Route library · Pyrenees · Basque Country · Asturias, France · Spain
Western Pyrenees to the Picos de Europa
Four days from Pau: the Pourtalet and the Pierre Saint-Martin, the Basque coast, and the AS-114 through the Picos de Europa.4 days · 3 nights · starts in Pau, finishes in Cangas de Onís
Best months: Jun to Oct, when every pass on it is normally open. For: cars and motorcycles.
The planner works out real road distances and daily driving times, adds hotels along the way and lets you change any stop.Pau to Jaca
Up the Ossau valley to Laruns and over the Pourtalet into Spain, down past Biescas to Jaca.
Passes and roads: Col du Pourtalet / Portalet
We haven’t checked a hotel here yet. Browse hotels in Jaca and check the parking before you book.
Jaca to Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port
West along the Pyrenean foothills to the Roncal valley and Isaba, over the Pierre Saint-Martin back into France, then through the Basque hills to Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port.
Passes and roads: Col de la Pierre Saint-Martin
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Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port to Santander
To the coast at San Sebastián and along the Basque and Cantabrian shore to Santander.
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Santander to Cangas de Onís
West to Panes and the AS-114 along the northern edge of the Picos de Europa by Arenas de Cabrales to Cangas de Onís.
Passes and roads: AS-114 Picos de Europa
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