France/Spain border crossing

chris___ · Brolly Dolly Joined: 13 Feb 2005 Karma :

Hey guys, me and a mate are heading down to Murcia, in Spain this summer, unfortunately due to time we wont really have time to enjoy France so going to have to just blast through and not start to find good roads until we get down near the border. Where would people recommend to cross the border thatll be most fun after hundreds of miles of French motorway?!

Once in Spain Id rather see Spanish countrside than take the coastal route to Murcia as Ive been to alot of the cities on the coastal route already.

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Maruchino · Spanner Monkey Joined: 02 Jul 2009 Karma :

I've not done many of the passes in the pyrenees, but the roads to / from Andorra were magical.

This road in particular; https://goo.gl/maps/ZADJ

weasley · World Chat Champion Joined: 16 Oct 2010 Karma :

Agreed - whilst I haven't ridden them, I have taken the transfer from Toulouse airport to Soldeu a couple of times and marvelled at the road.
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John933 · Crazy Courier Joined: 01 Mar 2005 Karma :

This is the place I crossed. With a bit of work you can work out where it is. Easy crossing. Good ride up the mountain's and you drop in to the plains of Spain. There's quite a few small place's on your way out of France where you can get something to eat and drink.
https://maps.google.co.uk/maps?hl=en&ie=UTF8&ll=42.806154,-0.418607&spn=0,0.00478&z=18&layer=c&cbll=42.806145,-0.418611&panoid=fB7xCizfpZV1A6WzHbl0vQ&cbp=12,221.51,,0,1.87
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chris___ · Brolly Dolly Joined: 13 Feb 2005 Karma :

cheers john that looks great Thumbs Up

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motobiker · Nitrous Nuisance Joined: 12 Dec 2008 Karma :

I use these maps a lot. I have yet to try one of the recommended rides and felt disappointed. you could use one for heading south and another for the return leg.

https://www.uem-moto.eu/portals/0/tourism/Maps/MR15_V_2009w.pdf
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