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14 Jul 2008
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Need a good route through France - HUMM
Hey guys
I supposed I maybe should have posted this thread in "motorcycle events" but it is in actual fact more about the place than the event! Also, apologies if there is a thread already of similar content, but I did search.
I am heading down to the Pyrennees next week for HUMM and want to know a good and potentially scenic (but maybe not time-consuming) route from Cherbourg, down there. We will be riding from Cherbourg the morning of 25th and then have 4 days and 3 nights to get down there.
I have been to France before but never riding/driving and from what I can remember they have a superb infrastructure which means few gems of biking roads - but I dont know!
We will be camping all the way down so maybe the way is plot is by biker friendly campsites?
We also have the same amount of time to get back to Cherbourg, so have the opportunity to do two routes. :confused1:
All info and recommendations welcomed pleeeeeeeeease!
Ta!
Char
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France Trip
Have pm you hope the rout is of some use
Ride safe Kevin.
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route suggestion
Hi Charlotte,I too will be riding down to Spain, but not until next year.I have realtives who live in the South of France and I asked them for a route some time back. Please find below the route suggested to me, however depending on where in the Pyrennees the HUMMis you may have to alter the final leg to suit.QUOTEHi Lee,Best route for scenery and cost is Portsmouth-L'Harve then head past Orleans and then either take the A20 motorway or the N20 scenic route which takes you through the Dordogne and Lot Valleys and you could stop off at Sarlat which is gorgeous, then head for Toulouse/ Perpignan/ Barcel- ona.UNQUOTE,I realise you have booked ferries and have a final destination is planned but this may still be of some help ???Regards and have a safe tripLee
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I dont know why but my computer is bunching up my writing with no spaces etc, so apologies .
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We rode down from Caen to Spain a few years ago. We had a bit less time than you to get there so made Bordeaux the first day and near Burgos the second. The motorway from Bordeaux towards the border is boring, horrible and full of noisy, smelly lorries. I'm sure there are more pleasant and scenic routes if you have a bit more time. We're catching the ferry to Santander for the HUMM but we're coming back through France.
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