Soylandotchipi

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The ascent of Soylandotchipi (or Soïlando Txipi) is almost a round trip.

The path that used to allow you to complete the circular route is now claimed as private property by a local resident, which means you have to retrace your steps, but you won't lose out as the route is less road-based and less rocky.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 3.27 mi
  • ◔
    Average duration: 2h 25 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Moderate
  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 1,004 ft
  • ↘
    Descent: - 1,004 ft
  • ▲
    Highest point: 1,804 ft
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 827 ft
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Panorama towards the north
Soylandotchipi

Description of the walk

From the D918, head towards Louhossoa, pass through the village towards Hélette on the D119.
After Herauritz, turn right onto the D22 until you reach the car park.

(S/E) Continue very carefully northwards on the D22 and take the first road on the left for 200 m.

(1) Ignore the return path on the left and continue straight on along the road for 300 m.

(2) Turn left onto the path which climbs up a right-hand bend.
Follow this path, which veers left twice, until you reach a T-junction at the edge of a wooded area.

(3) Take the path on the right and follow it south-westwards as it climbs up the hillside.

(4) Turn left onto the unmarked path, which runs alongside a barbed-wire fence in a straight line towards the summit.

(5) Descend from the summit via the same path to the T-junction at the edge of a wooded area.

(3) Take the path on the right along the edge of the woods to a T-junction.

(6) Take the path on the left, heading north, until you rejoin the road and the original junction.

(1) Take the road on the right and return to the car park (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : mi 0 - alt. 876 ft - Car park on the side road alongside the D22
  2. 1 : mi 0.32 - alt. 856 ft - Starting junction of the circular loop
  3. 2 : mi 0.52 - alt. 899 ft - Path on the left at the bend
  4. 3 : mi 1.04 - alt. 1,365 ft - T-junction. Round trip to the summit
  5. 4 : mi 1.42 - alt. 1,640 ft - Summit junction
  6. 5 : mi 1.66 - alt. 1,804 ft - Summit - Soylandotchipi
  7. 6 : mi 2.61 - alt. 1,099 ft - T-junction
  8. S/E : mi 3.27 - alt. 876 ft - Return to the car park

Notes

Bring water.

Worth a visit

Much of the route offers views of Baïgura.

You will probably encounter pottoks, which should be left alone, and birds of prey taking advantage of the updrafts.

Reviews and comments

4.3 / 5
Based on 10 reviews
Reliability of the description
4.1 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.4 / 5
Route interest
4.3 / 5
User 2128415

Overall rating : 3.7 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 11, 2026
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Hello,
The suggested car park is useful as it has a picnic area, but it means you have to walk along the main road to reach the start of the walk, which is dangerous as there are cars parked on a slope and on a bend. We therefore suggest a small car park at the start of the path, without obstructing access to a nearby field; there is space for two cars.

The route shown on the map needs updating, as it still indicates a return via a path that is now closed off by its owner.

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User 6503906

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 20, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Relatively easy, beautiful scenery.
Option to turn off towards Baïgura

  • The official start is near the main road in Helette, on a bend, which I think is quite dangerous.

We started out by car and parked a little further away for safety. *

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Olivier G.
Olivier G.

Overall rating : 3.7 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 29, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Easy hike with a magnificent view from the highest point. The Baigura mountain is visible for almost the entire hike. Easy hike but ends with a closed trail, no way to follow it to the end. You have to cross a field and open a gate that leads to the car park. The start of the hike is unpleasant and dangerous on the busy road to Hasparren.

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PA12
PA12

Overall rating : 3.7 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 24, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

At the end of the route, you need to update the detailed description and the GPX file! Otherwise, the hike is easy, the paths (where ferns are taking over...) are a bit monotonous, but the last part and especially the view from the summit are magnificent.

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jacky64
jacky64

Overall rating : 5 / 5

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

A relatively short and easy route, however, it is not well maintained and very poorly signposted on site... no markings on the ground or on trees or posts...

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mizel.
mizel.

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 25, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

An easy and pleasant hike leading to the summit with a beautiful 360-degree view.

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larroumecq
larroumecq
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Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 15, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Hello,
this hike follows a very wide path that has been worked by tractors, so it's far from a wild hiking trail. However, the view from the summit is superb. An alternative route is to not turn off during the final climb to the summit, but to continue on to the other summit.
I can confirm that it is impossible to reach the end of the path due to a large hedge of brambles and even a fence. You can either go through the field next to this fence, which is not fenced off at the moment but will be closed in a few months due to a project to build six detached houses. Otherwise, you can use the field about ten metres ahead.
Regards

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gerard.fred
gerard.fred

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 26, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A fairly short hike offering beautiful 360° panoramic views.
Please note, I can confirm Thieumdesp's post from 14/08: once you reach the coordinates (taken from the OpenStreetMap map) Long: -1.25232 Lat: 43.30040, there is no longer a path, but an impassable wall of brambles several metres thick. The only alternative to turning back is to retrace your steps for about ten metres and climb over a metal fence to cross a field that leads straight down to the car park (the gate at the bottom is unlocked). We didn't meet the owner, but he may get tired of seeing hikers passing by his windows.

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Thieumdesp
Thieumdesp

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 14, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Hike done with three children (14/11/9), very nice. 2½ hours.
Indeed, at the end of the hike, the path "ends" (the vegetation has taken over). We decided to go through the field, which actually leads directly to the car park. The gentleman whose house overlooks the field and the car park told me, "It's no problem."

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CANTIENNE
CANTIENNE

Hello again,
I apologise, but I got the date of the hike wrong. We did it on 14 June... which explains...

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Hervé Bignon
Hervé Bignon

I completely agree with you, which is why this route was corrected at the end of June to avoid this inconvenience.

If you still attempted the circular route, I'm sorry, but you were informed that it would lead to a problem.

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CANTIENNE
CANTIENNE
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Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 21, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

We completed the circular route and... we came across a private road! We turned back 600 metres to take the track on the right that led us back to the main road... that last kilometre between the tarmac and the cars was a bit tedious.

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