Course à pied et marcheurs sur le chemin Henri IV
Just a few kilometres from the town centre, Lourdes Lake is of glacial origin and offers a peaceful place to hike on the Pyrenean piedmont. Half-way along, you’ll come across a very special wetland area: the peat bog, a listed “NATURA 2000” site.
Follow the Pic du Jer botanical trail illustrated with 16 signs describing the shrubs and trees. High up there, you’ll discover a unique view of the Pyrenean peaks. You can take the funicular back down if you like.
Balade facile en famille au pic du Jer
Découverte botanique au Pic du Jer à Lourdes
Randonnée en famille au Pic du Jer
The Béout Trail takes you to the top of the Béout where you can admire a view of Lourdes and its surroundings along with several unmissable peaks of the Pyrenees: the Pic du Jer, Pic du Pibeste, Pic de Montaigu…
The Piedmont Path (Chemin du Piémont or GR 78) is a pilgrimage route to Santiago de Compostela. From Carcassonne to St-Jean-Pied-de-Port via Lourdes, it leads to L’Estelle-Bétharram in the west along the forest road, or Bagnères-de-Bigorre to the east along a section of the Pic du Jer Trail. Marked in red and white, the Piedmont Path goes through Lourdes, where you can discover the major sites of the town: the Pic du Jer, Fortified Castle and Sanctuary.
Marked in red and white, the Henry IV Path (Chemin Henri IV or GR 782) connects Lourdes with Pau along an old Roman road established centuries ago in the hills that overlook the right bank of the Gave de Pau. The Henry IV Path is a long-distance route of 50 km, on which you will see the Pyrenees mountains, pass by parcels of forest and cross areas of farmland.
Voie Verte Des Gaves Marcheurs Bd©p. Vincent Ot Lourdes 2013The Greenway has been created on the disused railway line that served the spa resorts in the late 19th century:
Exclusivité Office Tourisme jusqu'en 2019
