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Bluest

Member Since: 23 Apr 2016
Location: Lancashire
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Timcat wrote:
Bluest wrote:
If you buy a Vibraction road book, you get a .gpx to accompany them. Not free, but worthwhile for a well researched route.

Bluest, is it the RB 5 traverse integral your talking of? Think it’s £120€.Ends up in Port Bou.

Yes, we did the whole of RB5, Collioure to StJean Pied de Port.

Vibraction do several others in Pyrenees that are shorter and cheaper. 2007 110 TDCi Station Wagon XS

31st Aug 2021 7:56pm

Timcat

Member Since: 20 Jul 2016
Location: Rugby at the moment
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Is the gpx Garmin compatible? Was thinking of downloading the pdf version as were short of time..

31st Aug 2021 8:12pm

Bluest

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I think .gpx are universal, but I’ve never used a Garmin, so wouldn’t know for sure. 2007 110 TDCi Station Wagon XS

31st Aug 2021 8:37pm

Mo Murphy

Member Since: 01 Jun 2008
Location: Letchworth Garden City, Herts
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Jim, you'll probably have the same routes I have. This is probably my 8th or 9th Pyrenees trip and you'll be hard pushed to find anything too tricky to do on your own, this is after all about getting out and enjoying the Pyrenees not hard core off reading. The only time I've failed to get through anywhere was on the smugglers route in May a few years ago when high snow right near the border prevented us getting through and there's no chance of that at this time of year.
HTH Chap
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1st Sep 2021 4:48am

Mo Murphy

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sharkey964 wrote:
We are planning to be in that area on Sat & Sun.
Starting in the Val d' Aran tomorrow pm,Then down to the Zaragoza area Monegros desert.

Have a safe trip.

Marc.

Safe trip Marc, hopefully our paths will cross

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1st Sep 2021 4:54am

Timcat

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Bluest wrote:
I think .gpx are universal, but I’ve never used a Garmin, so wouldn’t know for sure.

Will have a look later, be nice & simple if the routes go straight onto the garmin overlanders. The road book isn’t expensive in my eyes if it gets you where you want to be.

1st Sep 2021 8:00am

Timcat

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Location: Rugby at the moment
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Mo Murphy wrote:
Jim, you'll probably have the same routes I have. This is probably my 8th or 9th Pyrenees trip and you'll be hard pushed to find anything too tricky to do on your own, this is after all about getting out and enjoying the Pyrenees not hard core off reading. The only time I've failed to get through anywhere was on the smugglers route in May a few years ago when high snow right near the border prevented us getting through and there's no chance of that at this time of year.
HTH Chap
Mo

A lot of my routes are enduro routes which were goat tracks! Made me smile about the snow & the smugglers route. Had the same on the bikes years ago..

1st Sep 2021 8:04am

Timcat

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I run a android tablet for Wikiloc with gps. I’ve just downloaded the scan app on the tablet & scanned the QR code on leeloo’s & 8619 Simon’s routes. Then just save them on your device (tablet in my case) very simple!

1st Sep 2021 8:57am

leeloo

Member Since: 31 Mar 2021
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sharkey964 wrote:
We are planning to be in that area on Sat & Sun.
Starting in the Val d' Aran tomorrow pm,Then down to the Zaragoza area Monegros desert.

Have a safe trip.

Marc.

Good choice, Monegros is very beautiful and unique. Some parts look like Nevada.
Not a lot of places suitable to wild camping tough..
Spent about 3 days there this year in April. Defender P300 on order

1st Sep 2021 4:58pm

8619simon

Member Since: 04 Nov 2016
Location: North Wales
Posts: 247

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Timcat wrote:
8619simon wrote:
This is my trail from 2019..... Closely follows the Vibraction route plus a few bits:

https://www.wikiloc.com/offroading-trails/...a-37038313

Had a look at this earlier Simon, would you do this route on your own? And does it cover the smugglers route into Andora? Cheers…

I would do on my own... nothing too tricky and you will want to take it slow to take in the scenery

. The end of the route and gpx is the smugglers route into Andorra. This is where we finished, we were in May and it was quite snowy so a bit touch and go over the last col but OK. I've done it also in Summer and its very straightforward.

Have a great trip

1st Sep 2021 9:45pm

Timcat

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Just an update for those thinking of doing the same, we bought the complete RB5 Vibraction road book with gpx. The gpx is only waypoints ( not a route such as you’d do in basecamp) easy enough to follow. The road book it’s self is in French so great if you speak French.

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9th Sep 2021 1:52pm

Mo Murphy

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The vibration books are very good.
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10th Sep 2021 3:04pm

Mo Murphy

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I met Timcat on a trail in the Pyrenees last week. Small forum world 🙂
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18th Sep 2021 9:42am

Timcat

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Yep, small world Mo. Good to see you back on your way & home safe.

18th Sep 2021 2:46pm

Mo Murphy

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Thanks Jim, enjoy the rest of your trip 👍

Sorry I didn't get to see you Marc, maybe next time 🙂

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18th Sep 2021 5:59pm

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