The Pyrenees 

Sunday: We use a very convenient ferry departure from Plymouth, which leaves in the afternoon. This allows for a leisurely ride down over the weekend from wherever you are in the country.

The modern ferry boasts live music, quizzes, choice of dining, seasonal swimming pool, cinema and whale watching. 

Monday: Setting off from the ferry, we have a half day's ride to our campsite near Vitoria, in the Basque country, crossing some relatively flat plains, before warming up nicely with some lively little twisties, beautiful views to get you in the mood for a good ride tomorrow past Pamplona and an extra special viewpoint.

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Thursday:  Today is all about the best sweeping roads, incredible lakes, with the colour of water like you've never seen, overhanging cliff walls and gorges lining these beautiful roads. We cover parts of the N-260 and N-230, which are just glorious to ride. We make camp for 2 nights in one of our favourite campsites. relax and enjoy.

Friday: A day of mountain bends, forest lined passes and viewpoints to remember for a lifetime. Luggage free, we enter back into France and the stunning, lush-green hills and highest points of the Pyrenees. We climb to just under 8,000 feet.​

Monday: Lots of variety today, as we follow natural winding paths of rivers through the valleys of several national parks of outstanding beauty and some gorgeous lakes. We climb and descend, up to 8,000 ft, explore some little-used back roads, but also some long, open straights. A little bit of everything!

Tuesday: Today, we continue on the N-260 and then head South, away from The Pyrenees, following the Rio Gállego towards The Bardenas Reales desert. You will experience a mix of twisties, wide open sweeping bends, river views and valleys, finishing at our penultimate campsite of the trip.

Friday: Santander to Plymouth.

Arrive in Plymouth and head home :-(

Tuesday: Passing Pamplona, we visit a unique viewpoint with an outstanding panoramic view of The French Way, part of the Camino de Santiago, and across to Bilbao. We then head directly into the Pyrenees, across Navarre and, entering Aragon, to our campsite at the foot of a beautiful stone-built village, where we will make camp for 2 nights.

Wednesday: Luggage free, we make the best of the roads in the mountains, in a loop which takes us through the Larrau Valley, in France, where we descend nearly 5,000ft in about 14 miles! Covering mountain twisties and tunnels, we head back to our camp for a cold beer.​

Saturday: We leave our little slice of paradise to travel up into Andorra (optional), using lots of the N-260, and then back down to Spain again (with the option of riding the off-road Smugglers trail) to our camp for 2 nights. We visit one of the best viewpoints in The Pyrenees, on a glass platform, giving you the best experience of the valley view. 

Sunday: We make a loop around the heart of Catalunya on this day, no luggage! Following the stunning El Segre river, along the N-260 then heading deep into the natural park around Berga, you will be treated to lake views, mountain roads and stunning vistas ​

Wednesday: Leaving across the Bardenas Reales Desert (on a tarmac road, no sand!) we then closely follow the lovely Ebro river for a large part of the journey. We travel through Navarre, La Rioja and The Basque Country, much of the time on fast and sweeping bends to arrive at our final night in beautiful Spain. 

Thursday: With a later ferry departure than usual, we can have a leisurely start to the day, packing up camp for the final time. We will head to the ferry via some pretty roads, only using the motorway for the final few miles of the journey. There are some great bends for a last hurrah, we'll stop for lunch and, of course, see some fabulous views.