Atlantic Diagonal, France






- France
- Off-Road
general information
A trip that’s a match for your passion!Following on from the success of the Mediterranean version, the first Diagonale, TrailRando have gone all out on this Atlantic version which crosses France in the other direction from Oberschaeffolsheim in Alsace to Ainhoa in the Basque country. It is a more demanding route as you cross certain steeper mountains: the Vosges, the Jura, the Monts de Mâconnais and Forez, Margeride, Aubrac, Pyrenees… As always the itinerary uses tracks open to traffic and a whole network of minor roads that criss-cross France, full of charm and little used. In these hidden areas, where each meeting is magic, the traveller can take advantage of the calm and perfectly preserved nature
In the field:
Helmet
Glasses
Gloves
Leather boots
Pants and motorcycle —Jacket
- All necessary protection to the practice of motorized hiking in any way For evening:
- Tee-shirts
- Socks
- Polo shirt
- Sweater or sweatshirt
- Spare pants
- Swimsuit
- Lightweight shoes
- Toiletries
- Personal medications
The miracle concentrated: travel light, opt for laundry tube!
For navigation:
- A small notebook and pen to note the instructions of the daily briefing
- GPS with handlebar bracket and power cable (or batteries)
Itinerary
DAY1 – oberschaeffolsheim – VILLERSEXEL – 270 km
DAY 2 – VILLERSEXEL – ARBOIS – 175 km
DAY3 – ARBOIS – THE ROOMS – 360 km
DAY 4 – THE ROOMS – ST-Chély-d’Apcher – 240 km
DAY 5 – ST-Chély-d’Apcher – CRANSAC – 225 km
DAY 6 – CRANSAC – LECTOURE – 235 km
DAY 7 – LECTOURE – LESTELLE Bétharam – 215 km
DAY 8 – LESTELLE Bétharam – AINHOA – 220 km
What's Included
- Hotels
- in twin rooms. From the evening of the first stage through the morning of the last stage
- Breakfast
- lunches and dinners from the morning of the first stage through lunchtime of the last stage
- The complete track of the itinerary
- Guide on motorcycle
- Logistics attendant for luggage transport