Hourtin Beach – Moulin de Vensac loop from Maubuisson

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Hourtin Beach – Moulin de Vensac loop from Maubuisson

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Hourtin Beach – Moulin de Vensac loop from Maubuisson

06:07

108km

280m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: September 25, 2026

Tips

Includes a short out-and-back section

Your route doubles back at a waypoint. If this isn’t intentional, adjust the waypoint’s position.

After 87.8 km for 156 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

Get Directions

346 m

Maubuisson Beach

Highlight • Beach

On this beach, you can swim, find shade, find something to drink and even if you feel like it: rent a stand-up paddle to ride on the lake.

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21.0 km

Route des Phares

Highlight • Other

In summer take lots of water, there’s not much shade on the tarmac section and temperatures get high

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22.5 km

Hourtin Beach

Highlight • Beach

Nice beach village for lunch, the mussels restaurant on the left, at the corner before the beach, is good and inexpensive.

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22.5 km

Hourtin Plage

Highlight • Viewpoint

Hourtin-Plage is about ten kilometers west of the town. Accessible by car or bus, the beach has many shops and activities which are mainly open from June to October.

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44.2 km

Montalivet Beach

Highlight • Beach

Montalivet beach stretches for more than 12km, with supervised swimming sites and also a naturist site. It is a very pretty beach that is rather lively in high season.

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56.7 km

Moulin de Vensac

Highlight • Other

An original windmill, which is operated for show purposes with an external engine. It can be visited at certain times

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87.8 km

Hourtin Dunes and Marshes Nature Reserve

Highlight • Forest

This superb nature reserve brings together all the landscapes of the Aquitaine coast. Fine sandy beaches, pine forests as far as the eye can see, dunes, lakes and marshes, are all wonders to discover while crossing it.

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108 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

56.0 km

44.3 km

7.34 km

196 m

101 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

102 km

5.66 km

165 m

105 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Thursday 29 October

16°C

6°C

0 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 4.0 km/h

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Comments

August 15, 2024,03_Vélodyssée

Like yesterday (not recorded because with the rain the smartphone gives the numbers) the cycle path (paved! Almost always) runs between the forested dune and the cultivated forest. A marvel of tens and tens of kilometers, which every now and then opens to the left giving access to the sand dune and the sea. Which here is the ocean; and …

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