Spain - where to ? Must see?
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Spoilsport.
It’s like ethnic cleansing but without all the fuss.
GOD - DAMN I missed it .......
And you, a marksman, too.
One of these days, I’ll get around to finishing this:
https://www.ukgser.com/forums/showthread.php/450657-Spain-51-routes-Work-in-progress
https://www.ukgser.com/forums/showthread.php/450657-Spain-51-routes-Work-in-progress
We're there in two weeks
It’s impossible to get there in two weeks. Go to the Alps!
Most years I organise a FU trip to Spain - it often goes wrong - it often works out - the normal angle of attack is
Overnight Ferry to St Malo from Portsmouth -
Day One - Down the Western Route to St Jean Pied Du Port - a lovely French town in the Pyrenees - it's around 500 miles - we are there in time to either Camp or Hotel and plenty of time for Beer and Scoff.
Day Two - Over the top heading towards Pamplona - The odd bit of the 260 - head towards Bardenas Reales or similar....
Day Three - Fuck about some more in Navarra - until around 1600 - then pick a Col ( Lots to chose from ) and head over the top early evening ) take RN roads up through France till you have had enough get a cheap Hotel - Food and Scoff and sleep.....
Day Four - Whack back up to Cherbourg and Fast Cat back to Pompey - home for tea by 20:00
I've done this 5- 6 times on an 1150 GS, a 1200GSA but mostly on an old Electra Glide......
It's fun, focused - you see great stuff - doesn't need to take forever...
in 2020 i'll be doing it again.... but will most likely add another day in.
R
Overnight Ferry to St Malo from Portsmouth -
Day One - Down the Western Route to St Jean Pied Du Port - a lovely French town in the Pyrenees - it's around 500 miles - we are there in time to either Camp or Hotel and plenty of time for Beer and Scoff.
Day Two - Over the top heading towards Pamplona - The odd bit of the 260 - head towards Bardenas Reales or similar....
Day Three - Fuck about some more in Navarra - until around 1600 - then pick a Col ( Lots to chose from ) and head over the top early evening ) take RN roads up through France till you have had enough get a cheap Hotel - Food and Scoff and sleep.....
Day Four - Whack back up to Cherbourg and Fast Cat back to Pompey - home for tea by 20:00
I've done this 5- 6 times on an 1150 GS, a 1200GSA but mostly on an old Electra Glide......
It's fun, focused - you see great stuff - doesn't need to take forever...
in 2020 i'll be doing it again.... but will most likely add another day in.
R
Thank you.
Happy to say that Portugal is complete:
https://www.ukgser.com/forums/showthread.php/450536-Portugal-7-routes-Complete
Looking at it, the OP could ‘do’ Portugal, which is like Spain, only different. He could follow these routes, joining up the gap in the middle, either by plotting his own routes or by just jumping on the main road / motorway, through Castello Blanco to Marvao.
Hotel(s) booked, ferry booked ... nothing's impossible for Micky
And long may it remain so!
Blimey, I am drifting into “Health to enjoy” territory.
I've done a couple trips through Spain reaching the Med and across. I have the routes if you want them (GPX).
Sergovia, Avila, Ronda, Santiago de Compestla, Meridia, Granada (ride the back roads of the mountains), Cordobra are some of the places that spring to mind.
You can share them with everyone.
Host them on something like Dropbox and share the link here, please.
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Personally I wouldn't discount the mountains around Catalunya and the Maestrazgo area. Maestrazgo is the least densely populated region of Spain, big mountains, amazing roads from fast sweepers to smaller twistier stuff, and you really can ride all day and only see five cars.
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Five! Must have been a holiday weekend!
I may have double counted the couple of cars we overtook, then they passed us at a photo stop.
Bikes in the sheep hold on Sunday ferry ... Ill ride down next time
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