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Banyuls-sur-Mer Beach – Banyuls Pass loop from Cerbère

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Banyuls-sur-Mer Beach – Banyuls Pass loop from Cerbère

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Banyuls-sur-Mer Beach – Banyuls Pass loop from Cerbère

02:52

39.4km

810m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: July 10, 2026

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Espai d'Interès Natural del Massís de l'Albera

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1.35 km

Little road with no traffic and beautiful views

Highlight (Segment) • Other

This secondary road is a pure delight for cyclists. Uncrowded, it offers breathtaking views of the Mediterranean. However, it is worth it! The slope is quite steep, but there is no rush.

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9.38 km

Banyuls-sur-Mer Beach

Highlight • Beach

Banyuls is a real postcard town with its bay, its beach and the mountains in the background. Whether you like to bask in the sun or hike (on the coastal path or on the heights, for example up to the Tour Madeloc or the Tour Querroig), you will not be bored there.

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19.7 km

Banyuls Pass

Highlight • Mountain Pass

The approach from Catalonia is much more pleasant due to the incline, but longer and leads through a pretty, lonely landscape. The journey on the French side is short, but very tough. There is little car traffic on the entire route.

At the pass on the Catalan side there is a small but very solid, publicly accessible refuge with a table, oven and extra bedroom. There is also a spring there, but it only trickles very sparingly.

On the pass itself, several information and memorial plaques remind of the many people who had to flee to France via this pass before the repression by the Franco regime. At the Refugio there is a plaque commemorating two libertarian activists who were arrested here in 1977 and tortured to death in prison six months later.

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