Gave de Pau — Lourdes - Saint-Pé-de-Bigorre

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Classe II-III. The most active and fun stretch of the middle Gave de Pau, described by local outfitters as the liveliest part between Lourdes and Lestelle-Bétharram. Class II-III wave-train rapids interspersed with weirs and slides beneath the limestone hills of Saint-Pé. Put-in points vary with level (Lourdes, Rieulès or lower). Weir chutes rearrange in floods - scout any slide you have not run recently. Season: Most of the year; best April-July Gauge reference: Vigicrues 'Gave de Pau à Lourdes'; raft companies operate here spring through summer.

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