Off on Thursday, coming back Tuesday.
Can't wait!
Report and pic's follow on return.
Can't wait!
Report and pic's follow on return.
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Have a good trip!
(Haven't you only just come back off holiday?)
(Haven't you only just come back off holiday?)
Enjoy.
I shall look forward to the report.
I shall look forward to the report.
Enjoy, we did in July, weather was fanatstic went as far as Castallane and then turned right along Gorge de Verdun.
Have fun
Teejay
They are 2 quite amazing sights aren't they
We appraoched Castellaine from the South and its and amazing sight when you first see it ahead through the valley as you approach at about the same height or just above it. We dropped down past it and then left onto the Gorge . Did the whole big loop and then came back the way you came in and up the Rte N'. May this year.
Here's the plan:
Day one - Thursday
280 miles
Calais to Maison les Chaource about 30 miles south of Troyes.
Calais, St Pol, Doullens, Albert, Peronne, Ham, Noyon, Blerancourt, Soissons, Chateau Thierry, Montmirail, Sezanne, Troyes, Chaorce
Staying at Hotel Aux Maisons (one night)
http://www.logis-aux-maisons.com/
Day two - Friday
379 miles
Maison les Chaource to Digne les Baines
Chesley, Nitry, Avallon, Saulieu, Autin, Le Creusot, montceau les Mines, Villefranche, Lyon, Grenoble, Sisteron, Digne les Baines
Staying at Le Tonic (four nights)
http://www.hotel-tonic-digne.com/
Day three - Saturday
175 miles
Gorge Verdon
Castellane, Grasse, Comps-s-Artuby, Gorges de Verdon, Aiguines, Riez and back to Digne les Bains.
Day four - Sunday
188 miles
A scenic loop
Barreme, St Andre, Sigale, Pont Louis, La Manda, Garros, Vence, Grasse, Castellane and back to Digne les Bains.
Day five - Monday
203 miles
Col de Bonnette
Barcelonnett, Jausiers, Col de Bonette, St Sauveur, Guillaumes, Enriez, St Julien, Castellane and back to Digne les Bains.
Day six - Tuesday
339 miles
Digne les Bains to St Seine l'Abbaye (very close to Dijon)
Marcoux, Gap, Grenoble, Lyon, Villefranche, Cluny, Givry, Chagny, Lusigny, Pont de pany, Sombernon, St Seine l'Abbaye
Staying at De La Poste hotel (one night)
http://www.postesoleildor.fr/
Day seven - Wednesday
340 miles
St Seine l'Abbaye to Calais
Lamargelle, Chatillon, Troyes, Montmirail, Soissons, Noyon, Ham, Peronne, Albert, Doullens, St Pol, Calais
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In total 1,900 miles in a week (we have given ourselves an extra day) or an average daily mileage of 272 miles, with a couple of chunky days lobbed in.
We will be travelling in the main on N (National) and D (Departmental) roads, with just some motorway stuff to miss out a couple of the bigger cities and crack off a few miles. If the weather turns foul or we have a significant delay we have back up routes on the 'long days' that will enable us to make up some time and / or avoid needless piddling about in the wet.
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Many of the routes could be adapated or changed to suite people coming from places other than Calais, St Seine or indeed Digne les Baines.
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Day one - Thursday
280 miles
Calais to Maison les Chaource about 30 miles south of Troyes.
Calais, St Pol, Doullens, Albert, Peronne, Ham, Noyon, Blerancourt, Soissons, Chateau Thierry, Montmirail, Sezanne, Troyes, Chaorce
Staying at Hotel Aux Maisons (one night)
http://www.logis-aux-maisons.com/
Day two - Friday
379 miles
Maison les Chaource to Digne les Baines
Chesley, Nitry, Avallon, Saulieu, Autin, Le Creusot, montceau les Mines, Villefranche, Lyon, Grenoble, Sisteron, Digne les Baines
Staying at Le Tonic (four nights)
http://www.hotel-tonic-digne.com/
Day three - Saturday
175 miles
Gorge Verdon
Castellane, Grasse, Comps-s-Artuby, Gorges de Verdon, Aiguines, Riez and back to Digne les Bains.
Day four - Sunday
188 miles
A scenic loop
Barreme, St Andre, Sigale, Pont Louis, La Manda, Garros, Vence, Grasse, Castellane and back to Digne les Bains.
Day five - Monday
203 miles
Col de Bonnette
Barcelonnett, Jausiers, Col de Bonette, St Sauveur, Guillaumes, Enriez, St Julien, Castellane and back to Digne les Bains.
Day six - Tuesday
339 miles
Digne les Bains to St Seine l'Abbaye (very close to Dijon)
Marcoux, Gap, Grenoble, Lyon, Villefranche, Cluny, Givry, Chagny, Lusigny, Pont de pany, Sombernon, St Seine l'Abbaye
Staying at De La Poste hotel (one night)
http://www.postesoleildor.fr/
Day seven - Wednesday
340 miles
St Seine l'Abbaye to Calais
Lamargelle, Chatillon, Troyes, Montmirail, Soissons, Noyon, Ham, Peronne, Albert, Doullens, St Pol, Calais
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In total 1,900 miles in a week (we have given ourselves an extra day) or an average daily mileage of 272 miles, with a couple of chunky days lobbed in.
We will be travelling in the main on N (National) and D (Departmental) roads, with just some motorway stuff to miss out a couple of the bigger cities and crack off a few miles. If the weather turns foul or we have a significant delay we have back up routes on the 'long days' that will enable us to make up some time and / or avoid needless piddling about in the wet.
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Many of the routes could be adapated or changed to suite people coming from places other than Calais, St Seine or indeed Digne les Baines.
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Did quite abit of that in May but in a car and only as a passenger . Would have love to have done it on the bike .
Very jealous , have a great time.
Very jealous , have a great time.
Shinyface
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Six of us are doing a similar route north later this month having gone south on the Grande Route De Alps, hopefully the weather will be more kind than it was in June !
Shinyface
Did quite abit of that in May but in a car and only as a passenger . Would have love to have done it on the bike .
Very jealous , have a great time.
Six of us are doing a similar route north later this month having gone south on the Grande Route De Alps, hopefully the weather will be more kind than it was in June !
Shinyface
And we are doing the entire RDGA from Thonon Les Bains to Menton in a couple of weeks time,then up the Route Napoleon as far as the Verdun Gorge,then over to Millau for a lap around the Tarn Gorge.
Should be fun.
Should be fun.
yamonda1
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hmmm .... I'm off 'somewhere' later this week and now you given me plenty of food for thought .. was going to Germany and Austria but now .... I'll just make my mind up at Calais ....
I will be leaving Grenoble on Monday the 8th and heading down the Route Nap, hope to see you Wapping, PM sent. We will be doing the Verdon gorge then on into the Luberon. From there to Vallon Pont d'Arc for the Ardeche gorge then on to Pont de Montvert. From there through Villfort to Langogne then back through Mende into the Tarn gorge. At that point my bike will go into autopilot it knows it that well.
Finishing up in Millau where we head for home.
The weather isn't looking good for the Route Nap next week, hope it changes.
Finishing up in Millau where we head for home.
The weather isn't looking good for the Route Nap next week, hope it changes.
PM'd ya back.
My parents live in the Luberon, lucky things.
Up an unmade cart track, just outside Roussillon (where the red rocks are) off the D108, just before it gets to the tiny village of Les Huguets. The D108 runs south out of Roussillon, to hit the D900 (former N100) towards Apt / Cavaillon.
Lots of nice small towns villages to see: Sault, Gordes, Bonnieux, Lacoste (Marquis de Sade's castle), Roussillon, Fontaine de Vaucluse, Lourmarin etc. etc.
If you have any spare time at all, I would suggest a hot air ballon ride with these guys: http://www.montgolfiere-provence-ballooning.com/index-hot-air-balloon.html Excellent!
And we are doing the entire RDGA from Thonon Les Bains to Menton in a couple of weeks time,then up the Route Napoleon as far as the Verdun Gorge,then over to Millau for a lap around the Tarn Gorge.
Should be fun.
I did something very similar a few years ago. Really good.
I meant to do the Route Napoleon last year, again. But I pumped 32 litres of prime diesel into my bike just outside Troyes. By the time I had got it all out, bought new plugs and buggered about it was too late. So I turned tail late the next and went to watch the World Cup rugby, meeting some chums who happened to be over. Got a free ticket, from a policeman. All's well that ends well, as they say.
You wouldn't happen to have GPS waypoints for the first couple of days, would you?
I'm off to do the Route Napoleon and the Route des Grandes Alpes, week after next, and we're looking to cover similar mileages in the first couple of days as your route, while spending as little time on autoroutes as possible!
I'm off to do the Route Napoleon and the Route des Grandes Alpes, week after next, and we're looking to cover similar mileages in the first couple of days as your route, while spending as little time on autoroutes as possible!
It's dead easy to plot it out on a map.
I have the whole lot (entire trip) as a single Garmin file, with 10 separate routes.
PM me your email address and I'll send it tonight.
Shinyface
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And we are doing the entire RDGA from Thonon Les Bains to Menton in a couple of weeks time,then up the Route Napoleon as far as the Verdun Gorge,then over to Millau for a lap around the Tarn Gorge.
Should be fun.
We will be there at that time with the same routes and POI`s to see ,no doubt we will be passing in either direction ! K1200 GT, THREE GS1200 , ZZR 1100 and a Pan. Enjoy.
Shinyface
Six of us are doing a similar route north later this month having gone south on the Grande Route De Alps, hopefully the weather will be more kind than it was in June !
Shinyface
The weaher when we went up to Grenoble in May was shocking too. It was nasty in a car , roads were pretty dicey.
We will be there at that time with the same routes and POI`s to see ,no doubt we will be passing in either direction ! K1200 GT, THREE GS1200 , ZZR 1100 and a Pan. Enjoy.
Shinyface
Ok,we are 2 possibly 3 1200 GSAs
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