Ride.
Perpigan to Biarritz through the Pyrenees.
- Miles: 343
- Start: Perpigan
- End: Biarritz
- Time: 1 to 2 days
- Suitability: adventure or tourer, A2 or above
Perpignan is the prefecture of the Pyrénées-Orientales department in Southern France, in the heart of the plain of Roussillon, at the foot of the Pyrenees a few miles from the Mediterranean Sea and the scrublands of the Corbières massif. It is the centre of the Perpignan Méditerranée Métropole metropolitan area.
The Canigó is a mountain located in the Pyrenees of southern France.
The Canigó is located less than 31 miles (50 km) from the sea and has an elevation of 2,784.70 metres (9,136.2 ft). Due to its sharp flanks and its dramatic location near the coast, until the 18th century the Canigou was believed to be the highest mountain in the Pyrenees.
Being between south and Northern Catalonia, the mountain has a historical symbolical significance for Catalan people.
La Cabanasse is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.
Porté-Puymorens is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.
Porté-Puymorens is located in the canton of Les Pyrénées catalanes and in the arrondissement of Prades. Porté-Puymorens station has rail connections to Toulouse, Foix and Latour-de-Carol.
L’Hospitalet-près-l’Andorre is a commune in the Ariège department of southwestern France.
The area has a history of vulnerability to winter avalanches: one such in 1895 killed 12 (nearly 10% of the commune’s population at the time), and much destruction was also caused in 1906 and 1929. Avalanches have from time to time blocked the N20, the main road through the commune, the most recent case being in 2008.
Ax-les-Thermes is a commune in the Ariège department in the Occitanie region of southwestern France.
Tarbes is a commune in the Hautes-Pyrénées department in the Occitanie region of southwestern France. It is the capital of Bigorre and of the Hautes-Pyrénées. It has been a commune since 1790. It was known as Turba or Tarba in Roman times. Tarbes is part of the historical region of Gascony.
Mourenx is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in south-western France.
Navarrenx is a town and commune in the French department of Pyrénées-Atlantiques and the region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in south-western France. It is close to Ostabat in the Pyrenean foothills. The town is also the old capital of the traditional Basque province of Lower Navarre.
Biarritz is a city on the Bay of Biscay, on the Atlantic coast in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in the French Basque Country in southwestern France. It is located 22 miles (35 km) from the border with Spain. It is a luxurious seaside tourist destination known for the Hôtel du Palais (originally built for the Empress Eugénie c. 1855), its seafront casinos, and its surfing culture.
