This easy two day route (I have ridden it in one day, once on Saturday and again on Sunday, running a new bike over a weekend) in northeast France (Calais / Baie du Somme) helps to put the lie to the theory that there are no decent roads in this corner of France. I have also used the same route or near enough for my ‘Beginners jaunt to France’, the only exception then being that I put ut in a little bit of peage at Boulogne northwards, just to show absolute beginners how the paying system works.
Note:
Route 1 starts at the Chunnel in Calais, ending at St Saint-Valery-sur-Somme, a popular enough destination for tourists, which gets pretty crowded in the summer and in French bank holidays. It’s a good idea to book a hotel if you intend to stay in the tourist season. The route is 170 miles.
There is a small deviation out to Parenty. I only put this in as I usually stop there for a picnic lunch. Miss it out if you like.
The route ends at a hotel. I haven’t stayed there but I intend to give it a try. The hotel I used to use has closed down, a victim of the Covid shutdown.
Route 2 is from St Valery, back up to Calais. It might, depending on your tank size, be a good idea to fill up on arrival in St Valery. It too is 170 miles.
ROUTES 1 AND 2
Tap on the shields and the two separate routes should open.
And embedded via Google’s My Maps. I put the first day into layer one and the second day, into layer two. They can be viewed together ( both layers at once) or separately.
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Note:
Route 1 starts at the Chunnel in Calais, ending at St Saint-Valery-sur-Somme, a popular enough destination for tourists, which gets pretty crowded in the summer and in French bank holidays. It’s a good idea to book a hotel if you intend to stay in the tourist season. The route is 170 miles.
There is a small deviation out to Parenty. I only put this in as I usually stop there for a picnic lunch. Miss it out if you like.
The route ends at a hotel. I haven’t stayed there but I intend to give it a try. The hotel I used to use has closed down, a victim of the Covid shutdown.
Route 2 is from St Valery, back up to Calais. It might, depending on your tank size, be a good idea to fill up on arrival in St Valery. It too is 170 miles.
ROUTES 1 AND 2
Tap on the shields and the two separate routes should open.
And embedded via Google’s My Maps. I put the first day into layer one and the second day, into layer two. They can be viewed together ( both layers at once) or separately.
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Though this new trick with MyRoute’s ability to embed routes is worthwhile playing around with. BaseCamp is sooo last year, daaahling.
