The Beyrie-Bougarber ridges starting from Poey-de-Lescar

Circular passing over the ridges between the Gave de Pau and Pont-Long plains with beautiful views of the Pyrenees, from the Pic du Midi de Bigorre to the Basque mountains and the Pont-Long plain from Momas to Serres-Castet.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 11.18 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 3h 55 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Moderate

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 247 m
  • ↘
    Descent: - 242 m

  • ▲
    Highest point: 274 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 158 m

Description of the walk

In Poey-de-Lescar, you can park behind the bus stop on Rue Principale, just before the Chemin d'Aussevieille junction.

(S/E) Join Chemin d'Aussevieille, cross at the pedestrian crossing 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. Further on, you will see houses and the path becomes tarmac before reaching an intersection with a dirt track.

(2) Turn left. Descend this narrow path to the D633.

(3) Follow the road to the left to continue downhill. Take the rural path on the right, just before the bridge over the motorway, and follow this wide path until you reach a house on the right at the junction with a tarmac road.

(4) Continue straight ahead on the wide path that climbs uphill (leaving the road). After about a kilometre, the path becomes narrower, and you must continue climbing until you reach a T-junction with another dirt track.

(5) Turn right, then right again to follow the ridge, leaving the path that continues straight ahead.

(6) Follow the path downhill to the left, leaving the ridge path that continues straight ahead and is a dead end. Further on, the path becomes tarmac and continues to descend steeply.

(7) Turn right onto the small tarmac road (Chemin Liret) and continue downhill to reach the tarmac road that runs at the foot of the hill.

(8) Turn right onto this horizontal road and continue for 1 km until you reach a junction with a detached house on the left-hand side of the road.

(9) Turn right onto Chemin Lacay and 200 m further on, at the Y-junction, take the left-hand path which, after the last house, narrows and climbs. When you reach houses and a tarmac road, continue for 200 m until you reach the D633 at the entrance to Beyrie-en-Béarn. Continue straight ahead, climbing towards the village.

(10) At the town hall, turn right onto Bié de Bellocq and continue straight ahead until you reach the path you took on the way there.

(2) Continue straight ahead. At the top of the hill, go straight ahead.

(1) Take the small path on the right, then turn left to continue downhill and pass under the motorway.
Continue along this path, which quickly becomes tarmac, and follow it until you return to the starting point (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 164 m - Main Street
  2. 1 : km 0.93 - alt. 193 m - T-junction
  3. 2 : km 1.72 - alt. 213 m - Crossing of the circular
  4. 3 : km 2.61 - alt. 170 m - Route D633
  5. 4 : km 3.61 - alt. 171 m - Multiple crossroads - House on the right
  6. 5 : km 5.18 - alt. 266 m - T-junction
  7. 6 : km 5.65 - alt. 271 m - Fork in the road
  8. 7 : km 6.4 - alt. 206 m - Tarmac road
  9. 8 : km 6.8 - alt. 177 m - Tarmac road
  10. 9 : km 7.81 - alt. 174 m - Intersection
  11. 10 : km 8.85 - alt. 221 m - Beyrie-en-Béarn Town Hall
  12. S/E : km 11.18 - alt. 163 m - Main Street

Notes

A few hundred metres after point (2), the path is very rutted.

Worth a visit

(S/E) A herradé, a traditional installation used to shoe cows and horses.
Tags under the motorway bridge.
(1) Beautiful view of the plain and the Pyrenees.
On the ridge, before reaching point (6), there are beautiful views of the Pyrenees to the south, in particular the Pic du Midi de Bigorre to the east, the Pic du Midi d'Ossau to the south, the Pic d'Anie a little further east and the Basque mountains.
You can also see Mourenx and the Lacq basin facilities.
To the north, there is a beautiful view of the Pont-Long plain from Momas in the west to Serres-Castet in the east, where the airport is particularly noticeable.
There is a very beautiful pidgeon hunting hut at the point (6).
Beautiful views of Pau at the top of the hill after the point (9).

Reviews and comments

4.2 / 5
Based on 11 reviews

Reliability of the description
4.2 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.3 / 5
Route interest
4.3 / 5
hurlu3
hurlu3

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 14, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : Yes

Section of the route frequented by mountain bikers.

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Miossens
Miossens

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 29, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

An interesting route offering a section through forest and along roads through fields. Some beautiful views.
Certainly a little less interesting from July to October because the long straight stretch on the way back is lined with corn on the right and left, and it is tall at that time of year, so there are no views except for the corn.

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pyrole
pyrole

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 25, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A pleasant route with a lovely section through the forest.

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PAT5864
PAT5864

Overall rating : 3.7 / 5

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

Easy hike with a beautiful view halfway along the route of the Pyrenees mountain range.
The return journey is a bit tedious as it is mostly on tarmac.

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alain 64
alain 64

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Dec 11, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

We took advantage of a beautiful day to discover this hike. Halfway through, we stopped for lunch with a beautiful view of the Pyrenees near the palombière, which provided us with a table.

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POTTIER Philippe
POTTIER Philippe

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

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

Pleasant, took the hike from point 9. Before that, we were on the "La serre de Poey" hike.

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Datcha
Datcha
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Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 01, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Hello, very good route, good description, except between (5) and (6) where you should add "when you reach a Y junction, turn right, arrow on a tree". Otherwise, the track climbs to the left and then you get lost trying to find the path again.

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millepattes
millepattes

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : May 18, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Very beautiful, no one around, but a bit lost when you reach the top....

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De Sousa
De Sousa

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 17, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : Yes

Quiet and easy

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Lou Poeyou
Lou Poeyou

Thank you for your comment.

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MGSN85
MGSN85

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Dec 19, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Superb trail without too much tarmac.
Beautiful view of the plain and the Pyrenees.

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randogan
randogan
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Overall rating : 3.3 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 26, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Since the description of the route, houses have been built, which changes the explanations. Unmarked trail.

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