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[albal]

doing a ride from the above. Is via michelin the best way to get a decent cycle route? As many of the 'old' N roads are now re classified and are 'D' roads. Ie busy and narrow!!! not good. any suggestions??

 

[Cathryn]

Via Michelin is good but I'd personally get an atlas and work out my own route using as many white roads as I could and stopping in towns I fancied.

Sounds like a great trip though...

 

[Crankarm]

Aye that'll be a great journey. Buy a large French Michelin Road Atlas, one of my favourite maps, and as Cathryn says, plan your own route.

Bon voyage!

 

[rich p]

As the others have said, the best way to do a route is to have a rough idea of the direction, where you want or can stop overnight and then change it en route if necessary using a suitably scaled map.
You might want to change the route for a variety of reasons so it doesn't do to be too rigid.

 

[albal]

Thanks for the advice guys & gals, We have the marker on the map and will be pretty flexible ,re; stopping places for food/rest etc, as we are both ex 'drivers', the nearest 'routiers' will be the place. Depart 20 march.
Thanks & au revoir