[Closed] Tours planned?

already done skye this year.

and planning to do the trans sierra nevada trail in october on the MTB

there may be others in between depending on work busyness.

Just back from the Hebrides. Shooperb.

done all the Hebrides over the past 2 years.....it is fantastic. the golden road on harris was my fave.

Ferry over to Holland this summer, then up to Oslo, via Germany, Denmark and Sweden. Can't wait, but dreading it as well! 😀

Just back from a lap of Holland, 360km and barely touched a road, bliss (if you ignore last week's weather, which was hard to do). Planning Hadrian's Wall cycle route with some mates who are history buffs, so pootling from museum to museum over four or five days.

I've actually just been looking at train/ferry times for the Caledonia Way (NCN78)

Crossing France from Switzerland to the Atlantic on EuroVelo 6 in June.

Bring on the wine 🙂

Doing the TransPenine Trail with some mates in a few weeks.

A few days in Kintyre, Islay, and Jura next month. A 6 or 7 week tour booked for next year for western USA - route to be decided. Current thinking San Francisco - Route 50 Nevada, loop round Utah, pass by Grand Canyon and finish along Route 66 to LA.

Nothing actually planned but want to do a week in the Lake District in the summer plus a couple of long weekends somewhere (maybe a return to Anglesey)

Avenue Verte, there and back, later this month.

A few days in Kintyre, Islay, and Jura

Not sure if you count it as a tour Ton, but looking to add a rack and panniers to the Genesis winter bike and have 3 days around the Solway firth area later this year.

een looking at train/ferry times for the Caledonia Way (NCN78)

Just ordered the maps from Sustrans. Discounts, 2-4-1 and includes gpx files.

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Not sure if you count it as a tour Ton, but looking to add a rack and panniers to the Genesis winter bike and have 3 days around the Solway firth area later this year.

Have motorhome will travel. Already had a few weekends away in the Lakes and last one over in Osmotherly riding some trails I last rode with the late DJay

Saw thread title, knew it would be Ton before I clicked 🙂

We're off via Plymouth to Roscoff then cycling through Brittany to the Vendee this year, did Portsmouth Caen last year.

Five or six days cycling stopping in Chambres D Hotes, can't wait.

Thinking of doing this:
www.mundabiddi.org.au/the-trail

1000K off road(ish). Just need to find the legs, the time and a willing accomplice.

I was planning to do Eurovelo 6 and maybe down the coast of France to the canal du midi,But a case of Flu has wiped my fitness out and left me weak and shaky maybe try to do it in the autumn now.

Just about to start the full NCN72 Hadrans Wall C2C, start from Kendal, ride to Drigg, ride the route, end Tynemouth, catch train back to Kendal.

Urm..

Yay!

5 days Stonehaven Elhin Aviemore in June

Thinking of a wedding around the Midlands ish too.

Short two day mtb tour: Ivybridge to Taunton via Dartmoor then across the badlands to Exmoor, Porlock and across the Quantocks.

I'm planning on doing a mtb touring/bikepacking trip from Geneva to Nice, roughly following gr5 in September with a mate, we've given ourselves 18 days so should have time to explore a bit if the weather is really good.

Flight to Croatia then ride back to Lyon and hop on the bike bus. 4 weeks.

16 Manxies heading to Mabie in June: 7Stanes tour.

Any tips for a first bikepacking/offroad 2-4 day bivvi route?

@ psycorp
Me and a friend did the Ridgeway last summer over a few days, he'd never been before and it was really good. Fairly mellow riding, lots of stealth bivi spots and pubs/places to restock food & water.

you're all making me very jealous as I'm not able to do any longer tour rides this year (baby due in 2 weeks) - Can everyone please do a thread with a write up and pics after you're done. 😀
this one sounds great

Ferry over to Holland this summer, then up to Oslo, via Germany, Denmark and Sweden.

Cheers Steezy.

@Trekster

Osmotherly, my neck of the woods 8)

Eurostar with van to Chamonix for tour of Mont Blanc for a week on bike. Meet Mrs then off to Pila and Sauxe Deux for a week. Then a week to bag a couple of summits if I have the energy. Apart from that all my usual trips.
Have fun everyone they all sound great.

Fort William to Torridon and back via the coast and Skye.

My back permitting, I fancy a bikepacking loop tour Pitlochry - Glen Lyon - WHW - East Highland Way to Laggan then bike path back to Pitlochry.

Boblo has trans England and Wales coast to coast jaunt planned too.

Reading up on the GDMBR and fancy a punt on it next year, as a tour.

moonter......old gents drinking club are doing a trans/up wales in september. you are more than welcome if you fancy.

moonter......old gents drinking club are doing a trans/up wales in september. you are more than welcome if you fancy.

Ton, I'll see how things work out in the summer. I might well tag along. I've never ridden in Wales before. Same format as the Isles trip?

Same format as the Isles trip?

mainly offroad, starting in Kington, staying in Rayhader, Llangurig, Mach, Dolgellau and Penmachno.
me, noggin, trout, billy and 2 more, 1 of which dont ride, he is driving the van.

Thought I'd bump this, how did your plans pan out? Needing some inspiration for the next trip.

Well mine was ace, wet, but ace.
I was a little surprised by the amount of climbing in the middle.. The start up the coast to the Solway was excellent, once in the estuary it just opened out and I was taken aback on a few occasions. Then the bumps in the middle to Hexham were really nice, the routes an easy follow so no need for my Garmin really, then the bit into Tyneside was also a great run in. The route goes through some odd bits there, quite rundown along the river, but you have to see all of the route to understand the beauty of it all.

Highly recommeded if you get the opportunity.

my pals are away on the transwales trip as i type. i am laid up.

but, i have spent the last 2 days trying to put a trip to Norway in place for next summer.
it is proving pretty impossible.
flights to Oslo no problem, flights to Tromso no problem, accomodation along the length of the lofoten isles is nearly non existant.

Crossed France from the Rhine to the Atlantic back in June - 1300km. The weather was a bit damp at times but we still enjoyed ourselves. It's difficult to get anywhere quickly in France because lunch keeps getting in the way 🙂

Mine was equal parts utterly horrific and absolutely amazing. First three days in Holland and Germany was constant rain, just put my wet clothes back on each morning to keep my spare set dry. Not a good start to the trip!

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Also had food poisoning (squirty bum and no appetite) for a few days so took it easy and cheated by getting a train to the Dansih border so I could stay on schedule.

Denmark was incredible, perfect sunny weather and a strong tailwind so I made it the whole way across in 2 days before getting the ferry over to Sweden. Some of the most enjoyable riding I've ever done on tour. Highly recommeded!

Turned rainy again in Sweden but had sunny spells too so was able to enough the riding. Some killer headwinds in parts though!
Did a mixture of expensive (but very nice) campsites and free wild camping.

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Northern Sweden and into Norway the weather turned good again and stayed good, although the cycle paths in Norway are nowhere near as good as Denmark and southern Sweden, probably due to smaller population? Drivers were mostly very well behaved though so no issues.

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Since getting to Oslo when I'm not working, I'm doing this:

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And this:

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Although the days are getting shorter, maybe I'll buy a fatbike when the snow comes... 😯

Managed my circular (ish) tour up North in July.
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Good scenery

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and pubs ! 🙂

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