France in July/August

[STRAMASHER]

Its a difficult choice for 3 days riding.

Easiest is Lyon -Grenoble - Gap - D900- Digne Les Bains - Castellane - Grasse.

West of Castellane is the Gorge Du Verdon which you can loop and is a mind blower on the bikes. I would not want to miss it. If you go you will take these pictures too cos everybody has the same ones!

Verdon Gorge

[dyzio]

So we're more or less thinking about a similar route

I came up with this:
http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=d&so...6,4.938354&z=8

http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=d&so...54&ie=UTF8&z=9

That's for 2 days riding, stay somewhere south for 3 days, and maybe do another trip back up, like this:

http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=d&so...,1.234589&z=10

[STRAMASHER]

Harder is going and doing some of the famous Cols/passes. Biking heaven. Its possible to take numerous routes down through the mountains, or cut in and head down but probably my number one would be..

Chamonix Tunnel - Italy , back into France over Col de Petit StBernard - Bourg StMaurice - Col d'Iseran - Valloire - Col Galibier - Briancon.

Briancon - Col Izoard - Col de Vars - Col de Bonetta (the daddy) - then any road south or cut west to N85 or east to Sospel. More gnarly roads.

Col Galibier at the end of June. Feckin Baltic!


Its along way down from where you are but just want to give you some ideas as for all that effort of a journey you might as well hit roads that will fry your head,non?

[STRAMASHER]

http://www.viamichelin.co.uk/web/Maps

Much better for spotting good roads. "Scenic/tourist" routes in green. And they mark the Cols and with heights.

Col gen...

http://www.alpineroads.com/alpmap.php

Nice area to visit and fantastic roads. Enjoy Dyzio!

[dyzio]

Thanks,
I kinda missed the point where it said that a room for 3 people is a room with a double bed one single, so that would be good for 2 guys :/

Maybe it's possible to rent something like a wigwam/caravan/chalet, like at the campsites over here?

Originally Posted by dyzio

so that would be good for 2 guys :/

I've had to sleep in a double bed besides another guy on a few occasions in my lifetime, the threat of a punch in the face if you feel so much as a toe during the night usually makes it safe enough. Don't forget your PJ's though. (EDIT: and your earplugs!)

If you can't wait until July, we (Wiltshire Bikers) and having a blast over there on 12/13th June.

Getting the Folkstone tunnel at about mid day on Sat, hotel Sat night in FeCamp (not a clue where that is, must Google it sometime) ride out on Sun and back home Sun night.

If anybody is interested, PM me.

Costs about £40.00 hotel & £28.00 tunnel, or so I'm told.

Looks to be about 15 of us at the mo.

G

[dyzio]

To be honest, there's no start date yet. Looks like we might start early July.

Hmm..
I started looking into renting a house/apartment They are roughly the same price as caravans/mobile homes...

Anything I should watch out for?

You'll be stuck in one place......