Bilbao - the itinerary

Friday 3rd May

16.00  Depart Hadlow for Portsmouth

20.15  Portsmouth to St Malo - overnight crossing

Saturday 4th May

Mont St Michel-Chateau Gontier - 91 miles covering:

Le Vivier sur Mer – St Brice en Cogles 29 miles (flat 20 miles before small climb)

St Brice en Cogles – Vitre - 29 miles (rolling hills)

Vitre – Chateau-Gontier - 33 Miles (rolling hills)

Sunday 5th May

Chateau Gontier- Bressuire - 93 miles covering:

Chateau Gontier- Le Louroux-Beconnais - 30 miles (rolling hills)

Le Louroux-Beconnais- Valanjou - 33 miles (rolling hills)

Valanjou- Bressuire - 30 miles (rolling hills)

Monday 6 May

Bressuire- Royan - 104 miles covering:

Bressuire – St Hilaire des Loges - 33 miles (rolling hills)

St Hilaire des Loges - Muron - 35 miles (flat)

Muron – Royan - 36 miles (flat)

Tuesday 7 May

Royan – Parentis en Born - 99.5 or 114 miles covering:

Ferry  Royan- Verdon sur Mer

Verdon sur Mer – Carcans - 38 miles (flat)

Carcans – Bigaros - 34 miles (flat)

Bigaros – Parentis en Born via dunes - 37 miles (flat)

Bigaros – Parentis en Born directe 23 Miles (flat)

Wednesday 8 May 

Parentis en Born – Pau  - 97 miles covering:

Parentis-en Born – Ygos St Saturnin - 36 miles (flat)

Ygos St Saturnin – Samadet - 30 miles (flat to 50 miles)

Samadet – Pau - 30 miles (hills)

Thursday 9 May

Pau-Col d’Aubisque- Pau - 73 miles

If weather poor, alternate round trip to Oloron St Marie.

Pau – Laruns - 24 miles (including +1200ft climbing)

Laruns – Gourette - 8 miles (including +2700 ft climbing)

Gourette – Col d’Aubisque - 2 miles (including +1100 ft climbing)

Col d’Aubisque – Col du Soulor - 5 miles (including -1500ft +700 ft climbing)

Col du Soulor – Pau - 32 Miles  (including – 4200ft decent)

Friday 10 May (90, 70 or 45 Miles)

Oloron St Marie (Mauleon or St Jean Pied de Port)- Pamplona

Drive to start point for the day. Option to be decided dependant on weather and how we feel after previous day.

Start 1 Oloron St Marie – Mauleon-Licharre - 20 miles (flattish)

Start 2 Mauleon-Licharre – St Jean Pied de Port - 23 miles (including +1300ft mountain)

Start 3 St Jean Pied de Port  – Collado de Urkiaga - 22 miles (including +2300ft mountain)

Collado de Urkiaga – Pamplona - 23 miles (including -1600ft decent)

Saturday 11 May

Free time in Pamplona to relax and explore.

16.00 Leave Pamplona for 3 hour drive to Santander

20.30 Leave Santander aboard Cap Finistere
   

Party time !!


Sunday 12 May

Cruise across the Bay of Biscay & the English Channel

19.45 Arrive Portsmouth

Arrive at Hadlow circa 22.00