john2702
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I'm still seaching th NET, but can anyone recommend some good websites about cycling in Brittany?
Cycling in Britanny
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john2702
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Cycling in Brittany
...I meant Brittany!
...I meant Brittany!
I know. These people have a good reputation if you're looking for a pre-organised but flexible and relaxed tour.
If not, there are literaly hundreds of quite roads in Brittany, inland or coastal, though the South coast gets quite busy. Camping is easy but personally I'd go for Gite d'etapes. kind of mini Youth hostels, very informal and variable but quite delightful. Most will do breakast and evening meal very cheaply.
If not, there are literaly hundreds of quite roads in Brittany, inland or coastal, though the South coast gets quite busy. Camping is easy but personally I'd go for Gite d'etapes. kind of mini Youth hostels, very informal and variable but quite delightful. Most will do breakast and evening meal very cheaply.
john2702
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...any recommended bases for circular rides of up to 50 miles?
Am thinking of getting a train down to the coast and taking my bike and camping trailer over via ferry for a couple of weeks next spring/early summer.
I want to do the back roads and villages rather than main roads and towns.
It will be my first time abroad on a bike.
Am thinking of getting a train down to the coast and taking my bike and camping trailer over via ferry for a couple of weeks next spring/early summer.
I want to do the back roads and villages rather than main roads and towns.
It will be my first time abroad on a bike.
john2702 said:
I'll have a look at my maps and check where I've been and get back to you. Back roads and villages are no problem in Brittany. Many's the time I've not seen a vehicle for 20 minutes or more.
Also if you are on a bike in Brittany, even if you don't speak much French, you will be greeted enthusiasticaly by most French shopkeepers, cycling is a Breton passion.
Which port are you coming into or have you not decided? One thing to bear in mind is, though Brittany is not mountainous, the roads can be quite hilly, always up and down.
john2702
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- North Lincolnshire: Ancholme Valley
I haven't decided which port yet...am pretty flexible
John Ponting
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- Herts
Personal recommendations are best, and I know you are still searching 't webb but http://www.stanfords.co.uk/go/brittany/cycling/ looks usefull for maps etc
Cathryn
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- Marlborough, Wiltshire
"It will be my first time abroad on a bike."
Oh my word...you'll never be the same again!!
Oh my word...you'll never be the same again!!
Bigtallfatbloke
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it can get WET there as well...I spent two weeks there and it only stopped for 3 days and then I got a serious sunburn!
snorri
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- East coast, up a bit.
I hope the experience does not deter you from touring other countries.john2702 said:
Check out this website: http://www.bretonbikes.com/brittany.htm
It provides a excellent overview of bike touring in Brittany.
Ray
It provides a excellent overview of bike touring in Brittany.
Ray
jay clock
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- Hampshire UK
Why do you want to stay on one place? Two weeks will limiit the general choice of where you head, even if you choose a different lane each time.
My suggestion would be to do a circular tour say from Cherbourg and back from St Malo. That gives tons of choice.
Have a look here for ideas about touring in general or specifics on France. Or here for my own accounts.
My suggestion would be to do a circular tour say from Cherbourg and back from St Malo. That gives tons of choice.
Have a look here for ideas about touring in general or specifics on France. Or here for my own accounts.
