Saubusse Bridge – Adour Towpath loop from Angoumé

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Saubusse Bridge – Adour Towpath loop from Angoumé

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Saubusse Bridge – Adour Towpath loop from Angoumé

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17.2km

60m

Cycling

Easy bike ride. Mostly paved surfaces. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: September 10, 2026

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Includes a segment that goes up or down a series of steps

You may need to carry your bike.

After 8.56 km for 3 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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1.59 km

Wooden footbridge on the cycle path

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Footbridge to avoid a marshy area on the edge of the Adour

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3.96 km

View of the Adour

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Along the EV3 which, in this section, passes along the river, you can enjoy a beautiful view of the Adour, a river that rises in the Pyrenees and flows into the Atlantic Ocean near Bayonne.

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8.26 km

Traditional Boats of the Adour

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THE BOATS OF THE ADOUR

BAYOUNE
A galupe used for transporting goods (60 tons)
• Flat-bottomed barge with a shallow draft (18 cm)
• Length: 18 m; Beam: 3.70 m
• Weight: 10 tons
• Oak wood
• Aft decked with a "half-tillac" or "escapuchot" (shelter-berth and hold)
• Rudder balanced by a stone (80 kg)
• Equipped with a mast and a single-yard sail

LOU TARRIT
The couralin used for amateur and professional fishing
• Flat-bottomed boat
• Length: 5.50 m; Beam: 2 m
• Bow with a flat shape
• Lug rigging
• Navigation: sail, sculling, pole, and oar

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8.37 km

Saubusse

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In Saubusse, you follow the Adour on the old towpath which has become EuroVelo n°3 the Scandibérique. The Barthes, vast flooded meadows shared by geese, horses and cows, not forgetting egrets, herons, storks as well as a rich flora of wet meadows.

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8.64 km

Saubusse Bridge

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The Saubusse Rivière section (Vimport) has recently been paved

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8.81 km

Adour Towpath

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First asphalt, then Steinchenweg - an end-of-humanity silence

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14.8 km

The Vimport bridge

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The Vimport Bridge spans the Adour River south of the Greater Dax urban community. A new parking lot has just been built, providing a starting point for a walk or bike ride along the towpath along the banks of the Adour, or towards the Barthes de Rivière. A new section of cycle path is currently being developed, linking Dax train station to Vimport. It will become the new route for the EuroVélo3 route towards Bayonne or the Pyrenees.

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17.2 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

8.80 km

7.21 km

1.02 km

165 m

Surfaces