Brest, France to Morocco via Spain and Gibraltar..

skijuice

Hi All,

I have recently set myself the small challenge of cycling from Brest, NW France to Morocco, via West coast france and Spain. A couple of questions:

1) Is it doable?
2) Is it worth going through Portugal when I get to Spain or is the better route through the centre of Spain to Gibraltar?
3) Has anyone here done a similar route before?If so, I would love some feedback and advice from you [:D]

I am very new to touring but am looking to do this as a new challenge and to raise money for charity. There's potential that when I get to Morocco moving down into Africa to do some charity work for the week,.

Look forward to ANY replies. Thanks

Unknown

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I did it the other way and through the centre of France to Switzerland.
The route I did through Spain was great. About 200km from the Med all the way.

Its doable.
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amaferanga

Do the cycling, forget the charity work. Africa doesn't really need you.

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jay_clock

Good luck....Have have a plan to do that from the UK one day just so I can say "I cycled to Africa"

click here http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/doc/perpignan and you will see my coastal route if that helps. Also other links on the same site may help

Buen viaje!

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bikepacker

skijuice wrote:

Hi All,

I have recently set myself the small challenge of cycling from Brest, NW France to Morocco, via West coast france and Spain. A couple of questions:

1) Is it doable?
2) Is it worth going through Portugal when I get to Spain or is the better route through the centre of Spain to Gibraltar?
3) Has anyone here done a similar route before?If so, I would love some feedback and advice from you [:D]

I am very new to touring but am looking to do this as a new challenge and to raise money for charity. There's potential that when I get to Morocco moving down into Africa to do some charity work for the week,.


Look forward to ANY replies. Thanks

Did Cherbourg to Gib with my wife in two stages. The second part from Bayonne r is here: http://www.by-bike.co.uk/spain1.htm

alittlecrazy

skijuice wrote:

Hi All,

I have recently set myself the small challenge of cycling from Brest, NW France to Morocco, via West coast france and Spain. A couple of questions:

1) Is it doable?
2) Is it worth going through Portugal when I get to Spain or is the better route through the centre of Spain to Gibraltar?
3) Has anyone here done a similar route before?If so, I would love some feedback and advice from you [:D]

I am very new to touring but am looking to do this as a new challenge and to raise money for charity. There's potential that when I get to Morocco moving down into Africa to do some charity work for the week,.

Look forward to ANY replies. Thanks

Of course it's doable! We cycled down from Strasbourg, all around Morocco and we're still going. There are some great views. You can check out our site, but I would particularly recommend Torre and the park around it in Portugal (gorgeous views, among the best we've seen) and inland Portugal. Portugal is significantly cheaper than Spain in our experience. Don't know too much about inland Spain (the area around Jerez is nice) but the Med coast is a nightmare. Avoid.