Ardennes

Wapping · Mar 29, 2017

There's a simple enough basic guide to the Ardennes in this month's
Bike magazine. Add it into the ADAC map of the area / the RiDE magazine's route suggestions and you'd have yourself a pretty good little jaunt for a few days.

http://www.ukgser.com/forums/showth...e-touring-maps-Free-download-PDF-s-into-iBook

leedude03 · Mar 29, 2017

Nice one Richard many thanks.

grantmac · Mar 29, 2017

Haven't seen the article but would love to read it. Not sure if there is any reference to road quality in it. Just one tip on the Ardennes from personal experience last year. The roads are pretty poorly maintained and as the government in the area has no money you will find some pretty rough areas. They tend to put up a sign stating "poor road conditions'' rather than fixing them. This has been so for a few years now and whilst most main roads are OK the smaller roads can be bad.
As soon as you cross the border into Luxemburg or Germany its a totally different story. Irrespective its still worth a trip!

Wapping · Mar 29, 2017

There is nothing about the state of the roads, but having ridden the Ardennes on bikes ranging from an HP2 Sport, an HP4, to a GS, an XR and a 1600 I haven't found one yet that spoilt the entire day. Ride what you find, is my mantra.

Farmer Palmer · Mar 29, 2017

Ardennes is a great place for a wee tour and the rougher roads are just what a GS is made for. I try to get off the beaten track so to speak and find the sh*ttiest farm roads for my riding pleasure.

Coffee at the Hotel de la Poste in Buillon has been a highlight for me over the past five years(I read about it here and although the hotel is expensive I wasn't disappointed) and it's a pleasant alternative to using the tent.

FP.

Jumpjim · Apr 29, 2017

The campsites at the bottom of the hill in Bouillon are lovely. Stayed at Camping Halliru previously and trying the one next door this year. Heading down there at the beginning of June and planned along the "Route of Legends" which Wapping flagged up recently

Arsey · Apr 30, 2017

I pitched up for a coffee in La Roche-en-Ardenne yesterday and as I got off the bike some tosser came up to me and said " you must be Arsey " .
It was packed with bikes !

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