All our MotoGP trips are four days long. Take a Sunday Plymouth-Santander crossing to arrive on Thursday night for both days of practice and the race. Take a Tuesday Portsmouth-Bilbao crossing to arrive Saturday evening for just the race.

1 ARAGON

Total distance 785 miles (Santander) or 830 miles (Bilbao)
Through the Picos de Europa and into central Spain, it’s great but relaxed riding all the way to the Aragon circuit. All kinds of landscapes – from mountains to open plains – stopping at some of our must-see sites, with enough time to explore them when you arrive.

Day one: Santander to Potes, 120 miles, 4 hours
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Day two: Potes to Segovia, 235 miles, 6 hours
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Day three: Segovia to Cuenca, 220 miles, 6 hours
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Day four: Cuenca to Aragon, 210 mile, 6 hours
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Alternative day one: Bilbao to Potes, 165 miles, 4.5 hours
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2 CATALUNYA

Total distance 825 miles (Santander) or 820 miles (Bilbao)
A tour of the Pyrenees with a MotoGP race at the end of it – what could be better? This trip has everything that a sports tourer could want – with a great tour and spectacular sport… not to mention a lot of corners per mile and some seriously spectacular scenery.

Day one: Santander to Estella, 145 miles, 4 hours
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Day two: Santander to Sort, 250 miles, 6.5 hours
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Day three: Sort to Ripoll, 225 miles, 6.5 hours
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Day four: Ripoll to Catalunya, 205 miles, 6.5 hours
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Alternative day one: Bilbao to Estella, 145 miles, 4.5 hours
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3 JEREZ

Total distance 895 miles (Santander) or 945 miles (Bilbao)
It’s a long run to southern Spain for the first European GP of the year. Even with so much ground to cover, it’s possible to stick to great roads not dull motorway. Our trip is a truly fantastic ride, cutting through the Picos to Extremadura and south, down into Andalusia.

Day one: Santander to Sahagun, 150 miles, 4 hours
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Day two: Sahagun to Cuidad Rodrigo, 240 miles, 6.5 hours
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Day three: Cuidad Rodrigo to Guadalupe, 225 miles, 6.5 hours
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Day four: Guadalupe to Jerez de la Frontera, 280 miles, 6.5 hours
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Alternative day one: Bilbao to Sahagun, 200 miles, 4.5 hours
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4 VALENCIA

Total distance 810 miles (Santander) or 800 miles (Bilbao)
End the MotoGP season in style with this amazing trip that combines great roads in the Basque mountains, the Pyrenees, Catalonia and the hilly hinterland of Valencia itself. Doesn’t matter who triumphs in the MotoGP race, this is a winning way to finish your riding year.

Day one: Santander to Zarauz, 140 miles, 4 hours
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Day two: Zarauz to Ainsa, 220 miles, 6 hours
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Day three: Ainsa to Tortosa, 235 miles, 6.5 hours
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Day four: Tortosa to Valencia, 215 miles, 6.5 hours Download GPX file

Alternative day one: Bilbao to Zarauz, 130 miles, 4.5 hours
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Please note: This page contains the route files for The RiDE Guide to motorcycle touring in Spain and Portugal which came free with RiDE magazine in July 2018. These website page are not regularly updated, so please check all critical information before you travel. All route files are in .gpx format. Garmin and BMW users can download the main file, which contains all the routes and our recommended hotels as separate waypoints. TomTom users can download the individual routes and use the Tyre software to convert them. For many routes we also have Google Map links. However, as Google Maps will not plot routes over seasonally closed high Alpine passes (such as those in the Pyrenees) when they’re shut, these may not work for every route all year round.