Vélosud Bayonne Perpignan - Traversée du Pays de Nay
Beschreibung
Die Veloroute du Pays de Nay ist ein Teil der Fahrradroute, die das Mittelmeer mit dem Atlantik verbindet und dann über die Vélodyssée bis in den Norden Europas führt. Wenn man von Dorf zu Dorf fährt, kann man angenehm spazieren gehen und dabei das Kulturerbe und die lokale Geschichte entdecken, insbesondere die Fußgängerbrücke von Baburet.
Die 1930 zur Wiederaufnahme des Betriebs der Eisenerzminen von Baburet errichtete Brücke war ein Schlüsselelement der Eisenbahn, die auf einer Länge von 22 km die Mine mit dem Bahnhof Coarraze-Nay verband. Vom 16. bis 19. Jahrhundert versorgte die Lagerstätte von Baburet mehrere Schmieden im Pays de Nay und im Ossautal. Ihre Schließung im Jahr 1866 zog auch die Schließung der Mine nach sich. Um den Bedarf der neuen Fabriken in ganz Frankreich zu decken, wurde die Mine 1930 wieder eröffnet und eine Eisenbahn gebaut. Nach der endgültigen Schließung der
Technische Informationen
Höhenprofil
Ausgangspunkt
Schritte
Towards the Baburet footbridge
. After the washhouse and two bridges, turn right then left in front of a blind alley. Turn right, follow the greenway. Cross the footbridge and turn left in direction of Pau.
From the Baburet footbridge to Claracq bridge.
At the end of the greenway turn left. Pass in front of the former flour mill (La Minoterie), cross the canal and turn right. Go along the riverbank.. Turn right in front of a washhouse. At the roundabout (rotary) turn left. Cross the bridge of Claracq then turn right.
From Nay to Bourdettes
From Claracq bridge, turn right towards Nay fire station then stay by the river. Keep straight at Baudreix footbridge. Turn left, cross a bridge then turn right. Below Bourdettes’ church turn right. The greenway starts again through fields
Towards Baliros
From Bourdettes, after an old mill, turn left at a small bridge on a canal, in direction of Pau and Saint-Abit. Enter the village of Arros-de-Nay and turn right on to the street Rue de la Roundade. At the first stop sign, keep straight. At the second stop sign, in Pardies-Piétat, turn right then left towards Baliros. At the next crossroads, turn right then left. Go into Baliros, go alongside the church and keep straight. At the end, turn left then right. Provisional end of the route in Baliros, at the crossroads with the road D37.
Sehenswürdigkeiten
Sanctuaries of Betharram
Lestelle-Bétharram is the first great site of Pyrenean Marian pilgrimage. Legend has it that at the riverbank of the Gave of Pau, young shepherds found a statue of the Virgin Mary. The priest at Lestelle,(“the star” in béarnais), wanted to keep it but the statue kept returning to where it had been found. The faithful built an oratory dedicated to what the church called “the Morning Star”. The story also goes that a young girl washed away by the stream called on “Holy Mary”, the protector of the place. A branch was extended towards her and she was saved. This “beautiful branch” (“beau rameau” in French), is “beth arram” in béarnais, which gave the name to the place. The Oratory became a Catholic shrine and, long before Lourdes, countless pilgrims flocked to this place of Marian devotion.
Baburet footbridge
Built in 1930 to relaunch the mining of iron in Baburet, the footbridge was a key component of the railroad that linked the mine with the train station of Coarraze-Nay. From the 16th to the 19th century, the Baburet iron deposits supplied many forges in the Pays de Nay and the valley of Ossau. The closure of the forges in 1866 led to the shutting down of the mine. In 1930, to meet the needs of new factories all over France, the mine reopened and the railroad was built. After the final closure of the mine in 1962, the railtrack was dismantled. The renovated footbridge now plays a part in the new era of low environmental impact travel.
Farms with sculpted lintels
Farms with sculpted lintels and gates
The flour mill (La Minoterie).
La Minoterie was an industrial wasteland. This former flour mill, which had fallen into oblivion for 15 years, has been rehabilitated into a place of modern art where artworks are exposed all year in temporary exhibitions.
Claracq bridge
The bridge crosses the Gave, which flows from Pau to Nay.
The leisure centre at Baudreix
At the Baudreix leisure centre you can find an equipped lake with a sandy beach, a water slide, waterski ropeway and water jump as well as a climbing wall, games for kids, a fitness trail, tennis and basketball courts and a picnic area.
Zusätzliche Informationen
Contact
Kabeltelefon : +33 5 59 13 94 99
Office de Tourisme Communautaire du Pays de Nay
Website (URL) : www.tourisme-bearn-paysdenay.com
Office de Tourisme Communautaire du Pays de Nay
Balisage
Grün
Panneau avec pictogramme de la France
Typologie de l'itinéraire
Radwanderweg
Animaux bienvenus ?
Oui
Thèmes
Historisch
Naturnah
Datenautor
