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Lush woodland and ancient footpaths link Sazos, Viscos and Grust, winding their way past charming houses and rustic stone gîtes. High above the flower-filled villages, the nickname ‘Toy’ echoes the meaning of the Gascon word for ‘small’, used to refer to the inhabitants of the high Pyrenean valleys.
240425 Villages Perches Grust Luztourisme 3
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240717 Villages Perches Viscos Luztourisme 2
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240425 Villages Perches Grust Luztourisme 1
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TAKE A LOOKAT
BEFORE YOU SET OFF
Moderate difficulty
560 m elevation gain
Yellow, white-and-red markings
Route from the ‘Vallée de Luz-Saint-Sauveur: Lakes and Peaks… On Foot’ guidebook, on sale at the Tourist Office (€12.50).
Starting point: the Tourist Information Centre
4 hours 50 minutes return
The mills of Sazos, a testament to the agricultural and grain-farming activities of days gone by.
Head towards Lourdes.
Before the bridge, cross the road.
Carry on along the Bastan.
With your back to the church, take the D 12 to the right 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 cross (Saint Vincent’s Cross).
Follow the road to the right for 120 metres and you’ll reach the village of Sazos.
Take the road below Sazos Town Hall (GR10), then head up to the top of the village.
At the wayside cross, turn right and you’ll reach the mills.
Cross the stream, then take the path that climbs to the left.
Join a road and turn right onto it.
As you come out of a bend, leave the road and head towards the village of Grust and its church.
Take the narrow lane opposite (wash house) and continue (GR10) towards the top of the village.
Leave the GR10 and head up to the right along a cobbled street towards the viewpoint.
You’ll come out onto a road; follow it to the left as you enter the forest.
At a junction, carry on straight ahead.
After two hairpin bends, join a track: follow it to the right.
Cross the Pont du Sac stream via a footbridge, then you’ll come out onto a road.
Follow the road for about 850 m.
Just before a barn (holiday cottage), head down a path on the right.
Cross the road and continue downhill to a junction.
Turn right and head for Viscos.
Follow the road to the right for about 70 metres, then leave it and head uphill to the right, continuing along the path above the road for 500 metres.
Join the tarmac road again at the buildings and follow it to the right.
After 150 metres, take a path down to the left and, following a long, mostly level stretch, you’ll reach the village of Sazos.
Head to the town hall.
The descent from Sazos follows the same route.
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.
Mowing, pruning and signposting are carried out between May and July by the Barège Valley Trade Union Committee.
