St Aubin de Nabirat tot St Jean le vieux
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Last edit: 25-11-2023
Route Summary Prepare for a relatively flat ride, but the presence of many rivers makes it quite an experience in terms of nature. The most beautiful moment is when you see the majestic Pyrenees emerge. It's always exciting to dive into the mountains, but we'll save the real work until tomorrow.
Due to the great diversity of the route, it gets 5 stars.
Start: Camping Moto Dordogne in St. Aubin de Nabirat
End: Hotel Restaurant Mendy in St. Jean-le-Vieux
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Duration
8h 7m
Mode of travel
Car or motorcycle
Distance
350.51 km
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RouteXpert Review Today the route takes you through a very castle-rich part of France to the foot of the Pyrenees. Because of the 100 Years' War, almost every lord built a castle. Although the French are quick to call a building with more than 4 rooms a Chateau. The number of castles in the Dordogne and Lot-et-Garonne is truly overwhelming. To keep the route readable, some have been included as historical points. If you want to stop every 5 minutes, that's fine :-)
From the campsite you take a switchback to get to the main road. And yes, there is already the first built artifact. The ruins of chateau du Repaire, which is located on a hill on your left, is currently scheduled to be restored. How appropriate a name can be.
Steering is wonderful between the Dordogne and the Lot, you are regularly treated to beautiful winding roads. The first break is just on the south side of the Lot. Here the winding roads stop for a moment and make way for the well-known long French asphalt stretches.
You have lunch in the 3 little pigs, although the name sounds much better in French: Aux trois petits cochons. The food is of above-average quality and you can take a little more time, because the starter and dessert are also fantastic. Just make sure you don't get an after-dinner dip later on the bike!
After the copious lunch you continue. We can make good progress today, if there is as little traffic as when this journey was made. Soon you will drive towards the big giants. You enter the Pyrénées-Atlantique department. When I looked at the first peaks in the distance, I almost fell off the bike when I saw the temperature on the big sign. You don't need to refuel, you just did that before lunch, but the need for some refreshing boissons may be high.
Here the road starts to wind quite a bit again. You haven't climbed the Pyrenees yet, but you clearly notice the height differences and the inevitable bends. Wow, how annoying!
Eventually you arrive at your destination, a great hotel with restaurant, where you can enjoy an excellent meal. And the moped? They can sleep outside in the area that is closed at night, so you can say with confidence that that was "hot stuff" together with MRA! And the refreshing drink will certainly be appreciated.
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The routes are sometimes slightly adjusted based on the tips that Bert Loorbach gives in his description, or because of another place to spend the night, or to reach the minimum length of 2 hours for the MRA Library. For each route, the review contains a more detailed description, including options to stay overnight or places of interest along the way, which are also indicated with a POI and if possible with a short description.
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