Is Bike Touring in Decline?
10-23-23, 09:53 AM
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here your missing the super beautiful climbs inland
)) LA LUNADA, LAGOS DE COVADONGA, PICOS DE EUROPA
)))
As close to the coast as possible. I did it some 30 years ago. To actually get to coastal towns you often have to wind down long roads that are steeper than the route itself… meaning in the morning climbing out of there is the way your day starts… before you’ve even gotten anywhere (if you know what I mean?)
Sorry, Komoot led me astray. Here's a google map close to the coast... so not so brutal
Sorry, Komoot led me astray. Here's a google map close to the coast... so not so brutal
here your missing the super beautiful climbs inland
)) LA LUNADA, LAGOS DE COVADONGA, PICOS DE EUROPA )))
10-23-23, 10:05 AM
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A gazillion miles of small, paved country roads with a tiny amount of slow traffic - all under the general public consciousness - that could be mapped, signed and promoted for pennies on the dollar of creating new rail trails. Dr. Paul Dudley White and Phillip H. Huffman's legacy.
10-23-23, 11:38 AM
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AS for route planning, I spent months reading up on where I might like to go and highlighting my Michelin map of the territory suing the smallest roads practicable. It took a lot of work, but it was worth it.
A relatively common pilgrimage around my parts is a day ride from Philadelphia to the New Jersey shore. Some of the routes people have posted of their rides have amazed me. Lots of busy roads, including busy state and U.S. highways when there were much quieter roads available. For years I have been doing several long weekend trips every year to the same state park not that far from the shore. Even as late as 2021 I was still researching ways to make the route more enjoyable through finding new backroads to get me where I was going. I pretty much nailed it two years ago. A nice combination of quieter roads, relatively direct routing and sufficient services along the way for the distance.
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10-23-23, 11:53 AM
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The summer weather in southern europe has gone bonkers. July and August could well get up to 40 degrees… and/or huge thunderstorms and torrential rain for days on end.
September has always been my favourite month near the mediterranean. Less holiday makers and often lower costs at camps. However at the end of September many places close down.
Not trying to put you off. If it’s 35 plus degrees, I get up and away at first light to enjoy the cool morning ride, then take it easy later in the day. A good tent for rainy days.
September has always been my favourite month near the mediterranean. Less holiday makers and often lower costs at camps. However at the end of September many places close down.
Not trying to put you off. If it’s 35 plus degrees, I get up and away at first light to enjoy the cool morning ride, then take it easy later in the day. A good tent for rainy days.
10-23-23, 03:26 PM
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