Saint-Martin-D'arrossa combines detailed trail profiles with a tangible mining history. The Sentiers des Mines trail runs along the slopes of Larla and explores the area's mining history. The Larla mines are not yet open to the public; check access status before your trip. When choosing a route, you can also compare distance, elevation gain and stated duration.

Trail profiles by time and elevation gain

The Sentier découverte is 3.2 km long, has 180 metres of elevation gain and a stated duration of 1 hour 45 minutes. The Haritzondo hiking route covers 9.2 km, with 495 metres of elevation gain and a duration of 3 hours 30 minutes; the Sentier des mineurs covers 9.4 km, with 550 metres of elevation gain and a duration of 4 hours 30 minutes. Haritzondo and the Sentier des mineurs are almost the same length: the difference is 0.2 km. The difference in elevation gain is 55 metres, and the stated durations differ by one hour. This shows that distance alone does not indicate how long the two routes will take.

Haritzondo starts at the pelota court on Saint-Martin-D'arrossa's village square. The hiking route passes through wetlands with sundews growing on sphagnum moss cushions and by rocks where griffon vultures nest. The stated distances for Haritzondo and the Sentier des contrebandiers may change when the respective routes are revised. Access information for Haritzondo's starting point may also change. Check the details before setting out.

Horse-riding trail, Nive and pelota court

The Sentier des contrebandiers is a horse-riding trail that starts in Saint-Martin-D'arrossa, is 23 km long, has 1,458 metres of elevation gain and a stated duration of 4 hours 30 minutes. The Nive in Saint-Martin-D'arrossa has a 1 km, low-impact, no-kill fishing stretch. The municipal pelota court is open to everyone free of charge.

Church, steles and local history

Saint-Martin Church has a single-nave hall with high windows and a polygonal, five-sided chancel. “Single-nave” describes a hall with one main nave; a polygonal chancel has several straight sides, five in this case. Eleven disc-shaped steles remain around the church and in the newer cemetery on higher ground.

The local history also includes the Arrossa extract factory in the Presondoa district. It used chestnuts gathered from the surrounding forests. Thus, alongside church architecture and steles, local history also encompasses the processing of forest chestnuts.

Crafts and Ossau-Iraty

The name Biondo Joël is associated with leather goods. Iñaki and Maitena Goicoechea are associated with pottery and ceramics. If you would like to visit Biondo Joël or Goicoechea, check in advance whether visits are possible.

At Sohatia, Ossau-Iraty sheep's cheese is made with the Idoki designation and from organic farming. Ask Sohatia about availability before visiting. This makes it possible to include an interest in local production in your stay plans without assuming that an in-person visit is possible.

Plan your journey

The stated travel time for the train from Saint-Martin-D'arrossa to Bayonne station is 45 minutes. Check the latest timetable before travelling.

Discover more destinations: Arbonne, Arudy, Saint-Palais, Arthez-d'Asson, Saint-Girons-En-Béarn, Biarritz, Guethary, Estialescq

For the overview of the wider region: Pyrenees-Atlantiques.