Lac de Bious-Artigues – Lake Bious Artigues loop from Lac de Bious-Artigues

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Lac de Bious-Artigues – Lake Bious Artigues loop from Lac de Bious-Artigues

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Lac de Bious-Artigues – Lake Bious Artigues loop from Lac de Bious-Artigues

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3.32km

60m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 26, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Parc national des Pyrénées (cœur)

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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83 m

Crêperie de Bious

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Delicious pancakes await you after your workout!

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151 m

Bious-Artigues is an artificial reservoir located at an altitude of 1,416 meters. Its compound name is the association of the name of the Bious valley with the term Artigues which designates clearings cleared in the Middle Ages.

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185 m

Lake Bious Artigues

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Mountain reservoir with mountain panorama in the background.
The parking lot at the foot of the dam was the starting point of the hike

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Lac de Bious-Artigues

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It's a must in the area at this time, sun, daffodils and other spring gentian flowers, snow, lakes covered in ice, all or part of it, but it's worth it!

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1.25 km

Bridge Over the River on the Circular Trail

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Concrete bridge over the river

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2.23 km

View of the lake and pic

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2.59 km

Staumauer

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Path over the dam

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2.80 km

See mit Bergblick

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Lake view with mountain panorama

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3.32 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

1.96 km

1.18 km

149 m

Surfaces

1.93 km

1.16 km

149 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Today

Tuesday 13 October

17°C

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Comments

July 28, 2022,An angel roaming the Pyrenees: Tajabone in Vallée d'Ossau

Together with our Senegalese friends, we once again spent time near Lac de Bious-Artigues high up in the Pyrénées. Another delightful afternoon making merry, kayaking and communing with the splendid horses and cows.

Serafina too was beside herself with joy to spend time in the magical Vallée d'Ossau; home to the magnificent Pyrénées National Park with over 4,000 different animal …

June 29, 2023,Runde um den Lac de Bious-Artigues

Unfortunately, from the French border there were low clouds and hardly any visibility. The sun was shining south of the pass line and it was 10 degrees warmer.

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