After a break at the lake, head back on the trail and check the directions on the signpost.
Follow the track to the left just for a few metres and then pick the trail to your right; it is marked in red and white (GR108) and can be followed all the way down.The trail leads you down to a footbridge (it forks at one point, but the two paths meet again before the bridge). Un véritable régal pour les yeux ! The main peaks in Ariège are some of…Hiking the Pic du Canigou is a wonderful trail.
Réservé aux randonneurs expérimentés. It is now a gentle stroll down along the valley.
Du parking, suivre la sente remontant vers le barrage de Bious-Artigues et rejoint plus haut la … Local beers can be tasted at the Refuge d'Ayous, about halfway into the hike.There is a choice of campsites along the lower Vallée d'Ossau (in Laruns and further north).Other loop walks can be completed from the same starting point. The scenery is less impressive than on the higher ground, but is still beautiful, with the river even digging a gorge and forming a waterfall at some point.After a last short bit of descent, you will reach a large plain where you cross a bridge, after which you rejoin the gravel track you came up on again.
The going is a bit steep in places, but the trail is well-defined and rather easy-going.The trail then climbs steeply along a beautiful waterfall before the ground levels again. Les incontournables Lacs d'Ayous au fin fond de la vallée d'Ossau, avec en principal paysage, une magnifique vue sur le Pic du Midi d'Ossau.Pourquoi Grand Tour ?
You will notice some red and white markings: this is the GR10, the famous long-distance path that runs the length of the French Pyrenees.You will soon be back on the road.
Elle est donc parfaitement faisable en environ 6h pour un marcheur lambda concentré sur son objectif.
I am proud that I finished it.
After the hamlet of Gabas, turn right at the second hairpin, direction Lac de Bious-Artigues. Very nice hike with superb mountain and lake landscapes Lacs et Pic d'Ayous was a long and hard hike, but so worth it1 Lacs et Pic Dayous was one of the hardest hikes in the Pyrenees. Bien tracé et muni de panneaux signalétiques, l'itinéraire souffre toutefois de l'absence totale de balisage dans le Parc National. Départ : Le départ se fait depuis le parking de Bious-Oumette en été car le parking de Bious-Artigues est déjà complet à 7 h du matin. From here, pick one of the tracks which run up parallel along the slope to the left of the road.
Follow this path down through the forest to the beginning of the walk, retracing your steps back to the car park.There is a small bar at the Lac de Bious-Artigues, which also serves crêpes.
Contour the gate to the left and you will soon reach a fork, at roughly Note that the main track crosses the bridge to your left: this is the return path, but to make the path more interesting we take a different route up.For now, stay on the GR10 and follow the trail to the right which will take you up through a beautiful forest. Cross the bridge and follow the path along the right bank of the river. You will soon have the small Lac du Miey in sight, and in another few minutes, you will reach the Lac Gentau (ca. This is the point where the real descent starts, along the steep, winding, slightly tough-going, rocky trail. Known locally as Tour des Lacs et Pic d’Ayous hike, this walk will take you through some amazing scenery. Parce que passage obligé par le refuge d'Ayous dans un cadre, comment dire ? Cette boucle des lacs d’Ayous fait 14 kilomètres pour 800m de dénivelé positif et ne présente pas de difficulté particulière. Il faut bien évidement compter plus pour le marcheur photographe …
Le pic d'Ayous domine les lacs d'Ayous et offre une vue magnifique sur le Pic d'Ossau, le Pic des Moines. blue sky. Les incontournables Lacs d'Ayous au fin fond de la vallée d'Ossau, avec en principal paysage, une magnifique vue sur le Pic du Midi d'Ossau. A mere 30/40 minutes later should see you at the Col d’Ayous (At the Col you will leave the GR10, instead going right and picking the upper, unmarked path which follows the ridgeline to your right. This is the last real bit of ascent and only takes a few minutes. An easy one skirts around the Lac de Bious-Artigues (The Pic du Midi d'Ossau is also locally called "Jean-Pierre". Il vous faudra remonter à pied les 600m de dénivelé sur le sentier du GR10 pour accéder au refuge et aux chapelets de lacs. Various explanations can be found about this nickname, some of them linked to local legends.Become a Contributor at 10Adventures and share your adventures!
Réflexion parfaite du Pic du Midi d’Ossau dans le lac Gentau – France, Occitanie.