Coast to Coast Pyrenees
Together with our guide in six beautiful and spectacular stages from Coast to Coast through the Pyrenees. Participate in our joint weeks or have a week organized for your group.
Experience this unforgettable Pyrenean adventure with us; In six stages you will experience all the beauty of the Pyrenees. We start in the afternoon of the arrival day with a prologue in the picturesque Basque coastal village of Hendaye, on the Atlantic sea (the west). The next morning the tour starts with which you cycle from west to east through the Pyrenees in 6 stages. For the evenings we have our regular restaurants with good menus and there is time to exchange the stories of the day and the briefing for the next day.
For groups of up to 13 people, one of our Coast to Coast guides will accompany you and for groups of 14 or more, two caretakers will accompany you. Our enthusiastic caretakers organize a coffee stop and a lunch stop every day, the necessary encouragement during the stages, moving the luggage and organizing breakfast and dinner. You don't have to worry about the organization and just enjoy the incredibly beautiful mountain landscapes and the suffering on the cols.
A good condition is required for the 6 stages in the mountains (ask us for advice if necessary).
You will receive the route book with the GPX tracks from us in advance (with possibly a loaner Garmin). For most days we have two route versions where you take one extra col with route "black". You can choose which route you take per day.
We advise you to travel by train to the starting point and also from the end point back to the Netherlands by train. These are comfortable journeys and both the hotel in Hendaye (starting point) and Cerebere (ending point) are close to the train station where the TGV goes. In Hendaye, your Bianchi rental bike is ready and waiting for you and you return it at the end of the week.
Be on time to book as we work with small hotels that have limited availability. Suitable months (because of the temperature in the high mountains) for this trip are June, July, August and September.
Route:
Day 1: Outward journey and a prologue/tour in the afternoon. 45 km & 600 altimeters
Day 2: Hendaye – Oloron Sainte Marie. Route: 134 km & 2,330 altimeters (one route option)
The first stage goes through the French Basque Country. It is a tough first ride, with three short climbs and especially hilly roads through a green landscape.
Day 3: Oloron Sainte Marie – Argeles Gazost. Option A: 83 km & 2,400 altimeters, Option B: 106 km & 3,095 altimeters
Stage 2 takes you to the first known cols. The long route goes over Col de Marie Blanque, Col d'Aubisque and Col de Soulor. The short route skips the first col.
Day 4: Argeles Gazost – Bagneres de Luchon. Option A: 112 km & 2,530 altimeters, Option B: 121 km & 3,800 altimeters
The queen ride of the Coast to Coast. The long route goes over Col du Tourmalet, Hourquette d'Ancizan and Col de Peyresourde. The shorter route goes via Lourdes around the Tourmalet.
Day 5: Bagneres de Luchon – Biert. Option A: 101 km & 2,400 altimeters, Option B: 123 km & 3,200 altimeters
The fourth stage starts for both routes at the same time as the Col de Mente and Portet d'Aspet. The long route then takes you to the undiscovered Col de la Core.
Day 6: Biert – Quillan. Option A: 114 km & 2,200 altimeters, Option B: 138 km & 3,000 altimeters
From the start we ascend to Col de Port and the Pas de Souloumbrie. The long route then takes you to the top of the Col de Marmare and Col de Pailheres (2001 meters).
Day 7: Quillan – Cerbère. Route: 140 km & 2,200 altimeters (one route option)
The last stage has one route option to the finish. The col of the day is Col de Jau and after the descent we drive on relatively flat roads to the Mediterranean Sea.
Day 8::Return journey.
Coast to Coast weeks for individual enrollment
Groepsboekingen mogen het hele jaar door en één keer per jaar organiseren we een gezamenlijke Coast to Coast waar je je individueel mag inschrijven. Dit zijn ontzettende leuke en gezellige weken waarbij je met andere (nog voor jou onbekende) fietsers dit avontuur mee aangaat. Kleine groepjes zijn uiteraard ook welkom.
For 2023, this week is:
- 9 to 16 September 2023
To book, go to the reservation form below and enter the dates of the week you would like to join.
Price
The price is € 1.530 per person. Both for our connection weeks and for group bookings from 8 people. This includes:
– 7 hotel nights in beautiful bicycle-friendly hotels
– Full board: breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks and cycling nutrition (energy bars and gels).
– Bianchi Infinito rental bike
– Our guide during the entire trip, two guides for groups of 14+ people.
– Luggage transport from hotel to hotel
– Route and information book
– Borrow a Garmin (bicycle GPS) with the routes
The price does not include the journey between the Netherlands and the Pyrenees (ask us for options) and drinks during the week.
For additional options, go to the reservation form below.
