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Pilat Dune – Towards Biscarosse Beach loop from La Teste

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Pilat Dune – Towards Biscarosse Beach loop from La Teste

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Pilat Dune – Towards Biscarosse Beach loop from La Teste

06:53

118km

530m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. You may need to push your bike for some segments of this route. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 14, 2026

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Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 58.8 km for 207 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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7.99 km

Pilat Dune

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The Pilat dune is the highest in Europe. Despite its size, it is fragile. The climb is worth it! The bravest don't take the stairs: the sand will heat up …

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8.39 km

The dune

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8.80 km

Les trois pins

Forest

17.7 km

La Teste de Buch - Biscarrosse Plage Cycle Path

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The EuroVelo route 1 (in France called Vélodyssée) is here a well-paved trail through the pine forests, a little set back from the sea, with many access spurs to the endless sandy beaches running parallel.

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21.5 km

Piste cyclable Biscarrosse-Plage

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Excellent paved trail among pine forests

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58.9 km

Beach

79.5 km

Transaquitain Canal in Biscarrosse

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Dug in 1834 by Bordeaux bankers, the Trans-Aquitain Canal connects the great lakes of Biscarrosse.

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83.4 km

Canal Transaquitain Wooden Bridge, Biscarrosse

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Nice passage over a wooden bridge, above the transaquitain canal. The vegetation is well developed, a few small boats docked at the edge of the canal.

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84.2 km

Cazaux-Sanguinet Lake cycle path

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Well-paved bike trail along several popular beaches and lakes, in a safe distance from the road, with good shade from trees during the hot summer

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92.6 km

Towards Biscarosse Beach

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Super nice bike path along the coast.

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118 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

107 km

5.60 km

4.54 km

1.16 km

164 m

Surfaces

113 km

3.58 km

1.11 km

227 m

Elevation

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Weather

Tuesday 1 September

26°C

13°C

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Comments

September 30, 2023,Sortie à vélo

Beautiful cycle paths between the lakes along the Trans-Aquitaine Canal. Le petit Nice, superb beach out of season. Towards the Pyla, a few climbs, tough with the heat 🥵.

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May 12, 2024,La Vélodyssée 2024, Tag 4: Von Arcachon nach Parentis-en-Born

Actually such a beautiful route. But the altitude is not easy and the rain in the morning didn't put us in a good mood either. All in all, still beautiful 🌊♥️
The dunes of Pilat are absolutely worth seeing - you should actually take your time for the climb. The surroundings are bizarre, as there was a large forest fire …

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August 13, 2023,an der Düne von Pilat vorbei nach Mimizan

During the 2 days in the Arcachon area we had a really good time: we shopped extensively at the market in La Teste-de-Buch and cooked together... Thomas went on a buying spree for good fish: so there was one In the evening tuna, swordfish AND fresh cuttlefish with vegetables and salad... went swimming in the sea... and then we went …

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May 26, 2022,Andernos-les-Bains nach Saint- Paul-en-Born

From Andernos-les-Bains we went on the EV1 to Sainte-Eulalie-in-Born. Over 100 km of the purest cycle path! From there we continued on the country road to Saint-Paul-en-Born.

The highlight of this route was the Dune du Pilat on the Atlantic coast near Arcachon. It is the highest shifting dune in Europe. The dune has a pure sandy area of 135 …

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May 8, 2024,Jour 1 Velodyssée Arcachon-Mimizan plage

Day 1
Arcachon-Mimizan
About 95km
You have to take the detour to start along the pier in Arcachon 🎡 and understand how the town developed as a seaside resort thanks to the Pereire bankers. The trails in this urban area are overcrowded and we will be careful of tourists who are new to using 🚴🏼🚴🏼bicycles.
We go down to the …

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Pilat Dune – Towards Biscarosse Beach loop from La Teste

Pilat Dune

The dune

La Teste de Buch - Biscarrosse Plage Cycle Path

Piste cyclable Biscarrosse-Plage

Transaquitain Canal in Biscarrosse

Canal Transaquitain Wooden Bridge, Biscarrosse

Cazaux-Sanguinet Lake cycle path

Towards Biscarosse Beach

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