Suitable for outings with friends, this circuit winds its way through the meanders of the Souletin hills through some confidential roads. The astonishing plain of the first 19 km contrasts with the surrounding landscapes dotted with mounds and furrowed by gorges. In the end, the long warm-up phase is necessary to undertake the assault on Col de Bast. Hidden behind a first line of defence, this unknown col makes it difficult for the first km. What follows does not put it in the first category, but its quality landscape gives it more than one positive point. The descent to the land of the Musketeers can be the occasion of a refreshment that consists, among other things, of some pieces of Ossau-Iraty. A long straight line allows a playful return to the "plain" and an arrival at Oloron pedaling.
41 km
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max. 466 m
min. 201 m
266 m
266 m
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The Barétous Valley is the homeland of two famous King's Musketeers, Aramis and Porthos. The latter, whose life was idealized by Alexandre Dumas, lived in the castle of Lanne. Athos was born not far from Oloron Santa-Marie. Only D'Artagnan did not come from the Béarn.
The Aramits cheese factory is a cooperative that collects milk from around fifty shepherds from Barétous and Soule. Through the centralized production of cow, sheep or mixed cheese, this is an essential link to safeguard local know-how and maintain the economy in rural areas.
Loop
Cycle route
3 to 4 hours
Picnic area
Picnic area
Water point
Picnic area
Water point
Ablutions
Natural