pedestrian

Roller ride: The Bourgailh forest

Distance: 2,9 km
walk
Duration: 45 mn
Difficulty : Very easy
with wheels
Duration: 1h
Difficulty : Easy-to-use
Elevation: 10 D +
Departure: PESSAC
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Pessac

The Bourgailh forest is a natural space dedicated to the environment and sustainable development, a unique site of its kind in France. It is a forest of discoveries with a nature area of ​​110 Ha around three major themes: nature, sport and family.

The Balades à Roulettes® (BR®) are short, quiet walks, with a stroller or a small bicycle, or adapted for people with reduced mobility (in a wheelchair), offered by the French Hiking Federation of the Gironde.

Your itinerary

1

The start

From the car park take the central alley, at the first crossroads continue straight, on your left a belvedere and on the right a nature theater (400 seats and a 130 m2 stage) then turn right and cross a wooden bridge, continue straight ahead after crossing a tarmac driveway. You cross a ditch on a wooden bridge, turn right on a tarmac road (distorted road for a few meters). At the end of this path turn left then continue straight until you reach a large driveway.
2

Back

You will turn right (red and white markup of the GR Bordeaux Métropole), follow this alley; You pass in front of a belvedere (between two bends) continue on this driveway, leaving the other paths on your right and on your left. After crossing a wooden bridge, turn left on a compacted gravel driveway, pass under a high voltage line , (red and white markup of the GR Bordeaux Métropole). At a clear natural space, turn left (follow the red & white markings of the GR) on a natural path, at the beacon (GR) turn right on a natural path. After crossing a wooden bridge, turn right, follow the markings du GR. After the belvedere at the exit of the bend, take a sandy path to the right. At the end of this path with a wooden structure, turn right onto a tarmac path. main path (marking of the GR) which will lead back to the starting point (parking).