La Grande Traversée VTT des Pyrénées - Licq-Athérey - Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port
This stage passes entirely through the Iraty massif, the largest beech forest in Europe. After following paths on mountainsides and others in the middle of large grassy plateaus, the stage heads due west towards Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port, the capital of Basse-Navarre.
This stage crosses the entire Iraty massif, the largest beech forest in Europe. A long, gradual ascent on tracks and then a single track leads to the Iraty crests and the Escaliers peak. After a ridge trail, with its succession of paths on mountainsides and others in the middle of large grassy plateaus, the stage heads due west towards Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port, the capital of Basse-Navarre and a Mecca on the Pilgrim's Way to Santiago de Compostela. But to get there, it's a succession of beautiful descents over the rounded mountains of the Cize.