Le courant d'Huchet
La Vélodyssée - A. Lamoureux

The Courant d’Huchet

The Landes Amazon within cycling distance!

Blessed with exceptional landscapes and remarkable flora and fauna, the Natural Reserve of Courant d’Huchet (an overflow of the Léon Lake) snakes its way down to the ocean through a luxurious forest tunnel to earn its name of “The Amazon of the Landes”.

This outstanding location is a tourist spot steeped in history and traditions, and boasts habitats rich in biodiversity: in 1981 it earned the classification of ‘Natural Reserve’. 

To explore it, take the Vélodyssée cycling route from Mimizan-Plage to Léon. Several options are now available! 

Walk freely along the walking trails or enjoy a guided tour organized by the Reserve's staff to discover all the secrets of this reserve. 

The Courant d'Huchet boatmen also offer guided excursions lasting 2 to 4 hours aboard a "Galupe" (a traditional flat-bottomed boat) from Easter to the end of October. A bucolic ride through the heart of exceptional and unique vegetation. For those who want to enjoy this setting one last moment before returning to La Vélodyssée, there is a picnic area.

See the Courant d'Huchet Nature Reserve website.

Idée séjour vélodyssée pour découvrir le Courant d'Huchet
A. Stapf

Cycling trip idea to discover the Courant d'Huchet

Want to discover this natural treasure? Enjoy the tranquility of the Landes coastline for a cycling weekend!
 

3 days by bike in the heart of the "Landes Amazon"

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Tailor-made itineraries

Mimizan-Plage / Léon

33 Mimizan-Plage / Léon

47 km
3 h 08 min
I cycle often
Having soaked up the atmosphere of the Mimizan-Plage seaside resort, it’s back on the saddle to once more find the inner calm of the forest: its silence and delicate fragrances, with the deep sense of tranquility, and being master of this happy space, far away from the hustle and bustle of the world. La Vélodyssée encourages meditation…The woodland trail bringing a feeling of peace, reinforced by the fragrant pine trees. You have to leave the trail to enjoy the seaside beaches near Contis-Plage or St-Girons-Plage, or those of the Léon Lake beaches that you come to.
Léon / Capbreton

34 Léon / Capbreton

33 km
2 h 13 min
I begin / Family
La Vélodyssée now heading north, advances to a few hundred yards from the Côte d’Argent, gradually getting closer to Moliets-et-Mâa and Messanges. The route finally meets the powerful ocean at Vieux-Boucau, the former port (until the river Adour was re-routed to Bayonne in 1578) and today a very pleasant stopping point. Here La Vélodyssée sails past the iconic seaside, surfing and health resorts of Hossegor and Capbreton. These two towns are separated by the Boudigau - the redirected former Adour River – but their names are linked by their proximity and their huge popularity with tourists in the central areas of the Landes.