5 Unmissable walks

Go on a hike from Lourdes

Feel like a walk? Want to discover Lourdes from a new angle, on a hike?
Put on your boots, fasten your laces and discover our selection of walks and hikes in the area around Lourdes…

Walk around Lourdes Lake

With its picture postcard setting, Lourdes Lake offers many activities and an easy hike, only a few kilometres from the town centre. This rejuvenating and unusual walk is full of things to discover as you cross the pine forest and the greens of Lourdes golf course, away from the buzz of the developed area of the lake. Half-way along, you will come across a very special wetland area: the peat bog, a listed “NATURA 2000” site where exceptional animals and plants thrive together.

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The Tour de Baloum

If you’re with the family and need to stretch your legs with your little monkeys… In 30 minutes, the Tour de Baloum is ideal for a short family walk. The woodland path, which is very pleasant in warm weather, leads to a belvedere which offers a scenic view over Lourdes and its fortified castle.

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The Pic du Jer trail

To reach greater heights, hit the Pic du Jer trail for a hike with views over the Lourdes and the towns around Hautes-Pyrénées. After walking for 1 hr 30 mins, there you are at the top of the Pic du Jer, where a place to eat awaits you. You can continue the hike up to the summit following the botanical trail, which is dotted with information signs describing the trees and shrubs around you.
At the top, savour the 360° view of the town and the Pyrenees mountains.

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Découverte botanique au Pic du Jer à Lourdes

The Pic du Béout trail

Not as tall as the neighbouring Pic du Jer, the Béout culminates at 719m. Set off on this historical and wilder family hike through fern-covered moorland. Up there, amateur photographers will love the various viewpoints over Lourdes, the Batsurguère Valley and the surrounding peaks…

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GR78 de Lourdes à Saint Jacques de Compostelle. Randonneurs et vététiste parcourant le chemin

The Green Path

From Tarbes to Lourdes, the Green Path (Chemin Vert) will take you to discover the alluvial plain of the Echez, a tributary of the Adour, and the Pyrenean piedmont while revealing the typical towns and villages of Hautes-Pyrénées: Adé, Juillan, Lanne, Louey… A nice walk to get to know the locals.

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