Die Landes mit dem Fahrrad

This is a one-week linear route for beginner cyclists, which runs along the Basque coast and the fantastic Landes forest.

From San Sebastián to Bordeaux, passing through Bayonne and Arcachon, we cross the French Basque country, the Landes and the Bay of Arcachon. Following a network of cycle tracks, we will discover the largest maritime pine forest in Western Europe, passing through the highest dune in Europe.

Since 2007, the historic center of Bordeaux and its Port of the Moon have been a World Heritage Site.

Since 2023, the Dune of Pilat is part of the Network of Major Sites of France.

Chingudi Bay, the Bassin d'Arcachon, and the Leyre Delta are wetlands umedales protected by the RAMSAR Convention, in addition to being classified as SCI (Site of Community Importance). This route runs through the Estuaire de la Bidassoa et baie de Fontarabie, the Domaine d'Abbadia et corniche basque, La Nivelle, the Falaises de Saint-Jean-de-Luz à Biarritz, L'Adour, and the Dune du Pilat, spaces cataloged as SCI (Site of Community Importance); moreover, the Courant d'Huchet, is a protected area as SPA (Special Protection Area) within the Natura 2000 network.