The Chemin de la Mâture is a 1200 meter long tunnel carved into the cliff. Its work is ordered by Louis XV to allow the exploitation and the routing of the trees of the steep-sided valley. Below. The trunks of these trees grew extremely straight due to their very vertical exposure to the sun. This verticality thus promised masts of a rare quality to the fleet of the Royal Navy.

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April 4, 2021

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Former transport route for ship masts carved into the rock. Now part of the GR10 and very impressive.
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July 5, 2022

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Old-fashioned rock-cut path, with dynamite, a delight to walk, but it does give a bit of vertigo

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3. Chemin de la Mâture – View of the Fort du Portalet loop from Borce

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Distance 1.04 km

Uphill 200 m

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Location: Etsaut, Oloron-Sainte-Marie, New Aquitaine, France

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Chemin de la Mâture

1. Loop on the impressive Mature path

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