Top 10 bike tours to do before you die

jc4lab
jc4lab Posts: 554
edited April 2010 in Tour & expedition
Spotted this good thread on Bikeforums and theres some great really ones...Lhasa Katmandu...Karakoum Highway..Colombia..keep coming up...What do you recommend? to the list (based on what Ive done)I would add Japan Cherry blossom season and the Morrocco Atlas mountains.+ New york city by bike
jc

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  • dennisn
    dennisn Posts: 10,601
    Bicycle Tour of Colorado(7 days)
  • cycladelic
    cycladelic Posts: 641
    the Pyrenees

    the Alps

    Lofoten Islands - Norway
    It's an uphill climb to the bottom
  • GyatsoLa
    GyatsoLa Posts: 667
    Great Continental Divide (Banff to El Paso) in the States.
    Leh to Manali in north India
    Vientiene to Luang Prabang in Laos
    Pamir Highway
    Western Tibetan Highway
    Lands End to John O'Groats
  • clanton
    clanton Posts: 1,289
    Carreterra Austral in Southern Chile. Glaciers, waterfalls, lakes, mountains and very few people. Heaven on a bike.
  • cycladelic
    cycladelic Posts: 641
    GyatsoLa

    I did that route in Laos, but much preferred one in the north - called Highway 1 - which runs from Vietnam's border and heads west. I did it back in 2005 and the road was a wreck then: Maybe it's been sorted now? Anyway, that sort of made it more of a challenge and the border had only just opened, too, so the locals hadn't seen to many white guys on bikes.

    Yes, that Manali - Leh route is another gem.

    I should add Corsica to that list.
    It's an uphill climb to the bottom
  • pneumatic
    pneumatic Posts: 1,989
    Route des Grandes Alpes - Geneva to Nice: challenging, scenic and steeped in cycling heritage.

    Fast and Bulbous
    Peregrinations
    Eddingtons: 80 (Metric); 60 (Imperial)
  • andymiller
    andymiller Posts: 2,856
    The coast road in northern Corsica (but there are plenty of other great routes in corsica).

    The TransAndalus - 2000 kms on mountainbike around Andalusia
    Italy Cycling Guide
  • jibi
    jibi Posts: 857
    Careterra Austral...Chile ( done)
    Across Australia (done)
    Silk Road...in planning

    jibi

    https://picasaweb.google.com/georgeidf50
  • xilios
    xilios Posts: 170
    jibi wrote:
    Careterra Austral...Chile ( done)
    Across Australia (done)
    Silk Road...in planning

    jibi

    Hey jibi, I thought you were on foot now, you got a new bike :D

    My wife and I will be scratching a few from our too do list this spring (details on our page below)
    There are a few we would like to do in the future like...
    Around the British isles.
    Norway.
    www.bike-journeys.com
  • Tim Farr
    Tim Farr Posts: 665
    LEJOG; Coast and Castles; Pyrenees in Department of the Ariege
    T Farr
  • mandie
    mandie Posts: 218
    Day tour of the Surrey Hills on a cold clear Autumn day, stopping at the Surrey Oaks for lunch.
    We\'ll kick against the darkness \'till it bleeds daylight

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