Looking for good roads in Southwest France

[brendonj]

Im heading down from Calais to Biarritz with some mates, would be grateful if anyone could reccomend some good driving roads down there.

Many thanks!

[oggs]

You could always ask Nick Smith of Dettagilo

[dazren]

Definitely a speak to Nick topic. I'll mention it when I see him this weekend. How many days do you want to spend getting there and getting back?

[Kermit power]

You're at the foot of the Pyrenees there. Pretty much just head inland and slightly South and most of what you find should be fun!

More critical is when you are going, as many of the fun roads will be heaving with convoys of Dutch caravans in July & August, but if you can manage September, then you'll find pretty much empty tarmac.

If you're looking for fun on the way down there, you'll find loads of fun roads around Rocamadour. As an example, this video is this road taken in September last year. This is pretty typical of hilly terrain in Southwest France!

If you're wondering why it goes funny a minute in, Mrs Kermit managed to rest her thumb on the zoom

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[308MATE]

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