Author's note 24 June 2024. Walk described on Visorando in 2019, done several times since then, but despite the work done on the footbridge, it is still closed. The forest rangers I met in October 2023 gave me no information about the reopening of the Nasse footbridge. The loop described in 2019 is therefore still not feasible in 2024. A return trip is therefore necessary.
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Moderator update as of 29/07/2020: Attention! The Nasse footbridge on loop 1 is closed. For alternatives, see the notices
Park in the Pichelèbe car park on the D328, in the commune of Moliets-et-Maa.
(S/E) Take the path heading due east, the first part of which is very sandy. Follow the left bank of the Courant d'Huchet at a distance. Reach a more comfortable part of the path before reaching La Nasse.
(1) Cross the Courant d'Huchet on the footbridge, which is on the Pilgrim's Way to Santiago de Compostela, as indicated by the various ceramics on the small bridge.
Turn left and climb up to the Pas du Loup along a very pretty path.
(2) Descend along the right bank of the Huchet stream. On the way, pass bald cypress trees, then cross the bridge over the D328 to reach the Pichelèbe car park.
This completes the first loop (approx. 8 km).
(S/E) Head due west towards the Marais de la Pipe and the mouth of the Huchet stream. After the marsh, join a crossroads of paths.
(3) Continue straight ahead, then turn right at the next crossroads onto the narrow path that follows the river all the way to its mouth on the ocean. The end of the route on the dune is magnificent. You will then come to a small car park in the village of Deléon.
(4) Return along a wide path through the forest, the Lignot track, which is a little monotonous. Return to the loop junction.
(3) Keep right on the track to reach the Pichelèbe car park (S/E).
This second loop is also about 8 km long.
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