The stork oak in the Heugas Forest

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This walk is only possible outside flood periods.
You’ll be walking through the Heugas communal forest, admiring the many oak trees with storks, reaching the River Luy, passing under the D6 bridge, following a backwater of the Luy and reaching the forest track. From there, you can either take the Route de l’alluvial plain – Landes departmental footpath no. 6.5 – or return to your starting point. Please take care as you will need to cross the D6.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 1.34 mi
  • ◔
    Average duration: 0h 40 
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    Difficulty: Easy
  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 10 ft
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    Descent: - 10 ft
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    Highest point: 23 ft
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    Lowest point: 7 ft
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Description of the walk

Park at the gate to the Heugas communal forest.

(S/E) Follow the forest track to the left for a few hundred metres. Leave the track and take a path on the right. Continue to the Ruisseau du Luy.

(1) Follow the riverbank to the right, pass under the D6 bridge, and continue along the riverbank for several hundred metres. Join a barely visible path.

(2) Turn right onto it to walk alongside a backwater of the Luy until you reach a forest track.

(3) Here you have two options:
- either join the Landes departmental footpath 6.5, the ‘Route de la Barthe à foin de Heugas’ 6.5 (if you go straight on, you’ll reach the Lavoir du Chanon, the starting point of the departmental footpath)
- or turn right until you reach the gate at the end of the forest track.
At the barrier, continue straight ahead and carefully cross the D6, then follow it to return to the starting car park (route) (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : mi 0 - alt. 13 ft - Car park at the gate to the Heugas communal forest
  2. 1 : mi 0.47 - alt. 16 ft - The - Luy (rivière)
  3. 2 : mi 0.83 - alt. 16 ft - Luy backwater
  4. 3 : mi 1.22 - alt. 13 ft - Forest track
  5. S/E : mi 1.34 - alt. 13 ft - Car park at the gate to the Heugas communal forest

Reviews and comments

4.3 / 5
Based on 4 reviews
Reliability of the description
4.3 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.5 / 5
Route interest
4 / 5
User 17599100

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 08, 2026
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A short route, but a real chance to connect with nature, with several animal species spotted along the way

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Sylvain27
Sylvain27

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 05, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

It was in October.
I saw a heron.

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basyl
basyl

Overall rating : 3.7 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 09, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Hello, and thank you for this suggestion for a short walk.
The route doesn’t go all the way to the stork tree… In fact, is it still there? The ONF hasn’t even put up a sign, which is a shame. There’s just a sign at the car park. The path is fairly well maintained.

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bdupouy40
bdupouy40

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 07, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

This route is a great place to spot storks. There are several nests in the oak trees. We spotted a dozen storks in the sky.
However, the section along the Luy and the dead arm of the Luy isn’t very tidy: tall grass, nettles… Sturdy shoes and trousers are recommended. The ground can be slippery when it rains.

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bdupouy40
bdupouy40

On the map, the stork oak doesn’t seem to be on the route but at the end of the forest track? Do we need to make a round trip to see it?
Thank you in advance for clarifying this.

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