L'étang d'Izourt

Étang d'Izourt

Sport, Pedestrian sports, Hiking itinerary in Auzat
6.5 km
2h 45min
Medium

  • Located in the Artiès valley above Auzat, l'étang d'izourt is a dam lake built in the late 1930s. It takes you into a mountain setting, below the étangs du Fourcat, as a second step towards the peaks approaching 3000 m.

  • Access: from Vicdessos, on the D8, pass Auzat. Shortly after the Capunta bridge, turn left onto the road to Artiès, which you'll have to pass (there's a fountain and toilet on the right-hand side of the road...). You must park in the Pradières-d'en-haut parking lot on the right.

    The tourist office, the communities of communes and the communes crossed by these trails cannot be held responsible for accidents of any kind that may occur to hikers, nor for any changes that may occur in the...
    Access: from Vicdessos, on the D8, pass Auzat. Shortly after the Capunta bridge, turn left onto the road to Artiès, which you'll have to pass (there's a fountain and toilet on the right-hand side of the road...). You must park in the Pradières-d'en-haut parking lot on the right.

    The tourist office, the communities of communes and the communes crossed by these trails cannot be held responsible for accidents of any kind that may occur to hikers, nor for any changes that may occur in the terrain (routes and markings).
  • Guidebook with maps/step-by-step
    Caution!
    Temporary detour via the "Artiès" option at the "Coumasses Grandes" intersection and at the "Etang d'Izourt" intersection.

    (D/A) From Pradières-d'en-haut to Garguéran (1177m) at the parking lot, follow the signs for Etangs du Fourcat (white and red markings), Refuge du Fourcat. Continue through a birch wood, leaving the stream and the power station on the left bank. Cross the stream by the footbridge. You return to the road and shortly afterwards the path starts off to the right through the ferns.

    0h55 - ORRIS DE LA COUME (1522m). Pass the small Coume lock on a hairpin bend, and the path leads down into the valley.

    1h40 - ETANG D'IZOURT (1647m). Keep your distance from the buildings. Go past the hut, straight through the low walls, the opening is on the right. Return to the path.

    2h45 - A - Return to the Pradières-d'en-haut parking lot.
  • Departure
    Auzat
  • Access: from Vicdessos, on the D8, pass Auzat. Shortly after the Capunta bridge, turn left onto the road to Artiès, which you'll have to pass (there's a fountain and toilet on the right-hand side of the road). You must park in the Pradières-d'en-haut parking lot on the right.
  • Environment
    • Forest location
    • Mountain location
    • Pond within 5 km
  • Spoken languages
    • French
  • Documentation
    GPX / KML files allow you to export the trail of your hike to your GPS (or other navigation tool)
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Services
  • Equipment
    • Car park
    • Free car park
  • Services
    • Pets welcome
      • Dogs must be kept on a leash due to the presence of herds.
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