CYCLING SOUTH WEST COAST OF FRANCE (Part 2 of 4)
JEREMY TAYLOR: WRITER - TEACHER - JUGGLER
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CYCLING SOUTH WEST COAST OF FRANCE (Part 2 of 4) |
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It is a great experience to see cycling treated with the respect it deserves. I cycled for hours without seeing a car. There were also plenty of footpaths for pedestrians so it was rare that walkers were on the cyclepaths.
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Can
you smell the pine forest? Thousands of acres of pines crisscrossed with
cycletracks. No hills - what more could a novice cyclist ask for? Also
brilliant for families who don't want to let their children near roads.
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Travel
in style! You don't HAVE to take a car to go to the beach...
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This
is a small remaining section of the original paths, built by the Germans
in the Second World War for their motorbike messengers. In recent years
the French authorities have widened the paths and covered them in tarmac.
Now a superb cycling experience.
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While
the paths are superb, the signposting is dreadful. Here are 13 different
coloured trails but where are the markings? It was not easy to follow
at all and it was easier to follow the sun.
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The
natural colours were superb. The black tarmac, then the brown pine needles, the
green grass, the purple of the heather... amazing!
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