RiDE magazine this month, December (or as they call it, February) has a nice article on the Route Napoleon, a fun road to ride for those so inclined to do so
P.S. their road markings are confusing , trying to follow the route on a map......
But to reproduce it at a scale that can be followed... that would require a road atlas...
Damn !!! So the Clue de Barles will now be full of muppets on GSs.
I should have kept that gem to myself !!
Or a simple Michelin map of the area.
With no need to piss about on a computer.
But you’ve forsaken the treacherous highways and byways of Europe
Thrashing it would be Castellane from Calais in a day and a day back again. Doable, for fun.
The suggestion in RiDE is not cast in stone. Many bods on this site are limited for time, so haven’t got the luxury of 10 days to bimble along. Use it or alter it as much as you like, nobody will mind. Rest assured if the magazine had published, Route Napoleon in 14 days, someone would be along to say it was boring and not enough hooning..... and to demand the name of a biker friendly hotel.
..... and to demand the name of a biker friendly hotel.
I tend to blast the first and / or last day on the Motorways which frees up at least one extra day in the mountains, I find this easier on the way out when I am looking forward to the trip, a long day of motorway coming home is always a real drag, but sometimes needed to make the trip work, especially when time is limited.
Totally agree with this, First day off the boat is a heads down blast ,get the boring bit out of the way, its a necessary evil of traveling to the Alps.