La bi gouer (2175m) - over vi ew T hi s i ti ner a r y offer s two a l ter na ti ve wa l ks. T he fi r st i s a n a scent of the summi t on wel l ma r ked pa ths fol l owed by a descent by the sa me r oute. T he second descr i bes a n a l ter na ti ve descent a l ong the r i dges shown to the l eft of the pea k i n the photogr a ph. Whi l e nei ther a l ter na ti ve i nvol ves a ny techni ca l cha l l enge the r i dge descent i s consi der a bl y l onger . La i gouer (fur thest r i ght) seen fr om Lescun .
T he pa th to the pea k pa sses thr ough a r ea s wher e a va r i ety of bi r ds a nd a ni ma l s, i ncl udi ng ea gl es, vul tur es a nd i sa r ds, a r e fr equentl y seen. Vi ews fr om La bi gouer r evea l most of the pea ks i n the ci r que a nd, a l so, r a r e vi sta s of the Va l l ey D ’Aspe towa r ds Bedous. T he r i dge, however , pr ovi des a spa ce-wa l ki ng exper i ence wi th dr a ma ti c scener y devel opi ng a nd cha ngi ng on both si des of the tr a i l .
T he ma i n di sa dva nta ge of the l a tter opti on i s the 2km wa l k on ta r ma c fr om the vi l l a ge of Lher s ba ck to the ca r pa r k, ma de mor e pa l a ta bl e, though, i n summer , by the Gi te D ’Eta pe sel l i ng wel come r efr eshments.
T he summi t of La bi gouer wi th the Pi c D u M i di D ’Ossa u i n the ba ckgr ound