Wasso Posted March 25, 2014 Author Share Posted March 25, 2014 Hmmmm no disrespect, but the only interesting part is the section between France and Spain through the mountainous areas. The rest will be very dull motorway driving unless you have something special planned at the stopping points? Trust me north of France to the South is utterly frustrating and expensive. Not even a stop off at Le Mans Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ekona Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 Do yourself a favour too, ignore the French bit of the Pyrenees and drop onto the N260 at Jaca, MUCH better road and one of the all-time favourite stretches recommended to me by the guys on PH. It really is awesome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yankeesiter Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 Yes, this is the one currently recommended on PH but large parts of the N 260 appear to be wide straight roads or at the very best some sweeping bends. The most interesting bit appears to be between Biescas and Broto on the N 260A https://maps.google....08bcfdb5832a2c4 However, on the French side, the road between Laruns and Argeles-Gazost appears more interesting to me. https://maps.google....768fd8b21b418b0 PH also recommended picking up the road from Vielha towards Perpignan as that was a particularly good stretch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yankeesiter Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 Hmmmm no disrespect, but the only interesting part is the section between France and Spain through the mountainous areas. The rest will be very dull motorway driving unless you have something special planned at the stopping points? Trust me north of France to the South is utterly frustrating and expensive. Not even a stop off at Le Mans Having worked in France for a good number of years, I have to disagree with you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wasso Posted March 26, 2014 Author Share Posted March 26, 2014 Hmmmm no disrespect, but the only interesting part is the section between France and Spain through the mountainous areas. The rest will be very dull motorway driving unless you have something special planned at the stopping points? Trust me north of France to the South is utterly frustrating and expensive. Not even a stop off at Le Mans Having worked in France for a good number of years, I have to disagree with you. Well I fell asleep Each to their own I suppose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ekona Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 Up to you of course, but having driven those roads I know that the Spanish bit with the sweeping parts is much more fun than the very tight (and poorly maintained) bits on the French side. Depends on what you want though. The open sweeping bits aren't nearly as dull as they look http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=D15pdZUqoSc Have to say I'm with Wasso though, the long drive through France is ultimately boring as hell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wasso Posted March 26, 2014 Author Share Posted March 26, 2014 And costs a fortune...... Germany FTW!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yankeesiter Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 Up to you of course, but having driven those roads I know that the Spanish bit with the sweeping parts is much more fun than the very tight (and poorly maintained) bits on the French side. Depends on what you want though. The open sweeping bits aren't nearly as dull as they look http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=D15pdZUqoSc Have to say I'm with Wasso though, the long drive through France is ultimately boring as hell. When did you drive on the French side of the Pyrenees and do you have a video of the tight poorly maintained roads? Was it last year? I'll disregard the comments of your buddy Wasso. You know what they say about opinions... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ekona Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 It was last June. http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=wMrTSlZj0hA Not much use given the snow, but they were night and day in terms of road quality between France and Spain. If I'd known earlier, I'd have skipped planning any decent routes in France altogether. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yankeesiter Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 It was last June. http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=wMrTSlZj0hA Not much use given the snow, but they were night and day in terms of road quality between France and Spain. If I'd known earlier, I'd have skipped planning any decent routes in France altogether. Seems to be a fault with the video. Agree, you wouldn't tell much about the road in those conditions. Another option do French side one way and Spanish the other. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ekona Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 The few hours before that weren't snowy, and I admit that I thought they were pretty good roads until I got to the Spain side Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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