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Spaniel Taxi



Member Since: 18 Aug 2017
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United Kingdom 2015 Defender 90 Puma 2.2 CSW Corris Grey
Pyrenees
Wanting to do the Pyrenees and incorporate the. Smugglers route. If any one has best route to suggest I would appreciate your guidance. Also if anyone as any route they have done and saved that I could download this would be great. I just have a standard 90 do I need any specific equipment as I don’t Have a winch.
Post #684838 7th Feb 2018 8:03pm
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familymad



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Won't need a winch fella. If you do then you've taken some risks that single vehicle should have been avoided.

If you download the Gaia app which I love to bits, I can send you the GPX files to use with full route. 1951 80" S1 2.0
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Post #684855 7th Feb 2018 8:41pm
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Spaniel Taxi



Member Since: 18 Aug 2017
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Sweet, I will download it now mate, just trying to get my head around this trip. Might need to pick your brain more.
Post #684857 7th Feb 2018 8:43pm
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familymad



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Anytime. Still our best ever trip with the vehicle and opens your mind to overlanding and what the standard Defender can do.

We're going to Morocco for 3 weeks this year as the Pyrenees wet our appetite.... 1951 80" S1 2.0
1995 110 300TDI
1995 90 300TDI
Post #684860 7th Feb 2018 8:46pm
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Spaniel Taxi



Member Since: 18 Aug 2017
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Your trip will be amazing, I’ve just looked at Gaia app is it the £19.99. I’m addicted to watching the you tube videos about the Pyrenees as it looks amazing and after seeing your photos last year aswell.
Post #684862 7th Feb 2018 8:50pm
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amondeggs



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It is an amazing place with endless routes to explore. The scenery and wildlife are equally stunning please post some photos of your trip on your return Thumbs Up
Post #684900 7th Feb 2018 10:07pm
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xcentric



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worth getting the Vibractino road books, and they will then send you a GPX file too.

Excellent trip - we did one end to the other, some tough bits but nothing too extreme - did it with kids and dogs no worries. Take a mobile phone, decent toolkit, and you'll be fine.
Post #684913 7th Feb 2018 11:00pm
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familymad



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amondeggs wrote:
It is an amazing place with endless routes to explore. The scenery and wildlife are equally stunning please post some photos of your trip on your return Thumbs Up


This gent was a real gent and shared the files with us last year leading to the experience of a lifetime Bow down

Didn't do their 'winch only route' tho Whistle 1951 80" S1 2.0
1995 110 300TDI
1995 90 300TDI
Post #684954 8th Feb 2018 8:32am
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Grenadier



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familymad wrote:
Won't need a winch fella. If you do then you've taken some risks that single vehicle should have been avoided.

If you download the Gaia app which I love to bits, I can send you the GPX files to use with full route.


How does the Gaia app work? Does it need 4G? Just Wifi? Nothing? Thumbs Up Monsieur Le Grenadier

I've not been everywhere, but it's on my list.....

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Post #684960 8th Feb 2018 9:14am
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strang



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Steve Patchett and co did it some years ago in Series Ones - ideal viewing for a winters night.....



The videos all auto-run. A couple have no sound Euro-Leafing to infinity and beyond.....
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Ben-89



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familymad wrote:
Won't need a winch fella. If you do then you've taken some risks that single vehicle should have been avoided.

If you download the Gaia app which I love to bits, I can send you the GPX files to use with full route.


Hi Cheeky question i have started to investigate doing a cross pyrenees trip could you send me the files for the routes?
Post #691409 6th Mar 2018 11:24am
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acuss01



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Going on our first overland trip to the Pyrenees shortly - was wondering how easy it is to wild camp? Also want to find some nice off-road tracks but nothing dangerous as wife will complain Laughing 2015 110 XS CSW Montalcino Red with Black Pack
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Tdi4



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Wild camping is not allowed in Spain especially in the Pyrenees.

I know with a camper you can wild camp in portugal. And in the north of portugal you can drive almost anywhere off road. a defender from 1984 pretending to be a puma with a touch of Range Rover
Post #691445 6th Mar 2018 2:58pm
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amondeggs



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Grenadier wrote:
familymad wrote:
Won't need a winch fella. If you do then you've taken some risks that single vehicle should have been avoided.

If you download the Gaia app which I love to bits, I can send you the GPX files to use with full route.


How does the Gaia app work? Does it need 4G? Just Wifi? Nothing? Thumbs Up


Have been trying it out myself and it is very good so far,

If you use the free version then you will need data to loads the maps. But if you purchase it then you can download the maps at home so you don't need data on the road Thumbs Up
Post #699034 6th Apr 2018 6:34pm
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cartoonhead



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I’ve just downloaded Gaia, doing the Pyrenees in August and I’d be grateful if someone could share the gpx files Smile
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