Walks and hikes

Happiness is being out and about … Thanks to its perfect location, Luz is surrounded by natural landscapes full of rare beauty.
Discover this enchanted nature, by yourself or with a guide … Peaceful trails, undergrowth teeming with nature, hilltop villages, mountain lakes… stroll at your own pace, with the only the promise of enjoying the most beautiful panoramas.

DISCOVER WALKS OF RARE BEAUTY

and experience unusual adventures away from the major tourist sites: fishing in high-altitude lakes, exceptional panoramas, bivouacking under the stars, stone barns, pastoral valleys…

AUTHENTIC HIKES IN THE VALLEY “PAYS TOY”

All year long, you can discover varied landscapes and authentic villages – the essence of the Toy Country. Follow our 8 guided themed walks and a tour of the valley…

The “Guide Randonnées pittoresque en Pays Toy” is on sale at the Luz Tourist Office for € 5.50.

It’s your turn!

During each of the proposed walks, “Guide Randonnées pittoresque en Pays Toy” invites you to enjoy: quizzes, sketches, poems…

For even more fun, enjoy the selfie terminals en route so you have a memory of your holiday!

 

Also remember to punch the page of the walk you have done

and when you have completed 5 walks and answered the multiple choice questions in the guide, you will receive a free entry to Luzéa or Ciéléo spa.

On the pastoral paths

Discover pastoral activity on the summer pastures, used for centuries by breeders who took their herds up to graze here during the summer : Estibe, Troumouse, Bué…

The Pyrenees National Park

Luz is at the gateway to a protected area with a rich diversity of natural, cultural and landscape sites, home to a wide variety of flora and fauna, with many endemic and emblematic species.

The Néouvielle Nature Reserve

This reserve, which protects the granite Massif du Néouvielle, is remarkable for its many lakes and the diversity of its sumptuous landscapes with their azure and turquoise colours.

Our mountain lakes

The Pyrenees are also renowned for their many mountain lakes that feed the network of penstocks for the hydroelectric power stations in the valley : Bastampe, Ets Coubous…

FOR A UNIQUE EXPERIENCE

In a bivouac or in a refuge, savor the tranquility of a night in the mountains and admire the stars as if it were raining…

A few hours’ walk from Luz, there are several refuges:

  • Glère Refuge: +33(0)6 80 01 25 64 / +33(0)9 82 12 55 32
  • New ! Aygues Cluses Refuge: refuge.ayguescluses@gmail.com
  • Espuguettes Refuge: +33(0)5 62 92 40 63
  • Pailha Refuge: +33(0)5 62 92 48 48 / +33(0)6 81 84 39 95
  • Refuge of Breche de Roland – Les Sarradets: +33(0)6 83 38 13 24
  • Baysselance Refuge: +33(0)9 74 77 66 52
  • La Grange de Holle: +33(0)5 62 92 48 77

For bivouacs, specific legislation is in force in the heart of the Pyrenees National Park: consult the regulations.

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Tourist information
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Before you head off on a walk or embark on a trip into the mountains or the Pyrenean peaks, be sure to take the necessary safety precautions.

Further Info :

Summer check list – Before heading into the mountains

Winter check list – – Before heading into the mountains