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Following the banks of the Bastan, cross the Sassis suspension footbridge before a short walk to the village of Sazos. A path through the tranquil countryside of the Agnouède then leads you to the great Mensongé waterfall. The source of the Hountalade, where thermal water gushes forth on the heights of Saint-Sauveur, marks the end of the loop.
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TAKE A LOOKAT
BEFORE YOU SET OFF
Easy level
370 m elevation gain
White-red and yellow markings
Route from the ‘Vallée de Luz-Saint-Sauveur: Lakes and Peaks… On Foot’ guidebook, available from the Tourist Office (€12.50).
Departure from the Tourist Office
+ 40 mins
You can take a detour via the Croix de Sia for panoramic views of the impressive surrounding gorges.
Head towards Lourdes.
Before the bridge, walk down alongside the Gave.
Take the Promenade du Bastan.
Cross the footbridge.
With your back to the church, turn right onto the D 12 and follow it for 50 metres.
Head up the street on the left, cross a canal and continue along the tarmac road.
Cross the stream via a bridge and head up the old path to a wayside shrine (Saint Vincent’s Cross).
Follow the road to the right for 120 metres and you’ll reach the village of Sazos.
Before you reach the town hall, turn left (turning right leads to the church).
At the drinking trough, turn left, then left again.
Take the steps (on the left, with picnic tables and an orientation board) and you’ll come out onto the road.
Cut across the road and head up the path opposite.
At the fork, turn right and head towards the Cascades farm.
Carry on straight ahead, cross the stream, then turn left towards Agnouède.
Follow a long, almost level path which leads to the hamlet of Agnouède.
Follow the road straight ahead for 800 m until you reach a junction of footpaths.
Head down the path on the left.
It crosses the road several times before rejoining it for 500 metres.
Leave the road and turn left onto a track suitable for vehicles.
You’ll come to a junction (picnic tables).
Leave the path that heads down to the right (10-minute walk to Saint-Sauveur, plus a free spa shuttle bus from the thermal baths back to the town centre).
Carry on straight ahead, then head down to the right towards Hountalade.
The path runs alongside the stream before reaching an open area (the source of the Hountalade).
Carry on left along the road, then head down to the right along a path that joins the D 12.
Follow it to the left (take care!) for500 m, then, before a parapet, head down to the right.
Then follow a wider path to the right, cross the canal and rejoin the road.
Cut across and head for the banks of the Gave.
Follow the grassy path to the left until you reach the footbridge.
Take the footbridge.
Follow the path along the Bastan.
Cross the road to get to the Tourist Office.
It is recommended that you use the services of a mountain professional (guide or leader) when hiking this summer route (to be undertaken when there is no snow).
The information provided in this edition and/or on www.luz-tourisme.com, as well as the signposting, is for guidance only.
Maps or diagrams cannot be regarded as official routes.
Despite the care taken in their production, the content from this publication and/or www.luz-tourisme.com does not constitute a contractual document, and the Luz-Saint-Sauveur Tourist Office (SIRET No. 31896425100017) accepts no liability (even in the event of any changes or errors), and cannot be held liable in the event of any accident or damage sustained whilst following this route.
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