Spain France Pyrenees 2026

By Greg · September 13, 2026 – September 28, 2026

• 687 km
• 15 days
• 6 chapters
• 75 pebbls

CountriesEnglandSpainFranceGuernsey

Travelled byTouring bikeTrainFerryOn foot

Cycle camping trip, Bilbao to France, possibly back to Spain over the Pyrenees and back to Bilbao.

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The route

1. Ferry to ukFerry · 2 pebbls11 km
2. Day in portsmouthTouring bike · 3 pebbls25 km
3. Ferry to BilbaoFerry · 3 pebbls10 km
4. Bilbao to....?Touring bike · 62 pebbls592 km
5. Ferry to UKFerry · 3 pebbls29 km
6. Uk to Guernsey ferryFerry · 2 pebbls20 km

Places along the way

• 13 Sept 2026 - 07:44 (England)
• Mass (England)
• Ex HMS Vernon.... now shops! (England)
• Ferry to bilbao. (England)
• Biscay
• 15 Sept 2026 - 09:47 (Spain)
• Coffee before the next hill! (Spain)
• 13%...beat the bike...had to push! That (Spain)
• Camping Portuondo Mundaka (Spain)
• Very wet.... time for a coffee and great (Spain)
• Change of route! (Spain)
• Ondarroa (Spain)
• Camp galdona (Spain)
• You'll have guessed it by now! (Spain)
• Camping Games (Spain)
• Spain - France (Spain)
• St. Jean de Luz (France)
• St Jean de Luz municipal campsite (France)
• 19 Sept 2026 - 11:12 (France)
• Second leg.....but I won't reach the top (France)
• Bayenne (France)
• Net hauling wheel (France)
• Church locked.....so food time! (France)
• 20 Sept 2026 - 13:23 (France)
• Saline (France)
• Valle du kiwi (France)
• Pau river (France)
• Eglise st madelaine (France)
• Flod heights (France)
• Bayonne...again (France)
• We had one! (France)
• St jean du luz (France)
• Hendaye - train to Bilboa hopefully (France)
• Amara change trains (Spain)
• Where now!! (Spain)
• Last camp site (Spain)
• Bye bye spain (Spain)
• Hello home!
• Arrived Portsmouth (England)
• The end! (Guernsey)