Motor Sports
For those who would love to discover the countryside without the effort involved in walking cycling etc. there are several mountain tracks where motorised vehicles are permitted, such as 4 wheel drive, trial biking and cross country biking, quads etc. Keep to the rules though – forest rangers are on the watch. You can also hire a guide for 4wheel drive, buggies or quads, who knows which tracks are permitted to motor vehicles.
Buggy will give you a detailed map when you hire your vehicle with full explanations of which tracks you can use and with a guide.
Other quad hire companies will take you along tracks on other side, towards the Spanish border, to discover the sport and some unforgettable scenery.
ATV riding
Automobile Rally of the vallespir
Each year in April the ris the Automobile Rally of the vallespir. It runs during two days through the hills and mountains around Arles-sur-Tech and Amelie-les-Bains, with a special night run which is especially impressive if you then follow the same route in the day time and imagine what it must be like to race it in the dark!
There is also a competion of cross country motorbikes with sidecars each year in the hills around Corbère les Cabanes.
You can also try your skill in safety on the various go-kart circuits, the nearest of which is at Rivesaltes near Perpignan.
Sidecar Cross
Go-kart circuit
Jeeps to St Martin du Canigou