Tuc des Neuf Églises

A circular route that passes by the promontory called Tuc des Neuf Églises allows you to climb a few metres in a landscape that is otherwise rather flat.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 9.54 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 3h 00 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Easy

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 104 m
  • ↘
    Descent: - 103 m

  • ▲
    Highest point: 63 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 2 m
  • ⚐ Country: France
  • ⚐ District: Capbreton (40130)
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 43.621921° / W 1.443737°
  • ❏
    IGN map(s): Ref. 1343OT
  • Hour-by-hour weather

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Description of the walk

Park in the small car park near the bridge over the Boudigau and the Pointe campsite.

(S/E) Head north on the sandy track known as "Voie de Soulac".

(1) Turn right. Then move away from the Boudigau by turning left, then right to walk alongside the houses and come out on Rue du Barrat. Continue straight ahead, join Avenue de l'Adour and follow it to the right.

(2) Cross Le Boudigau, then turn left to follow the riverbank. Next, cross the housing estate, following Rue des Chevreuils, until you reach the roundabout.

(3) Ignore Avenue Jean Lartigau, then turn left and carefully follow the D152 (Boulevard des Cigales) towards Hossegor.

(4) Turn right onto Avenue du Gaillou. When you reach the roundabout, turn left. Immediately afterwards, take the path on the left that runs alongside the tennis club. At the crossroads, turn right onto Allée des Passereaux and continue straight ahead.

(5) After the left turn, turn right and enter the forest. The path climbs straight up to the foot of Tuc des Neuf Églises. Turn right and join it.

(6) Continue eastwards to a wide track near an industrial estate. Take the hairpin bend to the right towards the south-west and continue to a T-junction.

(7) Turn left, heading south, and continue in this direction, ignoring any side roads.

(8) Once at this multiple junction, turn right towards the west and continue straight ahead until you reach a junction.

(9) Turn right towards the north-west. Stay on the marked path, which bends to the left and returns to the D652.

(10) Turn left, then take the first right towards La Pointe to return to (S/E) after crossing Le Boudigau.

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 4 m - Car park near the Pointe campsite
  2. 1 : km 0.74 - alt. 4 m - Turn right at the fork
  3. 2 : km 1.74 - alt. 4 m - Footbridge over the - Boudigau (fleuve)
  4. 3 : km 2.47 - alt. 8 m - Roundabout
  5. 4 : km 2.6 - alt. 10 m - Avenue du Gaillou
  6. 5 : km 3.36 - alt. 14 m - Entrance to the forest
  7. 6 : km 4.63 - alt. 56 m - Wooden staircase - Tuc des neuf églises
  8. 7 : km 5.98 - alt. 26 m - T-junction
  9. 8 : km 6.47 - alt. 27 m - Multiple crossroads, on the right
  10. 9 : km 7.48 - alt. 30 m - Y-junction
  11. 10 : km 8.58 - alt. 12 m - Route D652
  12. S/E : km 9.54 - alt. 4 m - Car park near the Pointe campsite

Notes

The entire route is signposted by Landes Randonnées (Landes General Council) with clear blue signs.

There is a water point at the roundabout after the tennis club.

During the high season, parking spaces are hard to find.

Worth a visit

From the summit of Tuc des Neuf Églises, it was once possible to see nine bell towers, but today the trees hide even the bell tower of Soorts, which is the closest.

Reviews and comments

4.6 / 5
Based on 15 reviews

Reliability of the description
4.8 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.9 / 5
Route interest
4.1 / 5
phiphi38130
phiphi38130

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Feb 02, 2026
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Pleasant, well-marked route.
Attractive forest section with a few small sandy climbs and descents. Beautiful panoramic view from Tuc, particularly over the Orx marsh and the Pyrenees.

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Marous-40
Marous-40
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Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Jan 23, 2026
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Pleasantly surprised by this route, which was unknown to us despite being close to our home.
Well signposted,
Who says the Landes region is "flat"?! (joke)
Note the simple and very informative explanatory panels on the history of the dunes, churches, fauna and flora.
Beautiful view of the Orx marsh and the Pyrenees
Great for families.

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novis67
novis67

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 03, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

nice walk, but the part through the housing estates is terribly boring.
the second part (after the urban section) is quite "tough" because there are lots of climbs and descents in the sand.
The landscape gets a bit monotonous after a while, but luckily there are some nice views.
There is also an unpleasant section along the green waste treatment plant, which does not smell very good.

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yvan02
yvan02

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 12, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Very well marked circular (blue hiking trail markings). Alternating soft and hard sand, with a few hills in the soft sand adding a little difficulty. The panoramic view from the hilltop is very nice and the shaded areas in the forest are welcome in summer. Suitable for walking, running and mountain biking. Not suitable for hybrid bikes

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titifs
titifs

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

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

In winter we didn't see anyone, but in summer I imagine it must be quite busy. A route that anyone can do, mainly through woods, perfect for families. Beautiful views over the Orx marshes, ideal for a short break.

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Papillon64974
Papillon64974

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Jan 01, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : Yes

A short walk on the first of January with glorious sunshine.

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BRUNODAX
BRUNODAX
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A magical, hilly hike with an extraordinary reward: views of the Pyrenees mountain range, the ocean, and the Orx marshes. Truly pure bliss

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Caro57
Caro57

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Nov 21, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A very beautiful hike in the Landes forest.
Perfect GPS tracking.
Not many people out of season

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El tofio
El tofio

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 25, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Very beautiful parish-specific to Brittany route, shame that the vegetation has taken over.
This pleasant route is easy and suitable for families.

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GOGO
GOGO
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Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 03, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A very pleasant, easy hike. The very slight incline makes this "walk" accessible to (almost) everyone. Don't expect to see nine churches, or even a single bell tower, as they are all hidden by vegetation. Today, the main attraction of this route is that most of it runs through the forest, which is very welcome in this hot weather.

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Les pin-ups
Les pin-ups

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 28, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Pleasant route, very well signposted

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MARI ST THE
MARI ST THE

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 13, 2014
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Very pleasant walks, very well marked, no risk of getting lost
mainly in the forest, but the churches are no longer visible due to the vegetation

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Gisèle 94
Gisèle 94

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Nov 05, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A very pleasant hike, almost entirely on beautiful forest paths.

And in November, the section passing through the houses was very quiet.
The last kilometre on the small road leading to the campsite must be quite busy in summer...

We "missed" the Tuc... (not signposted) and the path doesn't really go there. You probably have to leave it and climb one of the paths on the right... But never mind...

Between points 9 and 10, if you climb for 5 minutes on the left (small path), you get a beautiful view of the coastline.

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CorineB
CorineB

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 23, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A very pleasant walk in the heart of the Landes forest, with varied elevation changes and more interesting in its second, less urbanised section. Almost at the start, we added a short 700-metre detour via the beach at the end of the Pointe campsite. It would have been a shame to miss this magnificent viewpoint.
Highly recommended.

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Chantal64
Chantal64

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 18, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Hello, we did it by bike, setting off from the centre of Capbreton. At times, we had to walk with our bikes because there was a lot of sand on the paths. We recommend it.

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