25-04-16, 06:25 PM
The Alps around Berchtesgaden (Eagles Nest) are lovely, but they can often be wet and there aren't an abundance of passes. I look further south, which is where I'll be going in the summer.
I tend to do more than 4-6 hours if I am honest, but it depends on terrain, conditions etc. As for staying anywhere more than a day, you need to see how you get on. Sometimes I have stayed somewhere as it caught my eye or other riders I spoke to said 'stay there'.
Touristfahrten at the N-Ring is usually in the evening-it rarely opens up before 1730/1800ish for all comers.
From a post I put on a forum a few years ago:
Each time i do it, i do less and less planning.
Stuff you have to tour with outside of the UK: Passport, license (photo only in spain, italy they do not recognise the old paper only), EHIC and travel insurance.
^^ people do it like this.
For me i want to get a long way into Europe (Alps) without too much cost. You can stay in hotels (most exp), youth hostels (i have done this very cheap in many countries), adlers, zimmers, pensions, apartments, guesthouses. In the ski resorts and off of the beaten track some can be cheaper (euro25 /night). I generally camp though - between 8-22 euro a night. Why camp? well 90% of sites always have space for a tent and my overall costs are 25% lower. Problems with camping: amount of kit to carry, can be wet/cold, can be a pain if in transit to pitch/strike camp each day. I do have a routine.
I also take a camping gaz cooker, so i can brew-up and eat hot food when i like. If i dont take it i spend 30euro a day on food drink minimum.
Your bike needs to be in decent fettle: i don't get it serviced beforehand (some do), but i do check everything over and make sure i am not going to end up stuck on the side of the road (obviously always a chance).
Also i dont think i'll do 400miles everyday - going down i did 850 miles from bristol to southern Germany on day 1, but after this i did mostly lower mileages and avoided motorways. The first time i went into europe i thought yeah i'm gonna do munich-vienna-bratislava-berlin etc, but it was just silly, all you are gonna see is white-lines and tarmac. The roads you want to ride will be away from motorways, but you will need them to cover large distances.
I never worry about travelling alone, i enjoy it and always seem to meet people on my travels. I have been on holiday with my mates and sometimes having your own schedule is easier than compromising with someone else.
Remember there may be days when riding is not what you want to do (a break, the weather) so i try to camp in or near to towns - this bit is easier if you are hotelling etc.
I tend to do more than 4-6 hours if I am honest, but it depends on terrain, conditions etc. As for staying anywhere more than a day, you need to see how you get on. Sometimes I have stayed somewhere as it caught my eye or other riders I spoke to said 'stay there'.
Touristfahrten at the N-Ring is usually in the evening-it rarely opens up before 1730/1800ish for all comers.
From a post I put on a forum a few years ago:
Each time i do it, i do less and less planning.
Stuff you have to tour with outside of the UK: Passport, license (photo only in spain, italy they do not recognise the old paper only), EHIC and travel insurance.
^^ people do it like this.
For me i want to get a long way into Europe (Alps) without too much cost. You can stay in hotels (most exp), youth hostels (i have done this very cheap in many countries), adlers, zimmers, pensions, apartments, guesthouses. In the ski resorts and off of the beaten track some can be cheaper (euro25 /night). I generally camp though - between 8-22 euro a night. Why camp? well 90% of sites always have space for a tent and my overall costs are 25% lower. Problems with camping: amount of kit to carry, can be wet/cold, can be a pain if in transit to pitch/strike camp each day. I do have a routine.
I also take a camping gaz cooker, so i can brew-up and eat hot food when i like. If i dont take it i spend 30euro a day on food drink minimum.
Your bike needs to be in decent fettle: i don't get it serviced beforehand (some do), but i do check everything over and make sure i am not going to end up stuck on the side of the road (obviously always a chance).
Also i dont think i'll do 400miles everyday - going down i did 850 miles from bristol to southern Germany on day 1, but after this i did mostly lower mileages and avoided motorways. The first time i went into europe i thought yeah i'm gonna do munich-vienna-bratislava-berlin etc, but it was just silly, all you are gonna see is white-lines and tarmac. The roads you want to ride will be away from motorways, but you will need them to cover large distances.
I never worry about travelling alone, i enjoy it and always seem to meet people on my travels. I have been on holiday with my mates and sometimes having your own schedule is easier than compromising with someone else.
Remember there may be days when riding is not what you want to do (a break, the weather) so i try to camp in or near to towns - this bit is easier if you are hotelling etc.
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