Eslourenties-Daban: the big loop for riders

  • on horseback : 2 jours - Difficulty Difficult
  • Distance : 53km
  • Vertical rise : 800m
  • Public : Sportifs
This is a major trail, with plenty of good tracks. It also includes some charming undergrowth, fords and a few climbs! Crossing wide open spaces with the Pyrenees in the background adds the finishing touch.
Itinerary

  • Step 1 :

    Go past the Maison de la Pêche, follow the riverbank and take the path on the left. In the copse, follow the track to the left. Cross the road and turn left at the next track. Before the equestrian centre, turn right. Cross a meadow and take the path on the right. At the crossroads at the entrance to the wood, turn right. Cross the road and go straight ahead. When the track crosses the road, go up the hill and follow the track to the right in front of the barn. Continue straight ahead on the track, going right after the asphalt rise. Go along the hillside and turn left at the Cardet farm. Follow the track to the right. When you reach the road, turn left twice, then straight on at the calvary.

  • Step 2 :

    At the next crossroads, take the grassy track alongside a hedge. At an old barn, go down the track. Take the road to the right and leave it at the bend. Beware of an off-road motorbike track that may surprise horses. Go down the steep track, cross the ford and turn right. Stay on the track and after a short tarmac section descend and cross a ford. Turn right, following the track. At the crossroads, turn right and watch for dogs. Leave the track at the next farm, pass Baleix and cross the D7. After the church, go up the Chemin Castain-Mayou. Here again, the barking from the kennels may come as a surprise! At the top, turn right and continue along this beautiful path, past the beehives and down to Anoye on the road.

  • Step 3 :

    Cross the bridge, then turn right onto Chemin de l'Abbaye. After this very pretty passage through the forest, follow the track to the left. At the next crossroads, go right, then straight on to Les Quatre Vents. Turn right after the bridge and take the track on the left. Go down the Hau track and up the valley after the ford.

  • Step 4 :

    Go between the two barns and follow the track. Continue to the end of the road and turn right. As the road rises, turn left onto a track that runs alongside a pine forest. When you reach the plateau, at the level of a magnificent oak tree, go left and a downhill path leads you to a track. Continue and after crossing the Grand Lées, take the track on the right. When you reach the road, turn right and then left. Continue between the plots until you reach the Lespourcy church. After the avenue of plane trees, follow the track opposite, then at the corner of a house, go down a gravel track. Go past a farmhouse and turn right. The passage that follows is the same as the outward journey. Go down to the left, and after the ford, follow the track. Follow the road to the right and at the second bend, go up the track. Keep to the right until you reach the road.

  • Step 5 :

    Leave the track to the right and take the path to the right towards the circuit. Descend and cross the Petit Lées. Follow the track to the left and when you reach the road, turn left onto the track after the bridge. Go up and turn right towards Lombia. After the church, turn right and continue straight on until you reach the D77 (crow's feet and calvary). Go left then right on the track. Go past Eslourenties-Daban, past the equestrian centre and at the roundabout opposite, follow the sign for Lac du Gabas. You will arrive at the car park.
Don't miss
  • Lake Gabas (Panorama)

  • The view of the Pyrenees (Panorama)

  • Viewpoint over the Grand Lées valley at Abère (Panorama)

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