Euro Tour 2019.09 - Spain - Ruta de la Plata bimble

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Euro Tour 2019.09 - Spain - Ruta de la Plata bimble. :)

Apart from the outward and return ferries, I stayed in designated campsites.

As with any tour, it's a prerequisite to possess some broad expectation of what you ultimately hope to achieve. As with most things in life, it's nice to experience some variety from making good progress from point A to point B via extreme twisty roads, or extreme distance in the shortest amount of time.

Because the "Ruta de la Plata" is an ancient "commercial freight road", it's a very gentle bimble, devoid of fast flowing twisty roads!

Ruta de la Plata description: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V%C3%ADa_de_la_Plata

Moreover, the Picos de Europa is completely at the other end of the spectrum; for fast spirited riding it never fails to disappoint, especially the P-210!https://www.google.com/maps/@42.9091054,-4.6958016,3a,75y,0.91h,90t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1sIk1Q0JIYcOXfeF0DHtbEDQ!2e0!6s%2F%2Fgeo0.ggpht.com%2Fcbk%3Fpanoid%3DIk1Q0JIYcOXfeF0DHtbEDQ%26output%3Dthumbnail%26cb_client%3Dsearch.revgeo_and_fetch.gps%26thumb%3D2%26w%3D96%26h%3D64%26yaw%3D0.9120252%26pitch%3D0%26thumbfov%3D100!7i13312!8i6656
However, please be aware of the "locals": huge swooping vultures; cows and horses (often lurking in the middle of the road on blind bends), together with their strategically deposited do-do. :eek:

Thirteen Garmin .gpx files https://www.dropbox.com/sh/aosxcfd2a8rzusq/AAAILy_O09wUHgv9jEtSpiyWa?dl=0

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FYI :thumb2
 

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Nice one :)

I really like the RD Plata, some describe it as boring in places and not going through anywhere of great significance/interest :nenau

I see it as taking me back in time, almost to the Spain I remember as a kid. Empty road, sleepy villages trapped in a time warp and the remnants of once busy industry. The real 'every day' Spain of yore if you like. Marvellous :)

It does, of course, go through or near to cities and areas of great cultural significance as well if that's your thing.

Andres
 
These are good posts, as they give bods ideas on where to go and what to see. Spain, much beyond the Pyrenees remains a bit Terra Incognito for many, rather as the boot of Italy does and, to a degree, the rump of Germany. Contributions like yours might well give the impetus for people to give it a go.
 


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