The Serre de Poey and the Uzan valley

Circular route offering views of the Pyrenees and the Pont-Long plain.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 10.00 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 3h 10 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Easy

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 102 m
  • ↘
    Descent: - 102 m

  • ▲
    Highest point: 233 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 161 m
  • ⚐ Country: France
  • ⚐ District: Poey-de-Lescar (64230)
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 43.354944° / W 0.469028°
  • ❏
    IGN map(s): Ref. 1545ET, 1545SB
  • Hour-by-hour weather

Description of the walk

At Poey-de-Lescar, park behind the bus stop on Rue Principale, just before the Chemin d'Aussevieille junction and near a héradé, a traditional structure used for shoeing cows and horses.

(S/E) Join Chemin d'Aussevieille, cross it and follow Chemin de la Serre opposite. After the houses, the path becomes a dirt track. Pass under the motorway and about 60 metres after the bridge, turn right onto the small, steep path that climbs uphill.

(1) Turn left to continue climbing. At the top of the hill, at a small metal shelter, continue straight ahead. After 250 metres, the path becomes tarmac when you reach some houses: continue straight ahead.

(2) Turn right onto Chemin Laquèche and join the D633 at the church in Beyrie-en-Béarn. Turn left, pass in front of the town hall and follow this road to the junction with the path leading to Carou.

(3) Turn opposite and continue along the narrow, dirt country lane that descends. You will rejoin the tarmac road a little further on and, at a large old house on the left, you will come to a Y junction where you continue slightly downhill, turning right.

When you reach the small road, cross it and continue straight ahead on the dirt track. Cross the footbridge over the Uzan and continue for about 50 metres.

(4) Turn right onto the rural track and continue to the D633, turn left and follow it carefully for 80 m.

(5) Turn right onto the gravel country lane and follow it for 1.6 km to reach the D208.

(6) Turn left for about 250 m, then turn right onto the well-graveled country lane and follow it to the foot of the motorway.

(7) Turn left. When you reach the tarmac road, turn right to cross the motorway bridge.

(8) At the bottom of the bridge, follow the dirt track to the right and walk alongside the old Poey-de-Lescar rest area.

(9) At the Y-junction, take the path on the right, which becomes tarmac after a few hundred metres.

(10) Turn right onto Chemin du Malapet and continue to the D208, where you continue straight ahead to return to the starting point (S/E) on the left.

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 163 m - Héradé
  2. 1 : km 0.96 - alt. 193 m - T-junction
  3. 2 : km 1.94 - alt. 221 m - Laquèche Path
  4. 3 : km 2.71 - alt. 208 m - Chemin Carou
  5. 4 : km 4.09 - alt. 167 m - Rural path on the right
  6. 5 : km 4.84 - alt. 171 m - Junction, rural path on the right
  7. 6 : km 6.47 - alt. 173 m - D208
  8. 7 : km 7.68 - alt. 179 m - Crossing before the motorway
  9. 8 : km 8.39 - alt. 180 m - Crossroads with a rural path on the right
  10. 9 : km 8.93 - alt. 179 m - Y-junction, to the right
  11. 10 : km 9.49 - alt. 165 m - Chemin du Malapet
  12. S/E : km 10 - alt. 163 m - Héradé

Worth a visit

(S/E) The héradé is a traditional structure that was used to shoe cows and horses.

Tags under the motorway bridge.

(1) Lovely view of the Gave de Pau plain and the Pyrenees.

(2) Along the Chemin Laquèche and further on, views of the Pont-Long plain with the airport on the far right.

(4) We have just crossed the Uzan, one of the streams or small rivers that drain Pont-Long, a plain stretching for about thirty kilometres from Soumoulou to Mazerolles. At the level we are interested in, it runs mainly south-north.

Between (6) and (7), we cross the Uzan again, which is now just a tiny stream.

Reviews and comments

4.5 / 5
Based on 6 reviews

Reliability of the description
4.5 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.7 / 5
Route interest
4.3 / 5
bernard64
bernard64

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Feb 17, 2026
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Some road signs are missing, but fortunately Visorando is there.

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Pymarius
Pymarius

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Feb 04, 2026
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Very beautiful views of the Pyrenees.
You can shorten the route and avoid tarmac by driving to point 1.

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POTTIER Philippe
POTTIER Philippe

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 29, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A pleasant and varied hike.
We combined it with the "Les crêtes Beyrie-Bougarber" hike between points 3 and 4, stop 173.

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Lou Poeyou
Lou Poeyou

Thank you for your review.

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herandeq
herandeq

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Feb 03, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Easy route, with little traffic on the roads travelled.

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Didierlons
Didierlons

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : May 10, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A few hesitations at first, but everything went well... despite the wind!

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Philou64
Philou64

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : May 02, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A lovely little walk starting from Poey-de-Lescar. No difficulty, the description is perfect.
This circular route is not marked, and you will sometimes follow the Way of St James, but do not rely on the few markings you encounter; only follow the description and/or your GPS.
Between points 3 and 4, the footbridge is on the left of the ford (no need to get your feet wet!).
In hot weather, the section between points 5 and 6 can be difficult as there is no shade on this straight track.

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