24-11-12, 08:56 AM
my advice is to start with a couple of things
1. how far do you wantto ride per day , coupled with how many hours you want in the saddle. Opinions vary a lot. The idea is to give an idea of daily mileage range. If you use a lot of motorway it covers ground quicker but is boring. An unplanned day on b roads can get you also get you almost going round in circles.
2. do you want some sort of itinereary or just hope you like what comes up.Many suggest just going where the road takes you , but in reality most have some sort of target area.Personally I like to do some research as best roads dont always just happen, I have experienced the worst biking day of my life when we just tried that !
A week does give some opportunities for even the alps / austria, as its possible to get to western austria with 1 overnight stop , doing around 350 miles a day. I like austria as its so set up for the biking tourist.I would still suggest wherever you go, try to google some ideas of where campsites are. Holland has apparently a good campsite network.
You can try the harz mountains in eastern germany as a circular trip, taking in the eiffel mountains ( near nurburgring) on the way back. Or you could try the vosges national park in eastern france.If you look at how guided tour companies set up their trips it gives you an idea of what you could do.Similarly you could ride to the pyrenees and back with a short stay in the pyrenees themselves.
If you have neer ridden on a tour before at home or abroad I suggest not to try to do too much at first. Hence something like the vosges could be ideal as you can get there in a day, or take a leisurely run with an overnight stop in between.
I still would advise doing some research into the area before you go, try and find the best bits to visit etc.
try looking at these sites for ideas www.dragonmototours.co.uk www.motorcycletours.co.uk www.mcitours.com
1. how far do you wantto ride per day , coupled with how many hours you want in the saddle. Opinions vary a lot. The idea is to give an idea of daily mileage range. If you use a lot of motorway it covers ground quicker but is boring. An unplanned day on b roads can get you also get you almost going round in circles.
2. do you want some sort of itinereary or just hope you like what comes up.Many suggest just going where the road takes you , but in reality most have some sort of target area.Personally I like to do some research as best roads dont always just happen, I have experienced the worst biking day of my life when we just tried that !
A week does give some opportunities for even the alps / austria, as its possible to get to western austria with 1 overnight stop , doing around 350 miles a day. I like austria as its so set up for the biking tourist.I would still suggest wherever you go, try to google some ideas of where campsites are. Holland has apparently a good campsite network.
You can try the harz mountains in eastern germany as a circular trip, taking in the eiffel mountains ( near nurburgring) on the way back. Or you could try the vosges national park in eastern france.If you look at how guided tour companies set up their trips it gives you an idea of what you could do.Similarly you could ride to the pyrenees and back with a short stay in the pyrenees themselves.
If you have neer ridden on a tour before at home or abroad I suggest not to try to do too much at first. Hence something like the vosges could be ideal as you can get there in a day, or take a leisurely run with an overnight stop in between.
I still would advise doing some research into the area before you go, try and find the best bits to visit etc.
try looking at these sites for ideas www.dragonmototours.co.uk www.motorcycletours.co.uk www.mcitours.com