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Continent:
Europe
Country:
France
Next Big City:
Bordeaux, Biarritz
Next Town:
Biscorrosse Ville
 
Type:
Lake
Rider Ability:
Beginner, Intermediate, Expert
Features:
Shop, Rescue, Shower, Toilet, Food, Parking


Water
Type:
Shallow, Flat, Chop
Hazards:
No Info
Quality:
Clean
Best Tide:
Tide Independent

5 miles in land from sea is the fresh water lake 1 mile wide by 4 miles long. The water is quite flat on the edge of the lake and you can get small waves ( shallow up to about 250m off shore under 1.5m deep.
Beach
Type:
Sand
Size:
Medium
Hazards:
No Info
Beach Users:
June, July, August

The beach with easy access is about about 600m long and 70m wide. All along and around the lake shore there are various small sandy beaches, to kit up and launch from, with a pine forest back drop.

Wind

Best Months:
June, July, August, September, October
Wind Type:
Thermal Winds, Frontal Winds
Best Direction:
NW
Main Direction:
SW, WSW, W, WNW, NW

During the spring/summer months you would be looking at using 12m-20m kites. Autumn/winter 8m-14m kites, wind is blowing up due to strong depression coming from the ocean. In general the lake can be ridden in any wind direction.



How to get there
Transport:
Car
Access:
Short Walk


Get directions from


Getting to Biscarrosse couldn't be easier. From Bordeaux take A63 direction Arcachon. Then follow signs to Biscorrosse.

Extra Information
Rules:
No Info


During periods July/August all launching and landing is preferred be done in the water away from other beach users.

Nightlife
Biscorrosse Plage and Mimizan are 2 local nightspot and surf towns to visit. There's everything from seafood to pizza, to sports bars, disco's to a casino. Bars on the beach so you can watch the sunset over food and drink. Also there is an excellent steak house near the lake opposite of the Aldi supermarket. There are also quads bikes and go karts center locally in the area.


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