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Pilat Dune – View of the Dune loop from Pyla-sur-Mer

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Pilat Dune – View of the Dune loop from Pyla-sur-Mer

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Pilat Dune – View of the Dune loop from Pyla-sur-Mer

02:48

46.3km

280m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. 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: July 16, 2026

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3.22 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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3.62 km

The dune

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burned

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4.16 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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17.2 km

Piste cyclable Biscarrosse-Plage

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Excellent paved trail among pine forests

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21.7 km

La Teste-de-Buch Cycle Path

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The cycle path that winds through the pine forest is very pleasant and the surface is in good condition.

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24.3 km

Towards Biscarosse Beach

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Super nice bike path along the coast.

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40.5 km

View of the dune

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Car-free greenway with a view of the highest dune in Europe following the fire that ravaged the region. Before that, the trees prevented admiring it like this.
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46.3 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

44.0 km

2.00 km

184 m

160 m

Surfaces

44.3 km

2.00 km

< 100 m

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Wednesday 29 July

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Comments

June 18, 2023,🇫🇷Fahrrad -Tour nach Dune du Pilat

Today I took the 🚲 to the Dune du Pilat, the largest wandering dune in Europe, and then explored it on foot. Made us sweat a lot 🥵 in the muggy weather today. The burnt houses and forests along the route are bad to look at, the result of the devastating forest fires here last year.

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June 18, 2026,Tag 15 Eurovelo 1

Today we took a trip to the Dune de Pilat. We cycled 20 km back on the bike path we rode yesterday. At the Dune de Pilat, you go up most of the way on a staircase, and then you have to walk a bit through the sand. The Dune de Pilat is Europe's largest shifting dune.
The climb is …

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Pilat Dune – View of the Dune loop from Pyla-sur-Mer

Pilat Dune

The dune

Dune du Pilat

La Teste de Buch - Biscarrosse Plage Cycle Path

Piste cyclable Biscarrosse-Plage

La Teste-de-Buch Cycle Path

Towards Biscarosse Beach

View of the dune

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