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Côte bicycle path – Lespecier Trail loop from Phare de Contis

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Côte bicycle path – Lespecier Trail loop from Phare de Contis

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Côte bicycle path – Lespecier Trail loop from Phare de Contis

01:48

32.0km

90m

Cycling

Easy bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 15, 2026

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268 m

Contis Lighthouse

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The Contis lighthouse is the only lighthouse in the Landes department. Commissioned in 1863, it stands 41.5 meters high 860 meters from the shore.

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895 m

The well-paved Vélodyssée trail runs along the coast, sometimes open, sometimes sheltered by forests behind the dunes; mostly away from cars and traffic, with occasional access paths or roads to the beaches.

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9.47 km

Espécier Beach

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Beautiful stretch of beach just south of Mimizan without the disturbing smells of the paper mill

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9.66 km

Lespecier Trail

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This pretty section of the Vélodyssée winds its way through the heart of the Landes forest between Mimizan and Léon. This beautiful track leads, among other things, to the wild beach of Lespecier.

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15.9 km

Pont du Courant de Mimizan

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The Mimizan Current Bridge provides a link between the northern and southern parts of the Landes seaside resort.

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18.8 km

Mimizan–Contis Forest Cycle Path

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One of the most beautiful cycle paths through the pine forests along the coast that I know. Always slightly undulating, never boring due to the varied landscape and very good road surface.

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30.6 km

Lighthouse

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31.7 km

v good place for food and drink

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32.0 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

31.3 km

486 m

188 m

Surfaces

31.9 km

< 100 m

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Weather

Wednesday 2 September

31°C

12°C

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Comments

June 16, 2025,Contis - Mimizan, Familienausflug-

In relatively bearable temperatures, we drove through the pine forests to Mimizan, to the small market and the usual tourist shops. It was a lovely ride that we all enjoyed.

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June 3, 2023,Fahrradtour

Not many ways anymore. Usable, fire strips became, only loose sand. Like on the beach 🙄

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