The best of the Pyrenees in one week. This 8-day Pyrenees motorcycle tour from Barcelona rides the mountains end to end: the limestone walls of Pedraforca, Andorra and the highest paved pass in the Pyrenees, the Val d’Aran, the legendary Tour de France climbs of the Tourmalet and the Aubisque, and the canyons of Ordesa, before a final ride back across Catalonia.
Six riding days, around 1,500 km, high-end hotels and Paradores booked for every night and your BMW GS and GPS routes ready from day one. No motorways, just the best mountain roads in Spain, Andorra and France.
Prefer a guided tour? We can also run this route as a guided tour for your group. Get in touch and we will plan it with you.
Route map coming soon.
Welcome to Barcelona. We meet you on arrival, hand over your BMW and run through the tour, the digital route guide and the bike. The rest of the day is yours to explore the city.
North via the twisting roads around Montserrat to Berga, then into the Cadí-Moixeró park below the twin peaks of Pedraforca and over the Coll de Josa to La Seu d’Urgell. Around 250 km.
Into Andorra for Port d’Envalira, at 2,408 m the highest paved pass in the Pyrenees, then back over the Port del Cantó and the long climb of the Port de la Bonaigua into the Val d’Aran. Around 240 km.
Into France over the Col du Portillon, then three Tour de France classics: the Col de Peyresourde, the Col d’Aspin and the Col du Tourmalet. Night in Luz-Saint-Sauveur. Around 140 km, with four passes.
The Col du Soulor and the cliff road of the Col d’Aubisque, then back into Spain over the Col du Pourtalet to the Valle de Tena. A shorter day to enjoy the mountains. Around 150 km.
Past Torla, the gateway to the Ordesa National Park, then through the narrow Añisclo canyon to the medieval town of Aínsa. Around 170 km.
East on the N-260 and through Tremp, over the Coll de Comiols and across central Catalonia back to Barcelona. Around 360 km on great roads to finish.
Hand back the bike after breakfast and head home with the Pyrenees in your memory.
Expect a proper mountain week: hairpins from breakfast to the last coffee stop, very little traffic and big views at every pass. Days are planned at around 230–300 km, long enough to feel like a real ride, short enough to stop and enjoy the villages.
The high French passes are open in summer, so we run this tour from June to September, on the dates that suit you.