“Nowhere near the mountains” in Spain = very hilly with great roads.
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Not between Ejea de los Caballeros and Balaguer it isn't- about a third of it is Autovia!
Regs
Simon
“Nowhere near the mountains” in Spain = very hilly with great roads.
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Yeah, you probably know better than me!
Wwll I'm feeling a bit grump today - another day of glorious sun and forcers for another week!
Simon
If anyone wants this as a Garmin route PM me with your email (its 2.7mb) the route is 1121 miles long, 30h42mins traveling time
Thank you Mr Wapping
But why is about a third of it nowhere near then mountains?
Simon
Hi Simon,
You need to see / read the full article; I looked at it as I can't speak German any more than I can speak Spanish. Reading, as it were, between the lines I could near enough guess what the author was on about.
It's a complete tour *, starting, stopping and ending in places that suited the author, following roads that suited him, too. Yup, he broke out of the mountains.... bad man! It does though illustrate the challenges set when bods ask: "Tell me how / where to ride in xxxx (insert large area of choice)". The link is nothing more than yet one more variation on many others.
If folks want to stay in the mountains, I'd suggest the ADAC maps / routes are pretty good for most purposes. If they want to delve further, then they'll need some good maps, a couple of decent guide books on things to see and do and some imaginative patience whilst they create their own holiday of a lifetime on two wheels.
Richard
* A touch over 5,000 km in 21 days.
I have various Ride, Alpentourer and ADAC routes pulled together into a folder in Basecamp and will be have a play with the routes and the various towns, gorges, passes etc that have been recommended.
We'll probably only do the western end of the Pyrenees this time
Well, hotels booked too now. And I have pulled together various sources and suggested routes to produce some routes for rides.
But one thought has crossed my mind, as we will be arriving in Jaca on the 20th May, are we likely to find the roads over some of the major Cols to the north still affected/shut by snow? Can anyone offer advice on this, and/or point me to a website that shows the status of the roads?
As a fallback, I shall prepare some routes that do not strike off into the high Pyrenees.
Ah the C-13 road between Cameras and Cellers. Amazing doesn't really sum it up
Andorra. Seen once, never forgotten.
isnt Andorra one them shit holes Trumo is going on about?