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    Activities spring / summer / autumn :         Information brochure available on site
  • Fishing : National Fishing Permit is obligatory. There are 2 private lakes on the premises reserved for residents only - a permit is supplied on arrival.
  • Mountainbiking : Hire possible at the reception.
  • Equitation : July-August only. Rides (horses, donkeys, ponies) for 1 hour, half a day or full day. Contact 05.59.28.51.29
  • Hill walking : hundreds of kilometers of marked footpaths : GR10, HRP (Orhy peak 2000m away), educational footpaths...
  • Orgambideska Observation Point : from mid-July to mid-November : important site to see migratory birds. Contact : the col is directly 500 m from the chalets reception.
  • Tennis : 2 courts with free access: racket hire at the reception.
  • Miscellaneous : Many natural sites to visit in the area.
    At just a few kms away : the village of Larrau with the Holzarté bridge, that of Saint-Engrâce and the Kakuetta gorges.
    A little further away : Mauléon, the capital of the espadrille.
    Less than 1h30 away, the Atlantic Ocean and it's beaches as well as the border villages.
  • We recommend that you visit the site of the Soule Tourist Office for many other interesting places to visit www.valleedesoule.com.

    Cross country ski resort :
  • When the weather conditions are ideal, the Commission Syndicale du Pays de Soule prepares Nordic skiing runs every day in the Iraty forest.


  • The Ski Runs :      
    The marking of the runs indicate the technical difficulty and the distance. At Iraty there are 4 cross country runs comprising a total of 40 kms :
    • A green run (return 1,6 km) "ikasgia"
    • A blue run (circle : 3 km) "zarzagoity"
    • A red run (circle + return 11 km) "petrilarre"
    • A black run (circle : 22 km) "uthurcharre"
    and 2 itineraries for showshoeing.
    • A circuit of 2.5 km
    • A circuit of 5 km
  • Access to runs :

    • You need a ski pass authorising you to use the runs. The licence fee for 2007-2008 delivered by FRANCE SKI DE FOND allows access to most of the French Nordic sites.
Ski pass rates for 2007/2008 Adults Children (<16 years)
Iraty Resort Season Pass55 €25 €
Week Pass 28 € 14 €
Day Pass5.50 €2.75 €
Group Package + 20 people4.30 €2.30 €
  • Equipment hire :

    • The hire workshop has a large amount of skis, poles and boots.
    For example, for an adult comprising the ski pass :
    Half day 9 € - 1 day 13 € - 1 week 63.50 €
    The workshop also has snowshoes at the following rates :
    Half day 5 € - 1 day 8 € - 1 week 40 €

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