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GR10 shortcut St Etienne to Bidarray via Larla Mine

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Distance
8.31 mi
Elevation gain
1,890 ft
Technical difficulty
Moderate
Elevation loss
1,926 ft
Max elevation
1,590 ft
TrailRank 
37
Min elevation
1,590 ft
Trail type
One Way
Time
4 hours 12 minutes
Coordinates
1058
Uploaded
September 5, 2019
Recorded
August 2019
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near Eyerhalde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine (France)

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(En español abajo) This is not the GR10, but a shortcut from St Etienne de Baígorry to Bidarray, avoiding the GR10 along Iparla ridge, because we were short of time. The first part was along the main road D948 until the hamlet of Artasarhi where St Etienne´s rubbish recycling centre is located. This part was not much fun, as we followed this busy road. However after leaving the D948 by crossing a cattle grid on the left just past there (after the Urdos stream) it was much nicer, and we foollowed an easy route along dirt tracks to Saint-Martin-d'Arrossa, where we stopped for lunch (at the Fronton pitch - it seems there are no shops or bars here). We then left the village and found a well marked footpath up the hill. This was great, except at one point we did have to find our way through high ferns. Nevertheless that was only a short stretch and we soon got to the Larla mine. From this point the trail was relatively easy, following signs and tracks down to Bidarray.
Evitamos la GR10 por falta de tiempo y hicimos un atajo partiendo de St Etienne por la carretera D948 hasta Artasarhi donde está el Punto Limpio de St Etienne. Este trozo es feo porque ibamos por la carretera. Justo después de pasar el riochuelo de Urdos (Ruisseau d'Urdos) salimos de la carretera principal cruzando un paso canadiense, y a partir de este punto el trayecto fue más agradable, aunque fur por pistas. paramos en Saint-Martin-d'Arrossa para comer (en un banco al lado de la pista de frontón - parece que no hay tiendas o bares). Un rato a la salida encontramos un senero señalizado y muy agradable sino que en algún punto tuvimos que buscar el camino por los helechos. Salimos de ese parte difícil (solo fur unos 600m) y llegamos a otro sendero bastante obvio dónde está la mina de Larla. Desde allí la bajada hasta Bidarray fue fácil.

Waypoints

PictographWaypoint Altitude 487 ft

BIDARRAY

PictographWaypoint Altitude 1,532 ft

Bidarray junction 2

Sentier des mineurs

PictographWaypoint Altitude 1,585 ft
Photo ofBidarray junction 3 concrete track

Bidarray junction 3 concrete track

Sentier des mineurs. Join a concrete track down a steep section. Aquí la pista está con hormigón por ser bastante empinada.

PictographWaypoint Altitude 302 ft

Bidarray junction 4

Turn left into lower Bidarray village

PictographWilderness hut Altitude 1,473 ft
Photo ofShelter Caseta

Shelter Caseta

Barn with repaired roof. Caseta / borda con el tejado en bien estado

PictographWaypoint Altitude 502 ft

Cattle grid and road

Leave the highway D948 to the left and cross the cattle grid onto a small country lane parrallel to the main road. Salir de la carretera D948 aquí cruzando el paso canadiense a la izquierda, y seguir la pista delante (a la derecha) que va paralelo a la carretera.

PictographWaypoint Altitude 440 ft

Déchetterie de Saint-Étienne-de-Baïgorry

Recycling & Waste Management of Baigorry. El Punto Limpio de St Etienne, dónde se ve contenedores para la basura.

PictographWaypoint Altitude 0 ft

Ferns - Helechos

We got lost in ferns. Follow the track uphill to Larla Mine. Aquí nos perdimos por los helechos. Nos apañamos una ruta hasta llegar a la mina de Larla arriba.

PictographWaypoint Altitude 0 ft

Fronton Saint-Martin-d'Arrossa

Saint-Martin-d'Arrossa

PictographWaypoint Altitude 535 ft

Gite Gaineko Karrikan

We left St Etienne from the Gite dÉtape Gaineko Karrikan. Partimos desde el Gite dÉtape Gaineko Karrikan.

PictographWaypoint Altitude 873 ft
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Jarlekia trail begins

We left the tarmac following a signposted trail to Jarlekia and Haritzondo. initially this trail was very clearly marked. Salimos de la carretera dónde había carteles marcando un sendero a Jarlekia y Haritzondo. Al princípio este sendero fue fácil seguir.

PictographWaypoint Altitude 770 ft
Photo ofJoin the tarmac road to Bidarray

Join the tarmac road to Bidarray

PictographWaypoint Altitude 1,473 ft
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Larla to Bidarray junction

Take the trail to the left / north here. Soon you pass a barn on your right. Coger la pista hacia la izquierda. Dentro de poco encontrarás una borda en la mano derecha.

PictographMine Altitude 1,476 ft
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Minas de Larla

Larla Mines

PictographWaypoint Altitude 1,155 ft

Take the tarmac road Sataly

Pass a house and turn left onto a tarmac road and head a few metres downhill. Soon afterwards looking for a footpath to the left. Take the footpath, so now as you start to descend the house you passed is again on your left. Pasando una casa, en el cruce ir a la izquierda por la carretera bajando unos metros. hasta encontrar otro sendero bajando a la izquierda. La misa casa que habrá pasado ahara estará en la mano izquierda.

PictographWaypoint Altitude 1,129 ft

Leave the tarmac road Sataly

Soon afterwards look for a footpath to the left. Take this footpath signposted Sentier des Contrabandiers towards Bidarray, so now as you start to descend the house you passed is again on your left. En unos metros se encuentra otro sendero bajando a la izquierda (señalizado Sentier des Contrabandiers) hacia Bidarray. La misma casa que habrá pasado ahara estará en la mano izquierda.

PictographWaypoint Altitude 449 ft

Zurlan

Carpentry and wooden structures

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