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After a couple of wet days the sun got his hat on today. It was still slightly fresh and a bit windy first thing, but I couldn't resist getting out on the bike. 

I put Villerouge Termenes into the sat-nav and headed in that direction.  The route took me on Narbonne's northern bypass and I turned off and headed up and across, past the Abbaye Fontfroide and towards Tournissan. I turned off that road and headed towards Villerouge-Termenès, which is a nice twisty road in the Corbieres. I got to Villerouge and stopped for a minute, but I was enjoying the ride, so I switched off the Sat-nav and decided that I'd just see where I ended up.

I was in a village called Laroq-de-Fa and saw a road sign for the Château Quéribus, so I swung off onto that road. It wound through the hills and into Massac, where I swung a tricky right turn towards Soulatgé.  There I picked up the road along the valley, towards Duilhac-sous-Peyrepertuse, which took me under the Château Peyrepertuse that sits on a rocky ridge. I passed through Duilhac-sous-Peyrepertuse and past the Château de Quéribus. 

I then went through Padern and along its gorge, towards Tuchan, where I got caught out by the lack of road signs, but eventually found the right road. This road took me past the Château d'Aguilar and towards Villeneuve-les-Corbières. From there I went through Durban-Corbières and turned left onto the road to Thézan-des-Corbières. There I got back onto the road past Abbaye Fontfroide and back to Narbonne and home. 

I've no idea how far this loop was, but I was out for about 4hrs, so I'm guessing at around 200kms or thereabouts. The roads were pretty twisty and narrow, so it wasn't a fast ride!

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  On 29/02/2024 at 14:51, XTreme said:

That looks great Bob!

You're getting out a bit more now then?

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Cheers, Pete. Yes, I'm trying to get out and explore a bit more. Being able to get out on the bike more was one of the attractions of moving down here, so it would be a shame not to make the most of it! 😉👍

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  On 29/02/2024 at 14:57, Tango said:

Cheers, Pete. Yes, I'm trying to get out and explore a bit more. Being able to get out on the bike more was one of the attractions of moving down here, so it would be a shame not to make the most of it! 😉👍

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Have you checked your area for abandoned shit? Any villages or stations?

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  On 29/02/2024 at 17:48, boboneleg said:

Those look like cracking roads Bob , nice to see an area that's actually dry as well :classic_laugh:

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Yes, they're pretty interesting roads mate, just have to be ultra cautious on them, with French drivers liking to cut corners and that! 😂😂  It has rained a bit recently.  The roads were mostly dry, but some of the verges and lay-bys were a bit muddy. I stopped in one lay-by and put the sidestand down and leant the bike onto it and it sank into the ground! 😂😂

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  On 29/02/2024 at 19:12, Pedro said:

I like that!

I'll be going past that general area in beginning of September. Care to point that on the map? Or give a couple of tips, assuming I'll be on the move heading to Italy.

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It's the gorge near Padern in Aude, @Pedro. If I'm around when you're heading through on your road trip I'd be very happy to show you around there. We've also got a guest bedroom here, if you need somewhere for a pitstop on your way through.

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  On 29/02/2024 at 19:24, Tango said:

It's the gorge near Padern in Aude, @Pedro. If I'm around when you're heading through on your road trip I'd be very happy to show you around there. We've also got a guest bedroom here, if you need somewhere for a pitstop on your way through.

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I would very much appreciate that. I'll make a point of it.

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  On 29/02/2024 at 19:36, Tango said:

We can sort it out nearer the time, once you've got your itinerary firmed up. 👍

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I’ll have it dialed in next week. I need to look at maps of the Via del Sale to figure out where it really is in real life, then I figure one day to get to your area to there and one from there to Milan.

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  On 29/02/2024 at 22:02, Pedro said:

I’ll have it dialed in next week. I need to look at maps of the Via del Sale to figure out where it really is in real life, then I figure one day to get to your area to there and one from there to Milan.

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If you're planning to go from @Tango to Milan via the Via del Sale that might be a very long day  ?

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  On 29/02/2024 at 17:03, Tango said:

There's a lot of abandoned buildings around, but not complete villages or stations that I know of! 😂😂

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Please don’t encourage the daft Welsh twat, I have to put up with him here.

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  On 01/03/2024 at 09:23, boboneleg said:

If you're planning to go from @Tango to Milan via the Via del Sale that might be a very long day  ?

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It would be, but I’m planning to sleep in the hills near the trail entrance, to then do the interesting bit in the morning or when fog disappears and then make it to Milan for dinner, taking smaller roads or the motorway depending on how the day goes.

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  On 02/03/2024 at 17:07, Pedro said:

It would be, but I’m planning to sleep in the hills near the trail entrance, to then do the interesting bit in the morning or when fog disappears and then make it to Milan for dinner, taking smaller roads or the motorway depending on how the day goes.

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Good idea.  The best way onto the trail is via La Brigue , there is a fairly decent hotel there called Fleur des Alpes

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