The Capdebos ridges from Bordes

Park on the left-hand side of the Chemin du Bois de la Haute, near the return path.

(S/E) Take the tarmac road that leads uphill. After a double hairpin bend, pass two charming, renovated houses on your left and carry on straight ahead along the road.

(1) At the junction, turn left onto Chemin d’Oléac, passing a radio mast on your right.

(2) At the wayside cross, the road curves slightly to the left. Carry on along it as you begin to see a panoramic view of the Pyrenees. Continue to the hamlet of Hourquet.

(3) Turn left onto a dirt track that climbs slightly: a fire hydrant marks the junction. Head down towards the south-east and pass the hunters’ hut, where you can take a break. Further on, you’ll come to a tarmac road.

(4) Turn left. Walk past Miquéou’s house, then take the path to its right which runs alongside it, overlooking a meadow on your right. Continue to the end of the meadow.

(5) You’ll come to a path that descends to the right, heads into the Bois de la Haute forest and eventually joins the road you set off on, not far from the car park (S/E).

Please be considerate if you stop for a break at the hunters’ hut.