La Pène de Mu from Castagnède

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A family walk on the hill overlooking the Gave d’Oloron valley, a land where legends and superstitions converge. View of a fine example of Eiffel architecture spanning the Gave.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 2.85 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 1h 10 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Easy
  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 113 m
  • ↘
    Descent: - 113 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 138 m
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    Lowest point: 25 m
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Description of the walk

Park behind Castagnède Town Hall.

(S/E) Start your walk by heading up Rue de l’Église. Continue left onto the Pène de Mu track. Follow the edge of the woods until you reach a Y-junction.

(1) Take the path on the left into the woods. Stay on this path, which is also the Greenway. Continue past the Maysounabe lodge. You’ll reach another junction.

(2) Turn onto the small path on the right and head back into the woods. Continue on until you reach the magnificent panoramic viewpoint and the orientation table.

(3) Head back into the woods and follow the path downhill to the original crossroads.

(1) Follow the route back in the opposite direction to return to the car park at Castagnède Town Hall (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 25 m - Castagnède Town Hall car park
  2. 1 : km 0.49 - alt. 57 m - Crossroads of the circular loop
  3. 2 : km 1.26 - alt. 125 m - Wooden crossroads
  4. 3 : km 1.94 - alt. 130 m - Orientation table
  5. S/E : km 2.85 - alt. 25 m - Castagnède Town Hall car park

Notes

A forest walk suitable for families and/or beginners.
You can cycle from Salies-de-Béarn along the greenway that links Castagnède and passes through the Eiffel Point

Worth a visit

(S/E) Opposite, you can see the Church of Saint-Jean-Baptiste: a church of Romanesque origin, as evidenced by the irregular arrangement of pebble courses on the side aisle walls, the upper parts of the nave and the chevet. In 1862, the bell-tower porch was built.
Places to see: the church, the panoramic view, the orientation table, the Gave d’Oloron, the Eiffel-style bridge, the Maysounabe lodge
Things to do: Take a short detour to the banks of the Gave, particularly by crossing the bridge, for a relaxing break or a picnic.
(S/E) Lunch at the traditional inn in the village of Castagnède. Remember to book by phone.
Picnic by the river at the Castagnède fishing spot.

Reviews and comments

4.6 / 5
Based on 4 reviews
Reliability of the description
4.5 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.5 / 5
Route interest
4.8 / 5
User 18444552

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Jan 19, 2026
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

A lovely view of the Pyrenees with a superb orientation table

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Gilles Granereau
Gilles Granereau

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 04, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

At point 2, you can also continue to an altitude of 143 m, where you will be rewarded with a beautiful view of the Pyrenees across the field.

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JALOSA
JALOSA

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : May 13, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Very good

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jefgala
jefgala

Overall rating : 3.7 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 04, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

a lovely little walk
The trees have grown right in front of the orientation table – it’s lovely,
a shame about the view of the Basse-Pyrénées landscape

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