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View of Banc d'Arguin from the Southern Dune of Pilat

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View of Banc d'Arguin from the Southern Dune of Pilat

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View of Banc d'Arguin from the Southern Dune of Pilat

Name: View of Banc d'Arguin from the Southern Dune of Pilat
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Location: La Teste-De-Buch, Arcachon, New Aquitaine, France

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1. Parc Mauresque – Place du Marché d'Arcachon loop from Vieux-Pyla

28.8km

07:31

210m

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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2. Dune of Pilat – Dune du Pilat (face nord) loop from Vieux-Pyla

11.6km

03:14

200m

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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3. Der Aufstieg beginnt loop from Vieux-Pyla

8.93km

02:28

150m

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Thomas S.

April 21, 2020

Superb place. Take a sea excursion to admire it from the basin

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Marion

September 6, 2021

Very nice photo opportunities with the dead trees.

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JR56

December 14, 2020

The Dune du Pilat, awarded the "Grands Sites de France" quality label, is the highest migrating dune in Europe and a gigantic natural phenomenon: The sand piles up here to a height of 100 to 115 meters. Due to wind and tides, it moves between one and five and a half meters inland each year. As a result, the maritime pines of the pine forest gradually disappear beneath the dune sand. At the same time, on the ocean side, the dune is submerged by the Atlantic Ocean at a rate of one to three meters per year, causing it to "migrate." An impressive natural spectacle that attracts around 1.5 million visitors every year.

A true tourist magnet!
The sand of the Dune du Pilat has accumulated to its current height over several thousand years. Strong westerly winds blow the sand up, which comes, among other things, from the enormous Banc d'Arguin sandbank. This is only possible because the sand grains on the French coast are very fine and light.

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Location: La Teste-De-Buch, Arcachon, New Aquitaine, France

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View of Banc d'Arguin from the Southern Dune of Pilat

1. Parc Mauresque – Place du Marché d'Arcachon loop from Vieux-Pyla

2. Dune of Pilat – Dune du Pilat (face nord) loop from Vieux-Pyla

3. Der Aufstieg beginnt loop from Vieux-Pyla

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