# Road trips from Pau

> 3 road trips that start in or near Pau, from 3 to 8 days, each with a stop-by-stop itinerary, distances and campsites along the way.

Source: https://camping-spirit.com/road-trips-from/pau-fr/

3 road trips that start in or near Pau, from 3 to 8 days, each with a stop-by-stop itinerary, distances and campsites along the way.

- [Pyrenean cols: Tourmalet and Gavarnie](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/pyrenees-cols/): 3 days, 122 km – The great climbs of the Tour de France and the rock amphitheatre of Gavarnie.
- [Béarn and Bigorre: Aubisque to the Pic du Midi](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/b12-bearn-bigorre/): 3 days, 146 km – From Pau up the Ossau valley over the Col d’Aubisque, to the waterfalls of Pont d’Espagne and the observatory on the Pic du Midi.
- [Rock amphitheatres, hairpin passes and Cathar castles – by motorhome through the French Pyrenees from Pau to Ax-les-Thermes](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-237-french-pyrenees-gavarnie/): 8 days, 373 km – Over the Aubisque, Tourmalet and Aspin from the Béarn to the Ariège: around 510 kilometres on the Route des Cols, with the Cirque de Gavarnie, the Pic du Midi, the cave art of Niaux and the castle rock of Montségur.

## FAQs

**What are the best road trips from Pau?**
Popular routes starting in or near Pau: Pyrenean cols: Tourmalet and Gavarnie, Béarn and Bigorre: Aubisque to the Pic du Midi and Rock amphitheatres, hairpin passes and Cathar castles – by motorhome through the French Pyrenees from Pau to Ax-les-Thermes.

**Is there a short road trip from Pau?**
The shortest is Pyrenean cols: Tourmalet and Gavarnie: 3 days, about 122 km.

**What is the longest road trip from Pau?**
The longest is Rock amphitheatres, hairpin passes and Cathar castles – by motorhome through the French Pyrenees from Pau to Ax-les-Thermes: 8 days, about 373 km with 14 stops.