WW 2025 Easter Trip to Spain

by Tony McCluskey · Published October 14, 2024 · Updated April 11, 2025

We recommend that you read this post fully and check back regularly, as well as checking the WhatsApp Group for all adults and guardians on the trip: WW Spain ’25 – Adults. Please contact a Committee member if you are not in this WhatsApp Group, which is for adults only.

Route suggestions welcome. Some initial route suggestions posted at the bottom of this thread.

Important Contact Numbers for Tossa De Mar Trip 2025:

Remember to dial 0034 or +34 to ring a Spanish phone number from an Irish mobile.

Urgent Hospital Care:

Emergency Number Dial 112 for AMBULANCE, FIRE & POLICE.

HOSPITAL (Near Girona), Dr. Josep Trueta Girona Hospital (I.C.S.), Av. de França, s/n, 17007 Girona. Tel. +34 972 940 200

HOSPITAL (Near Tossa de Mar): Regional Hospital La Selva, Acces to Cala Sant Francesc, 5, 17300 Blanes. Tel. +34 972 353 264

Minor injury, bike issues & tired children:

Medical Centre (for Minor Injuries): Casa del Mar National Health Centre, Av. Catalunya, s/n. Tel. +34 972 341 828.

WW Back-up Van: Dave Brandon & John Beatty – mobile contact details will be available on Group WhatsApp.

Tired Adults: Ring a Taxi – Tel: +0034 647 934 695 (Other Taxi companies may be recommended by the Hotel).

Hotel Details: Hotel GHT Oasis Tossa, Carrer Lope Mateo, 3, 17320, Tossa de Mar. Tel: +34 972 34 07 50.

Easter 2025 Spain trip update 20/3/2025 (updated 6/4/2025):

Plans are progressing well for our trip to Spain. We will have 95 members on the trip. Key update points to note as follows:

Briefing meeting: We will hold a briefing meeting for everyone coming on the trip at 7:30pm on Wednesday 2 April in Willow Park Cafeteria. We recommend you all attend this meeting to discuss the trip details and we plan to distribute your boarding passes at this meeting.

Truck loading: We will be loading the truck with the bicycles and luggage (use soft bags please) from 4pm – 6pm on Tuesday 8 April at Willow Park School.

You will be provided with two colour coded tags – 1 for bike and 1 for bag (soft bags please).
Ensure that your bike and bag is checked off the checklist when they are being loaded onto the truck.
Don’t put your helmet on the bike, it can be stored in your bag or separately.
Don’t leave water bottles, Garmins, lights, etc. on bike – put these in luggage.
Wrap your bike up to protect it – we will do our best to mind your bike but you need to protect it.
Bring your Bike Details Form (on website) when dropping you bicycle to the truck. Give to Marcie when picking up luggage/bike tags.
We currently expect the truck to return to Willow following the trip at 6pm on Monday 21 April, but this remains a provisional date until confirmed.
Don’t be late!

Bike service: Please ensure that you have your bicycle serviced well ahead of the trip. We are very fortunate that John Piggott of The Bike Rack will accompany us this year to help deal with mechanical issues when we are in Spain, but your bicycle must be in good mechanical order ahead of departure.

Also check out the thread of this post below for further details and to help your planning for the trip, particularly to ensure that you have covered points that need to be addressed ahead of departure, e.g. European Health Insurance Card, etc. Please continue to check this web post as we will continue to update it from time to time.

Easter 2025 Spain trip update 7/2/2025:

The final payment is €800 pp sharing or €1,028 pp for a single room (i.e. incl. €228 pp supplement). As the payments system is now closed, please contact a member of the WW Committee if any residual payments are due.

Easter 2025 Spain trip update 29/11/2024 & 28/1/2025 (updated 6/4/2025):

Flight details traveling with Ryanair have now been confirmed, as follows:

Outbound on Sunday 13 April 2025: We will travel in two groups. You will be advised of your group closer to the flight date.

Group 1: Flight FR437. Depart Dublin @ 6:00pm. Arrive Barcelona Reus @ 9:30pm. Flight time: 2h 30m.

Group 2: Flight FR6875. Depart Dublin @ 5:00pm. Arrive Barcelona (main airport) @ 8:30pm. Flight time: 2h 35m.

Busses will be arranged for each group from each of the airports on your arrival in Spain and you will be taken to Tossa de Mar.

Return on Saturday 19 April 2025 as one group.

Flight FR7037. Depart Girona @ 23:00pm. Arrive Dublin (Saturday 20 April) @ 00:35am. Flight time: 2h 35m.

Please advise a Committee member if you are not planning to return with the main Group.

Passports: We have 95 confirmed members on this trip. For anyone yet to send us your passports, please email a clear copy to: willowwheelersclub@gmail.com.

Flight baggage: Baggage allowance is 1 small personal bag (max 40x20x25cm; max 7kg) and 1 checked in bag (max 55x40x20cm; max 10kg). For further detail, Ryanair bag policy is HERE. Check your boarding pass and don’t assume it is the same for both flights:

Priority: Bring your bag into the cabin.
Non-Priority: Put your bag into the hold.

Initial post October 2024:

We are looking forward to our Willow Wheelers 2025 Easter trip to Tossa de Mar in Spain. The travel dates are expected to be 13 – 19 April 2025 (updated as outlined above). We plan to stay at the 4-Star Hotel GHT Oasis Tossa, in Tossa de Mar, Spain where the weather in April is generally sunny, dry and mild (up to 19 degrees c), so perfect for cycling. As further details of the trip become available, we will update this post to keep you informed.

Costs:

Total cost is currently expected to be in the range of €1,050 – €1,100, of which a deposit of €306 (incl. €6 payment processing fee) must be paid by each member planning to travel by Friday 18 October. As usual, the final trip cost will vary, largely depending on number of participants, and remains subject to sufficient participation.

Please pay the non-refundable deposit of €306 by completing the form at the following link: REMOVED

On this form, we request that you include the following information: (1) Forename(s) and surname of member exactly as set out in passport; (2) Date of birth; (3) Address; (4) Contact number; (5) Contact email; (6) Emergency contact name; (6) Emergency contact number; (7) Year-Group; (8) Indicate you require a single room, which will involve supplement (9) Passport number; (10) Passport expiry date; (11) Confirmation of your WW membership; (12) Your Cycling Ireland Number and (13) Credit/debit card payment details for €306. You will get your Cycling Ireland by logging into the Cycling Ireland website and checking your personal details. We appreciate that the timeline is tight, so if you are missing some details, please complete the form with as much as possible and follow up with the missing information asap to any Committee member. Anyone requesting a single room, which is subject to availability and a supplemental charge, should note the request in the above form.

Flights:

Boarding passes will be issued closer to the departure date. For security reasons, we cannot publish check-in details on this website.

Bus transport will be arranged in Spain to and from the hotel and airport.

Bicycles & luggage transport on truck to Spain: Bikes will be dropped with luggage to Willow Park School at a time and date to be advised closer to departure. Soft luggage bags preferred as they facilitate safe stacking of bicycles.

Hotel: We will be staying at the 4-Star Hotel GHT Oasis Tossa, in Tossa de Mar. The hotel located about 10 minutes walk from the beach. Rooms will be allocated by the Club and cannot be altered unless approved by a Club Committee member.

Travel Insurance: Covid insurance cover FAQs addressed here:Insurance Covid-19 FAQs.

Documents: Ensure your passport is in date and that you have a current European Health Insurance Card.

Unaccompanied Minors: Boys under 18 years traveling without a guardian/parent must have the Unaccompanied Minor Consent Form completed and accepted by Club.

Accompanied Minors: Group leaders should bring relevant documentation (i.e. letters of consent, copies of parent’s identification, etc.) for travelling with minors out of the state. Please see this Government website for current details: www.inis.gov.ie/en/INIS/Pages/travel-with-children.

Medical conditions: Please advise a member of the WW Committee, of any medical conditions and medication which may be relevant to cycling.

Bike record: Ensure you have completed a Bike Details form.

Clothes: We recommend that you err on the side of cycling gear. Towels, togs, etc. required. No deodorant spray permitted.

WW Membership: Everyone traveling to Spain must be a fully paid-up member of Willow Wheelers and Cycling Ireland. Check out our Membership page for further details.

It is important that all bikes are serviced and in good working order before being loaded. Check your brake pads and tyres for wear and if worn replace before you travel. We’d strongly recommend, if not done already, everyone should have their bike properly serviced before departure.

Having the right equipment and gear for cycling in Spain is important. Remember we are cycling for up to 5 days and out for several hours each day.

Key packing lists:

Mandatory Gear for your Bike.

Minimum 2 spare tubes
Bottle cage(s) fitted to bike
Water bottle(s)
Saddle bag or frame bag for holding gear
Pump

Mandatory Cycling Gear

Cycling helmet (make sure it fits you properly)
Cycling gloves
Cycling shoes or suitable runners
Light rain jacket (just in case)
Light base layers x 2-3
Cycling jerseys x 2-3
Cycling Shorts x 2-3 (We strongly recommend proper padded cycling shorts)
Cycling/sports socks x5
Sunblock
Money (for lunch stops & snacks)

Optional Items

Sunglasses (preferably cycling glasses)
Energy bars
Cycling jersey(s) long sleeve
Arm warmers (handy for wet/cold mornings)
Chain link (specific to your gearing groupset)
Jelly Babies

Route Suggestions

The route suggestions below have been taken from a number of sources (thanks to those who provided help) and it’s simply not possible to completely confirm that all roads are fully accessible, but hopefully will provide you with a guide for an enjoyable set of spins in Spain. So, usual rules apply, please check these out yourself as they have not been fully verified. Check with one of the WW Committee if you have any questions and enjoy your spins.

#1 TdeM-Calonge – La Bisbal – Santa Pellaia – Sant Grau-TdeM

Distance: 108km Climbing: 1,583m

Garmin: https://connect.garmin.com/modern/course/343798049

Strava: https://www.strava.com/routes/3344064421634205676

Source of route (truncated to TdeM / Tossa de Mar): https://www.lloretcycling.com/en/road/calonge-la-bisbal-santa-pellaia-sant-grau