Lles de Cerdanya
Pyrene Summer Camp · Minairons
Residential 7–10 yrs 1 week
4.9
fromCHF 495
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Ages14–17 yrs
FocusMountain biking
Language lessonsEnglish & Spanish
SeasonJun – Jul 2027
Pyrene Summer Camp runs this residential mountain biking camp in Lles de Cerdanya, Spain. The camp welcomes children aged 14–17, with sports and languages on the programme. 2 sessions scheduled Jun 20 – Jul 17, 2027, each lasting 6 nights. Activities run in English and Spanish.
Residential mountain biking camp in Lles de Cerdanya, Spain
Big Bike by Orbea is a week-long mountain bike camp in the Cerdanya valley of the Catalan Pyrenees, built for riders aged 14 to 17 who want to spend seven days in the saddle. Days are spent crossing forests, following rivers, dropping over rocks and climbing to hidden Romanesque churches along the trails and narrow paths that only locals know, pedalling until there is no energy left. Campers sleep at Pyrene's campsite in the middle of the woods, sharing evenings, night games and meals with young people from the other Pyrene camps, roughly a third of whom come from outside Spain. English runs through the whole week: alongside the local monitors, who are professionals in education and sport, there are native English-speaking monitors from the United States, Canada and Great Britain, so the language is picked up naturally on the bike rather than in a classroom. Phones, tablets and consoles stay behind, which is very much the point of the week.
Dates & Pricing
What's Included
Full-board accommodation, from dinner on the first day to breakfast on the last day
Internal transfers in the Club's own vehicles, plus external taxi services for activities that require them
Specific materials needed to take part in the activities (bicycle not included)
24-hour supervision by the monitor team
Compulsory accident insurance and civil liability insurance
Accommodation
All meals included
Daily training sessions
Camp kit
Equipment
Insurance
Evening activities
Excursions
Medical support on site
Daily photo updates
24/7 supervision
Optional — available at extra cost
Transfers from Barcelona Airport, Barcelona city or Puigcerdà station (optional paid add-ons)
Optional cancellation insurance
Not provided
Mountain bike and helmet (available through the camp's rental service, e.g. Orbea Laufey 29" or Orbea Occam H30 29")
Activities
Special focus
Mountain biking · Adventure & Outdoors
Big Bike by Orbea is a single-focus week: one group of up to 20 riders aged 14 to 17, seven days, and a programme built entirely around mountain biking in the Cerdanya valley. Rather than rotating through unrelated activities, the days follow routes out from the forest campsite, with the trails chosen so the group keeps pedalling further and higher as the week goes on. Bikes are the Orbea machines the camp partners on, from the Laufey 29" hardtail to the full-suspension Occam H30 trail bike, available through the camp's rental service with helmet for those who do not bring their own. Off the bike, campers share the campsite, meals, night games and film nights with the other Pyrene groups, and English is present throughout thanks to the native English-speaking monitors. It is an active, outdoors, phone-free week for teenagers who already enjoy riding and want to ride properly.
Other included activities
Excursions & trips
Included in the programme
Refugi del Gònec
25721 Bellver de Cerdanya, Lleida, Espanya
Refugi del Gònec
25721 Bellver de Cerdanya, Lleida, Espanya
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Safety & Supervision
Staff to child ratio1:7
24-hour supervision by the monitor team
Compulsory accident insurance
Civil liability insurance
Monitors who are professionals in education and sport
Background-checked staff
First aid certified coaches
24h on-site nurse
Secure perimeter
Emergency contact system
Safeguarding policy
Riders are accompanied 24 hours a day by the monitor team, local to these valleys and made up of professionals in education and sport alongside native English-speaking monitors. Compulsory accident insurance and civil liability insurance are included in the camp fee, and transport during the week is handled with the club's own vehicles or, for activities that need it, external taxi services. Groups are kept small, with 20 places per session on this camp.
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Meals
Campers are on full board for the whole stay, with meals running from dinner on the day they arrive to breakfast on the day they leave. Everyone eats together at camp, including under the camp's shade sails alongside the other Pyrene groups, and the kitchen buys from responsible, local suppliers.
VegetarianVeganGluten-freeHalalKosherNut-freeDairy-free
Screen time policy
The camp is a screen-free week: game consoles, mobile phones and tablets are not allowed during the summer camps. If a camper travels alone by train or plane and carries a phone for logistics, it is handed in and stored at the camp office on arrival, so the whole stay is spent off the screen and on the trails.
Add-ons & extras
Airport to Camp transfer
CHF 75
per child
Cooofe · 14:00 p.m.
Camp to Airport transfer
CHF 75
per child
Cooofe · Dropoff 12:00
Cancellation Policy
Refunds apply to the balance only; the deposit is non-refundable after the first 24 hours. Select a session for exact dates.
100% refund
30+ days before start
No refund
Under 30 days before start
Booking30 daysCamp starts
The booking deposit is non-refundable 24 hours after booking — the refund percentages above apply to the remaining balance only.
Accommodation & campus
Where your child sleeps
Per tent
20 campers
Tents
Shared tents
Bathrooms
Communal washing facilities
Tents
Campers sleep at Pyrene's campsite in the middle of the woods in the Cerdanya valley, in mobile and foldable facilities designed to leave the forest as it was found. Bunk beds are shared with the other campers, and each participant brings their own sleeping bag (comfort temperature 0ºC) and sleeping mat as listed in the camp's packing list. Showers are shared and the hot water comes from solar panels. Participants staying for two or more camp weeks have a free laundry service.
Amenities
Solar-heated hot water
Shared showers
Free laundry service for participants staying two or more weeks
Equipment rental service available on request
Heating
Terrace
Kitchen
Dining Area
Laundry
Bedding
The campus
Compact (under 2 ha)
Campsite in the forest of the Cerdanya valley, in the Catalan Pyrenees, close to Puigcerdà
The camp sits among the trees of the Cerdanya valley and is deliberately light on the land: the facilities are mobile and foldable so the forest is left as it was, hot water comes from solar panels, all waste is recycled and the project makes use of existing public facilities rather than building new ones. Life happens outdoors, under the camp's shade sails at mealtimes, around the open-air film nights and across the surrounding woods and trails where the night games take place.
Campus facilities
Mobile and foldable camp facilities
Shaded sail-covered dining and gathering area
Showers with solar-heated water
Horse enclosure next to the camp
Outdoor space for night games and open-air film nights
Nature trail
Lake / waterfront
Location & getting there
Cap de Rec, 25726 Lles de Cerdanya, Lleida, Espanya
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Getting your child there
Airport
€80 · optionalBarcelona El Prat Airport
Pickup service · For international participants the camp runs a pick-up service at Barcelona El Prat Airport every Sunday between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m., and a drop-off service every Saturday between 1 p.m. and 7 p.m., with staff accompanying the group up to the Cerdanya valley. The transfer is booked as an option when reserving the place and costs 80 € each way, or 160 € return.
Train station
€20 · optionalPuigcerdà train station
Pickup service · Coming by train is the camp's preferred and most sustainable arrival: families can take the R3 Rodalies line from Barcelona to Puigcerdà, or the French SNCF service to Latour-de-Carol – Enveitg, and the team collects campers at the station and drives them to the campsite. The station transfer is chosen when booking and costs 20 € each way, or 40 € return.
Shuttle
€80 · optionalBarcelona city and surrounding area
Pickup service · A group transfer is also offered from Barcelona city and its surrounding area for campers who prefer to join from town rather than the airport. It is selected as a booking option and costs 80 € each way, or 160 € return.
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Since 2010
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