VTC2 La boucle du gave

Go up the riverbank of the Gave. Cross Claracq bridge to the left. At the roundabout turn left. After 200m (656ft) turn left and 100m ( 328ft) further turn left. Arriving at large buildings, on the left, go along the canal then turn left on the road Chemin du Saligat. At a lake, turn left. Turn left once more, cross a footbridge, turn right then left. Cross a bridge and turn right. Turn left in front of the church of Bourdettes then right.

Cross the road D936 and go up to the right in the housing estate Riu de Lanne. At the crossroads, turn left and 200m ( 656ft) further turn right. At a small square, turn right towards the village. Cross the road and straight ahead. Turn right in front of the church of Arros-de-Nay, cross the road D37 and turn left on the street Rue de le Roundade, then at the stop sign, turn right. Ride through fields for 1km (0.6mi), cross 2 bridges. Then turn left on a road and at the end, turn left, pass by the mill of Espoune and go up the road

At the crossroads with a cross made of stone, turn right. Ride during 300m ( 984ft), cross a bridge and turn left towards a barn. Continue on the track that turns right and then turn left towards the riverbank of the Gave. To the left, cross a footbridge. Turn right then left. In Baliros in front of the church turn right then left, pass by the castle. Turn right then left. At the cross roads turn right on the road D37 towards the bridge of Assat. Cross the bridge, turn right on the road Route de Pau and Lourdes for 100m (328ft).

Turn right on a track then turn left twice through fields. Once back on a road turn right. At the crossroads after the factories turn right then left. Turn right on the street Rue du Gavarres. At the stop sign, turn right and once again to the right at a small square where there are plane trees. Go straight ahead after a farm (Mill of Segassie). Follow a track along a stream and turn left twice. Reach the Gave, cross the footbridge. Follow the path along the Gave. At Baudreix water sports centre cross a small footbridge to the right. Go straight to reach the large footbridge and come back by the road you took at the start.