Arzacq-Arraziguet : de la bastide à la forêt

From the Place de la République car park (opposite the town hall), take the Rue de la Basse-Ville (a feudal mound which, in the 11th century, was overlooked by a wooden castle used as a lookout and last refuge and surrounded by ditches). At the first bend in the road, turn right onto Chemin de Gnagne, then continue downhill alongside the Arriou stream.

At the junction with a tarmac track, turn right and continue as far as the L'Arriou bridge. At the top of a small rise, turn right.

At the crossroads (RD944) in the Vialé district, immediately take the track on the left which will take you to the Pountet farm and the Hournas farm until you cross the Louts stream (small footbridge on your right).

Once you have crossed the Louts stream, turn right at the picnic area and walk along the stream through the forest. You will come to a small footbridge as far as the RD946 road (recreation area and Chemin de Compostelle).

Head due south and cross over the road bridge on a small beaten earth path: you are on a section of the GR65 (Saint-Jacques de Compostelle). A little further on, take the 1st stony track on the left which becomes a dirt track and continue straight ahead.

At the 2nd junction, go up through the moorland on your right as far as the water tower. At the top of the tarmac hill, you will see the Soubestre bullring. Walk along the college and reach the Place du Marcadieu, then the Place de la République with its arcades, church and the tower.