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Tour
Fast tour
From PERPIGNAN on the N 113 over BEZIERS,
MONTPELLIER, NIMES, AVINGNON to ORANGE. Go on via MONTELIMAR, VALENCE (Chance
to reach GRENOBLE on N 532) to LYON through the RHONE-VALLEY. From LYON
on the N 84 TO GENEVE (GENF) or ANNECY.
Slow, longer but nicer and more comfortable Tour
At PERPIGNAN we start
on the D 117 along the Pyrenees to QUILLAN. Then on the D 118 to CARCASSONNE.
Through the MONTANGNE NOIRE to CASTRES. When on the D 622 through the MONTS
DE LACAUNE to LACAUNE. On the D 32 and D 999 to ST. AFFRIQUE. Finally on
the D 993 and D 992 to MILLAU to the GORGES DU TARN.
Between MILLAU and
ALES you will have the chance on a lot of different roads to join the great
GORGES DU TARN and the landscape.
It is a little bit
like watching the Grand Canyon. One tour of a lot could be:
From MILLAU on the
N 9 to the D 907 until LE ROZIER. On the D 907B along the TARN-VALLEY till
FLORAC. When on the D 907 and the D 9 or D 983 through the CORNICHE DES
CHEVENNES till ANDUZE. Take the D 982 to GANGES. Not far away you find
the GROTTE DES DEMOISELLES, if you like caves.. Then on the D 999 to LE
VIGAN and on the D 48 to the MT. AIGOUAL (1567 m). Here you can
use the D 986 to MEYRUEIS and the D 966 to go back to the start-point.
Enjoy it.
Nearly direct you arrive through MILLAU
and through the TARN, crossing MENDE on the N 88 and the N 102 in AUBANAS.
This is the start-point for the next big thing, the GORGES DE L’ ARDECHE.
Circa 15 km behind AUBANAS the D 4 will bring you to VALLON-PONT-D’-ARC.
Then the road follows all time the river ARDECHE, sometimes down near the
river, sometimes up with a great view down. At the end you arrive in PONT-ST.-ESPRIT,
where the ARDECHE
meets the river RHONE.
An other way to reach the ARDECHE from
MILLAU is to use the D 996 till FLORAC and then on the N 106 to ALES. From
there the D 904 takes you to VALLON-PONT-D'-ARC.
The next part of the trip takes you from
PONT-ST.-ESPRIT on the N 7 to ORANGE and the next target hits your eyes.
The D 950 takes you to CARPENTRAS. Then go on the D 938 to MALAUCENE, where
a curvy road goes up to the top of the Vulcan MONT VENTOUX (1909 m). On
the way down you pass a little monument that is in memory for a biker of
the TOUR DE FRANCE who died there. At last you arrive SAULT and look forward
to the next place to reach.
Driving on the D 950 takes you to BANON.
Go on to REILLANNE and on the D 907 to MANOSQUE. Now take the D 6 to RIEZ
and when arrive at MOSTIERS-STE.-MARIE at the beginning of the GRAND CANYON
DU VERDON. You can drive along the Canyon on both sides and you will have
great views around and inside the Canyon. Also you can watch free-climbers
at their work. If you leave the Canyon at the other side the D 952 takes
you to CASTELLANE. The N 85, that you hit there, takes you to CANNES at
the coast or via SISTERON to GRENOBLE. Nearby you will drive through the
heart of the PROVENCE.
Isn't it enough? No?
OK, there is something more to drive -
the nicest pass-roads of the Sea-Alps. From CASTELLANE on the D 955 to
the N 202. Now you will have three choices. Cross the COL DE TOUTES AURES
(1124 m)
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then take the D 908 to the COL D' ALLOS (2240
m) to arrive at BARCELONNETTE.
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then ride through the GORGES DE DALUIS and
over the COL DE LA CAYOLLE (2326 m) to BARCELONNETTE.
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or through the GORGES DU CIANS to BEUIL, then
on the D 30 to ST.-SAUVEUR and on the D 2202 to the COL DE LA BONETTE (2802
m) to JAUSIERS.
When go on and take the D 902 and climb up
the COL DE VARS (2111 m) and the COL D' IZOARD (2360 m) and arrive at BRIANCON.
Then
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you can take the N 91 to the COL DE LAUTARET
(2058 m) and the COL DU GALIBIER (2556 m) to the N 6 to LANSLEVILLARD.
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or you go up to the COL DE MONTGENEVRE (1850
m) [to SESTRIERE] and take the COL DU MT. CENIS (2083 m) to arrive LANSLEVILLARD.
And go on, on the D 902 to the COL DE L’ ISERAN
(2770 m) to BOURG-ST.-MAURICE and finally over the COL DU PETIT ST.-BERNARD
(2188 m) to AOSTA [instead of the Mt. Blanc Tunnel] and the COL DU GRAND
ST.-BERNARD (2469 m) to SWITZERLAND.
Comments
ADRIAN BURKERT, atic002
As a cave freak I can really recommend
the GROTTE DES DEMOISELLES. It is a long time
I visited them but I can still remember them as one of the nicest caves
I've seen !
Camping
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from the Pyrenees to the alps
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