Distance

2.7 km to summit

5.8 km total

Elevation

489 m start

Vertical

345 m gain

Time

1 hr 4 min to summit

2 hr 30 min total

From the car park at 43.07372°N, 000.06425°W, we followed a track that contoured north-east above fields. After a gate the trail headed more steeply up the side of a coombe until it joined the east ridge just below a pylon and disused cable car station on Pt. 719m. After a short descent, the trail wound up onto a limestone crest littered with granite erratic boulders. Another brief descent followed, before the trail headed up through bracken to the summit cross on a bouldery granite summit. Fine views, especially of Lourdes below, as four lammergeiers wheeled above us.

Our descent was by our outward route to just below the ruined cable station. We then followed the ridge around the head of the coombe to Pt. 669m, descending to rejoin our outward route again back to the car park.

With ALT.

Mainly grey cloudy weather, but with the sun attempting to break through. Fresh NNW wind on the summit.

Route to summit

Béout summit route

out-and-back
Obstacles

none

Key gear

trekking poles, GPS device