Sur les hauteurs de la Neste d'Aure au départ de Camous

Petite balade facile au départ de Camous.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 3.47 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 1h 30 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Easy

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 171 m
  • ↘
    Descent: - 164 m

  • ▲
    Highest point: 798 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 653 m
  • ⚐ Country: France
  • ⚐
    Area: Pyrenees
  • ⚐ City: Camous (65410)
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 42.94152° / E 0.373841°
  • ❏
    IGN map(s): Ref. 1747ET, 1748ET, 1748ETR, 1847OT
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Description of the walk

At the entrance to the village of Camous, turn right immediately after the bridge. Continue a short way along the track and park.

(S/E) Continue along the road and pass the old holiday camp.

(1) Take the path opposite, lined with box trees. Follow the yellow markings or the mountain bike route, cross the railway line, pass under the power line and arrive at a fork.

(2) Turn right towards Fréchet-Aure, continue on the GR®105 which runs alongside the railway line (red and white markings).

(3) When you reach a ruined barn, take the path on the left which climbs steeply and leads onto the road to Fréchet-Aure. Follow this road to the left and climb up to the village.

(4) After the wash house, follow the Chemin de Larrou, which branches off to the left in a hairpin bend. Pass in front of a house, and on the right, follow the yellow markings, signposted Camous.

(5) At the junction at the bottom of the descent, turn left and continue to the three-way junction you have already passed.

(2) Then return to Camous via the same route you took on the way there (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 655 m - Car park - Neste (rivière)
  2. 1 : km 0.12 - alt. 655 m - Holiday camp
  3. 2 : km 0.45 - alt. 679 m - Crossroads
  4. 3 : km 0.93 - alt. 666 m - Junction at a ruined barn
  5. 4 : km 1.51 - alt. 742 m - Turn left, follow the yellow markings
  6. 5 : km 2.48 - alt. 722 m - Junction
  7. S/E : km 3.47 - alt. 655 m - Car park

Worth a visit

Always be cautious and plan ahead when you're outdoors. Visorando and the author of this route cannot be held responsible for any accidents occurring on this route.

The GR® and PR® markings are the intellectual property of the Fédération Française de Randonnée Pédestre.

Reviews and comments

4.2 / 5
Based on 5 reviews

Reliability of the description
4.4 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.4 / 5
Route interest
3.8 / 5
Denis26
Denis26 ★

Thank you, François QUILICHINI, for pointing that out; I’ve just amended the diagram.

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François QUILICHINI
François QUILICHINI

Overall rating : 3.7 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 29, 2026
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

After rounding the hairpin bend near the hamlet known as “Le Village”, the GPS route deviates from the actual path by about 30 metres; you should follow the path uphill and not enter the pasture.
The walk is described as "easy" but the slopes are quite steep.
Very pleasant.
4.3 km starting from the car park on the right after the bridge opposite Camous church. Elevation gain 133 m.

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Christelle31570
Christelle31570

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Nov 02, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A lovely little walk through the woods.
The first part along the road is a bit spoiled by the noise of the cars, but it’s much more pleasant once you’re past the village.

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Laurent.marais
Laurent.marais

Yet another disastrous hike, with the starting point description in need of an update – there was no barn and no holiday camp building, unless that’s now the lodge we passed. After that, we never found the right path and ended up doing the Argendest hike. So instead of the planned 4 km, we ended up walking 11 km.

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Duam
Duam

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 06, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

We went for a walk with our children, aged 8, 11 and 13, and our dog. There were no particular difficulties, apart from the path being a bit slippery in places through the woodland, but nothing insurmountable. The only downside was the road nearby, which meant there was a bit of traffic noise.

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MONTHEUIL
MONTHEUIL

Great website – thanks to everyone involved

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gwilh
gwilh

Overall rating : 3.7 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 28, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average

The sign for the wash house is misleading. You can’t actually get to the wash house because there’s no path leading there. The route through the village of Frechet-Aure is just to the left as you climb up past the large retaining wall.

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jf47
jf47

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 27, 2017
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

Hello, a very pleasant, leafy walk that runs alongside box trees for much of the route.
It’s a modest but fairly peaceful walk. Thanks to the trail markers.
I personally did the walk in the opposite direction, which is why the description is less ‘obvious’.
Thank you.

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