Thinking about coming back north from the south coast of France via the RDGA. Never done it, all advice / recommendations gratefully received. Especially with regard to finding a downloadable route for the Garmin, and how long it will take. 
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Do you want your coffee stirred too? Please do a Google search first, start looking at the rdga website, plenty reading and threads already on here. Thanks
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Google RdGA, you'll find it dead easily.
Input into Garmin, via BaseCamp or Mapsource.
Don't want to? OK, do a search via UKGSer's underused search function.
Don't want to? OK, go to Ride magazine's website and download the route from there.
Don't want to? OK, I'll do it for you. Here's how: Google route de grande Alpes dowloads. Scroll down a tiny bit.... Aha.... Bingo: Here's the Ride thingy: http://www.ride.co.uk/Tour-2013/ The cheeky monkeys even suggest how long the ride will take. But wait....
How long to ride? A day if you get your skates on, two if you don't.... Longer depending on your speed, when you start, how often and when you stop, the weather, the state of your awsome steed, SWBO's instructions and needs, the price of fish and whether Venus is ascending.
How long it will take to download? Very dependent on your broadband speed.
http://www.moveyouralps.com/en/route-des-grandes-alpes
Input into Garmin, via BaseCamp or Mapsource.
Don't want to? OK, do a search via UKGSer's underused search function.
Don't want to? OK, go to Ride magazine's website and download the route from there.
Don't want to? OK, I'll do it for you. Here's how: Google route de grande Alpes dowloads. Scroll down a tiny bit.... Aha.... Bingo: Here's the Ride thingy: http://www.ride.co.uk/Tour-2013/ The cheeky monkeys even suggest how long the ride will take. But wait....
How long to ride? A day if you get your skates on, two if you don't.... Longer depending on your speed, when you start, how often and when you stop, the weather, the state of your awsome steed, SWBO's instructions and needs, the price of fish and whether Venus is ascending.
How long it will take to download? Very dependent on your broadband speed.
http://www.moveyouralps.com/en/route-des-grandes-alpes
I would say the full route from Menton to Thannon Les Bains is possible in 2 full days riding (about 200 miles / 6 hours saddle time per day)
We are doing it this year in 3 days, with a 3 night and 2 night stop along the way so we get 3 extra days to ride off in loops over many of the other great roads / passes along the way.
It is a great run so even if you can only spare the two days it is worthwhile, but if you could put a 2-3 night stop in the middle you could do / see a whole lot more.
We are doing it this year in 3 days, with a 3 night and 2 night stop along the way so we get 3 extra days to ride off in loops over many of the other great roads / passes along the way.
It is a great run so even if you can only spare the two days it is worthwhile, but if you could put a 2-3 night stop in the middle you could do / see a whole lot more.
thanks wapping, Id found moveyouralps but there are cycles on it. It scared me.
Cycling sites can have good info - but you can probably beat their time estimates unless your riding a CG125.
thanks wapping, Id found moveyouralps but there are cycles on it. It scared me.
Cycling sites can have good info - but you can probably beat their time estimates unless your riding a CG125.
GPS route.
Go to http://www.highlights-verlag.de/pro...che-alpen/franzoesische-alpen---gps-daten.php
Scroll down, route 10
Go to http://www.highlights-verlag.de/pro...che-alpen/franzoesische-alpen---gps-daten.php
Scroll down, route 10
Im not saying there isn't a place for technology such as sat nag particularly for the final element of journey trying to find a defined location, petrols station, hotel, hospital. However does everything have to be so planned and prepared when travelling in fairly well organised areas of the world. It seems more and more people want a "do this do that list" for them without generating it for themselves. This isn't a dig at OP but an observation in general generated from OP. Start looking and discover the world yourself. for instance going to the Pyrenees in September Via Santander to Carcassone on this site alone some 20 pages of topics for N623 and Carcassone as search elements. Not only do you get the info and ideas but it keeps me quiet and dreaming for a while too. Come on don't be lazy, like most things in life if you put the effort in the rewards are greater. Enjoy your trip.
All from the fellow who brought us....
http://www.ukgser.com/forums/showthread.php/363273-10-Days
Not a clue as to whether he and his seven mates ever went. I guess not, as he never said: "Thank you, we had a brilliant time"
Most have the smart alex in them beaten out off them by the time they leave school but occasionally one carries on through life
Oh chaps how I love banter, even yours Wapping. That post was more of a conversational point what would you do ?, not can you tell me what to do. My lack of understanding of Sat Nav is the way it seems to detract people from planning teheir own routes and missing out on quality maps. I beleieve my first sentence of my last post of that topic was Wapping, "thank you for the effort and the links, they're all bookmarked and saved for future reference/opportunities" if this wasnt enough I appologise and THANK you again. I believe in being polite and gracious, some could learn much.
I use my garmin 550 to plan my routes the night before I travel. I decide where I want to end up put that position in, then I adjust the route to use the roads that I want to ride, works fine for me.
I wouldn't want to ride now on the continent without using my sat nav now, it makes it so much simpler, I also find on occasion it puts me on some pretty spectacular roads that I may not have considered using a map.
Now dissolved into debate over the rights and wrongs of satellite navigational aids, their place in motorcycling (Adventure or otherwise) and planning, the original question – answered thankfully - having faded into obscurity.
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