05  Bidarray - Cabane d'Urdanzia  26 km

Bidarray

Saint-Etienne de Baigorry                  18 km

Cabane d'Urdanzia                              8 km

It became a cloudy but mostly warm day. The mountain tops were in the clouds. Instead of following the marked trail which starts off with a long and steady climb up to Mountain Iparla at 1.045 m we followed a minor road to Saint-Etienne de Baigorry where we had lunch near the local supermarket. Then it was uphill along the trail to the Cabane d'Urdanzia. After a while we were in the clouds and it became cooler and windy. Near the Cabane and some holding pens for sheep or cattle we found a spot with a little bit of windbreak and set up our tents.

Low hanging clouds

View down into the valley

Below mountain Oilarandoi GR10 follows this trail

Cattle holding pad at pass Jalo Sentier Principal

On the trail to Cabane d'Urdanzia

Our tents in the clouds near Cabane d'Urdanzia