15 - Losko VTT

Undetectable from the valley, here's a little expedition for lovers of good old mountain biking. We start by slipping into the cool of the Susselgue valley, where the secret of the trip to come is well preserved. Then it's on to the 13 twists and turns of Anthole, where the landscape expands at every hairpin, revealing a few clues: beautiful beech forests to ride through, the Losko ridge within wheel's reach and the distant view as far as Mauléon. With 800 m of ascent in the legs, we thought we'd reached our goal when, below the Losko crest, an isolated earth crossing comes into view, giving us the full measure of the climb up the Anthole lacets, with a view from Mauléon to Béarn.