. 4 : km 2.03 - alt. 38 m - D343 crossroads
  6. 5 : km 4.03 - alt. 73 m - Jeanchinoy crossroads
  7. 6 : km 4.63 - alt. 28 m - Carrefour le Cassia
  8. 7 : km 4.87 - alt. 7 m - Arthous Abbey
  9. 8 : km 6.73 - alt. 2 m - Arthous stream
  10. S/E : km 8.19 - alt. 38 m - Church

Notes

(3) Motorway rest area: food and toilets available.
(7) Abbey: souvenir shop and toilets.

Worth a visit

(S/E) Visit the church and village (fortified town).
(3) Hastingues rest area - Evocation of Santiago de Compostela
(7) Arthous Abbey
View of the Pyrenees and the plain of the Gaves rivers of Pau and Oloron.

Reviews and comments

3.8 / 5
Based on 9 reviews
Reliability of the description
3.9 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.2 / 5
Route interest
3.3 / 5
User 8384662

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Nov 14, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Nothing to report. Interesting and enjoyable hike.

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guillermalain
guillermalain

Overall rating : 3.3 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 11, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Very busy route : No

Circuit completed on 9 March 2022.
Half of the route is on the road, with cars and dogs, so not very interesting.
From Arthous Abbey, you take a terrible path with mud and fallen trees... This part is not maintained at all.
I do not recommend it.

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Gilles Granereau
Gilles Granereau

Overall rating : 4 / 5

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

Please note: the natural terrain route (the lower one) is closed due to forestry operations. Mud and numerous fallen trees to be reported.

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Max LANDAL
Max LANDAL

Overall rating : 2.7 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 26, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★☆☆☆☆ Very disappointing
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

A significant portion of the route is closed to hikers due to forestry work. Given the condition of the trail, this must have been going on for some time.
In conclusion, this hike should be removed from the VISORANDO database.

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BriTarn
BriTarn

Overall rating : 3.7 / 5

Date of your route : Feb 24, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

Firstly, it is important to understand that the tour of the village is entirely optional. It does not add much. There is only one fortified gate (south-west or fortified gate with nothing, it is the same).
Then there is a sign pointing to a path (halfway along the route). However, this path is completely hidden by felled trees, so you have to take the "road" (quiet and peaceful) and go around the obstacle (the forest).

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luigi64
luigi64

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Feb 01, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

Hello, As always when hiking, the weather is half the battle.
This hike must be pleasant in good weather. The exhibition on the Way of St James was very interesting.
The wooded section is very muddy, so we regretted not taking the road. Thank you, see you soon, Louis.

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Gisèle 94
Gisèle 94
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Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 29, 2018
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average

A pleasant circular route starting from the pretty village of Hastigues.
The first part is on the road, but we encountered relatively little traffic (early afternoon) and there are some beautiful views of the Pyrenees.
The return journey is partly through woodland (which may be difficult to walk through in wet weather) and then along the edge of fields.
Best done in the direction indicated.

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mariede loun
mariede loun

Overall rating : 3.7 / 5

Date of your route : Feb 25, 2018
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average

A long journey. However, the rainy weather provided an opportunity for an outing. It is unfortunate that on the route back, before getting back on the road, an illegal dump (rubble, paint cans, etc.) detracts from the beauty of this part of the hike.

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bmai
bmai

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Nov 04, 2017
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing

Too much walking on roads, not much to see, a village, an exhibition, an abbey, some woodland, all that for nearly 10 km.
It needs to be rethought.

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