Tour of the Battlefields?

...has anyone ever ridden one?
I have long fancied visiting the French/Belgium WWI & WWII battlefields and cemeteries, and recently have been inspired to do some cycle touring, so wondered if combining both might work?
I havent attempted any detailed research or planning yet as its just an idea in its infancy, but would be interested if anyone has done anything similar?
I have long fancied visiting the French/Belgium WWI & WWII battlefields and cemeteries, and recently have been inspired to do some cycle touring, so wondered if combining both might work?
I havent attempted any detailed research or planning yet as its just an idea in its infancy, but would be interested if anyone has done anything similar?
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The Normandy beaches near Caen, which I visited on a separate occasion, are also very interesting.
You can go over by ferry- http://www.brittany-ferries.co.uk/breaks/cycling-holidays, pretty cheap, and gives you a nice break at the end to relax (and have a shower!)
You could easily get round the more interesting bits in a long weekend I would have thought, depending on time spent in each place and number of cake stops, of course.
http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/doc/?o=R ... =6297&v=8R
I've also toured part of Belgium, which included La Roche and the Battle of the Bulge countryside. Again, there are some pics to give you an idea of cycling conditions here...
http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/doc/page ... 43011&v=52
http://www.wo1.be/ned/literatuur/boeken/andere/frontkaart.htm (site in Dutch about where and how to buy).
http://www.mapservice.be/frontkaart_14-18/ is a digital version of the map with zooming facilities.
Otherwise there's one of my Bikely tracks, covering the region of Furnes, Ypres and Dixmude and following nothing but towpaths and old railway tracks:
http://www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path/Ieper-Diksmuide-Nieuwpoort-Diksmuide-Lo-Veurne-Nieuwpoort
http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/doc/?o=3 ... ontext=all
after that we found the going good and had plenty of time to visit all the major towns and memorials. one thing i would say, and it's purely a personal opinion, is avoid charleville mezieres if you can. it was shut when we went.