Ouillon: shepherds' trail on horseback

  • on horseback : 2h30 - Difficulty Easy
  • Distance : 21.4km
  • Vertical rise : 120m
  • Public : Famille
A charming hike that can be enjoyed all year round. Beautiful trails with breathtaking views of the Pyrenees mountains are interspersed with two very pleasant sections of undergrowth.
Itinerary

  • Step 1 :

    With your back to the church, turn left down the chemin des écoliers. Take the first track on the right between the houses and cross the undergrowth, go down slightly onto the road, then up the track to the right. Continue straight ahead at the next three crossroads. Go as far as a crossroads and turn right. Keep going and at the end of this long track, fork right, then right onto the D362. Take the path immediately to the left.

  • Step 2 :

    Follow the lane and fork left at the crossroads. Pass the beautiful avenue of oak trees, then the Cassou farm and turn right. Take the first track on the left and follow it. Go alongside the field and the small stream. Cross the stream and go straight on to the road. Riders be careful, there may be gullies draining off water without screens.

  • Step 3 :

    Turn right onto the road, follow the hairpin bend and continue straight ahead between the houses to descend onto the track. Take the track on the right into the forest. Leave the wood and cross the road after the houses, where a track climbs up on the right. Take a section of the D39 (careful traffic) to the left, then turn right. Leave Rue Marquedehore. Leave the track on the left to reach Andoins church.

  • Step 4 :

    Go around the church onto Rue Nouste Henric. As you go downhill, at a bend in the road, enter the woods. Go up and at the stop sign turn right and then left. Follow the track to the road, turn right and head for Ouillon, but beware of the traffic!
Don't miss
  • Church of Saint Laurent (Heritage)

    The last heiress of the family of the Lords of Andoins, Diane d'Andoins, also known as "la Belle Corisande", Countess of Guiche and Gramont, was Henri III of Navarre's most loyal mistress. During the troubled times of the Wars of Religion, she played an important political role with the future King Henry IV. Intelligent and cultured, she was a friend of Montaigne. The church, rebuilt on the site of the medieval castle, is known as the "church of a thousand colours" thanks to the magnificent paintings by Léonardo Fortuni and the Art Deco stained glass windows by Mauméjean. The church is open at weekends and on public holidays.

  • Ouillon Wood (Nature site)

    The mysterious atmosphere of the Bois d'Ouillon, especially on the banks of the Luy de France, invites you to take a break from time. Two hiking stations await you in this wood.

  • Lahitau Wood (Nature site)

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