Distance: 9 km
walk
Duration: 3h
Difficulty : Easy
Elevation: 19 D +
Departure: BAZAS
Around water (canal, stream, lake, marsh, ...)
Campaigns
BAZAS
Leaving Bazas, a pleasant footpath gives you the opportunity to discover one of the eight most important natural sites in Gironde: the Lac de la Prade created in 1981 for irrigation purposes. From the first year of impoundment, the ecological interests of Lac de la Prade were quickly identified: 1st site in Aquitaine for the nesting of a colony of gray herons, a privileged place of reception for rare bird species and protected (grebe, osprey, etc.), the existence of a rich and diversified flora and a remarkable fauna.
Embedded in the middle of the hills, in the heart of the Beuve valley, this artificial body of water of about fifty hectares offers the amateur a quiet area conducive to ornithological observation and the discovery of a variety of flora and fauna species.
Embedded in the middle of the hills, in the heart of the Beuve valley, this artificial body of water of about fifty hectares offers the amateur a quiet area conducive to ornithological observation and the discovery of a variety of flora and fauna species.
Your itinerary
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Departure from Cathedral Square
Departure from Bazas Cathedral Square. Opposite the tourist office, take rue Bragous.
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Step 2
At the end of the street, cross the Cours du Maréchal Joffre, then continue down Rue Saint Antoine just opposite for 150 m.
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Step 3
Turn right on rue Paulin de Pella, pass in front of the current hospital, then continue straight ahead on Chemin de Marmande as an extension. Cross a meadow and continue straight on to the Beuve stream. At the intersection, take the paved road to the left.
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Step 4
After having skirted the Beuve for 2 km, take the path extending to the right of the treatment plant. Continue straight for several kilometers to the Prade lake.
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Step 5
Arriving on the site, follow the path on the left which runs along the lake to the restaurant.
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Step 6
Continue to go around the lake to the right, cross a wooden bridge and climb up to the observatory.
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Step 7
The return is done by the same route.
Points of interest
Place de la cathédrale
Cathedral of St. John the Baptist
Apothecary of Saint-Antoine Hospital
Prade lake observatory
Prade Lake