Cycle route
Le Grand Tour du Pays Basque
From the coast to the green mountains: Saint-Jean-de-Luz, the Nive and Soule valleys, the inland Basque passes and the villages of the Labourd.
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Where to sleep on Le Grand Tour du Pays Basque
Halta lists 131 places to sleep within 5 km of the route: 90 campsites, 8 mountain huts, 10 bivouac spots, 23 hotels. For each one, the app shows the real detour from your stage — and it is that distance, not the straight line, that decides how a day ends.
- Campsites
- Mountain huts
- Bivouac spots
- Hotels
Alongside the campsites, mountain huts and bivouac spots drawn from open data, there are the hosts of the Halta community: travellers who welcome others into their homes, usually for free. You write to them before you come; you do not book a slot.
The 6 stages of Le Grand Tour du Pays Basque
An indicative split, drawn on real roads: distances and elevation come from route calculation, not from an estimate. In the app every stage can be adjusted — stretched, cut short, or pushed back a day.
| # | Stage | Distance | Elevation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bayonne → Saint-Jean-de-Luz | 22 km | 202 m |
| 2 | Saint-Jean-de-Luz → Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port | 71 km | 1 322 m |
| 3 | Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port → Mauléon-Licharre | 45 km | 855 m |
| 4 | Mauléon-Licharre → Saint-Palais | 23 km | 171 m |
| 5 | Saint-Palais → Cambo-les-Bains | 41 km | 714 m |
| 6 | Cambo-les-Bains → Bayonne | 20 km | 259 m |
Frequently asked questions about Le Grand Tour du Pays Basque
How many days does Le Grand Tour du Pays Basque take?
Le Grand Tour du Pays Basque takes about 5 days, split into 6 stages over 222 km — an average of 44 km a day. The split is indicative: stages stretch or shorten depending on your form and the weather.
Where can you sleep on Le Grand Tour du Pays Basque?
Halta lists 131 places to sleep within 5 km of Le Grand Tour du Pays Basque: 90 campsites, 8 mountain huts, 10 bivouac spots, 23 hotels. On top of those are the hosts of the Halta community, travellers who welcome others into their homes, usually for free.
How hard is Le Grand Tour du Pays Basque?
Le Grand Tour du Pays Basque is rated hard, with 3 523 m of cumulative elevation gain over 222 km. Per stage, that works out at roughly 587 m of climbing a day.
Where does Le Grand Tour du Pays Basque go?
Le Grand Tour du Pays Basque runs from Bayonne to Bayonne, by way of Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port, Saint-Palais, Cambo-les-Bains, across Nouvelle-Aquitaine. It is travelled by bike and totals 222 km split into 6 stages.
Figures established on 17 September 2026, from Halta’s own data. How they are calculated.
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Étapes indicatives d'après France Vélo Tourisme / Le Grand Tour du Pays Basque (ODbL). Halta 2026-07. Places to sleep: OpenStreetMap, refuges.info and DATAtourisme (ODbL). Photo : Wikimedia Commons (CC).