Any recommends for Pyrenees Balcony Roads?

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Criss crossing the Alps while going from Santander to the Med next year. Really want to take in at least one "balcony road". Liked the look of the Gorge de Galamus. Anyone done it or have a better recommendation? TIA
 

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there are lots of lovely gorges in the Pyrenees but not many balcony roads - the balcony section of Galamus is quite short. There are many more roads with steep drop offs, where these can be on both sides as you ride along a ridge between two valleys.
 
Are these roads two way or one way that bit in the picture doesn’t look wide enough for passing traffic
 
The ones that I’ve been on (Vercors and Alps) have been two way - care is required 😃
 
combe lavel is very good but only quite short,
saint jean en royans, thats what my phone calls it,
 
No I didnt thanks. I took that one from a youtuber. More likely my error from google images.
 
The Col de Soulor on the D-918 in France is pretty vertiginous as is the L-401 Coll de Nargó to Sant Lorenç de Morunys in Spain. If you make a route between the two using the Port de la Bonaigua - C28 - you won't go far wrong ...
 
Criss crossing the Alps while going from Santander to the Med next year. Really want to take in at least one "balcony road". Liked the look of the Gorge de Galamus. Anyone done it or have a better recommendation? TIA

Stunning place. Think me and Arsey did some pics there.
 
They put the willies up me, I’m fine on the cliff side but on the certain death side I’m at pucker factor 8 at least

Me too but they never used to a couple of years ago!

This thread is useful to know which roads to avoid.
 
Vercors had awesome views apparently. Unless there is fog
 

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Vercors had awesome views apparently. Unless there is fog

Aye

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