The Search For The Holy Trail....

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Hi All,

I'm off on my first European driving tour this summer and am looking for some advice on my route. In basic form its something like this>>

Calais - Chamonix - Martigny - Bormio - Nice...then the pyrenees..

Taking in the stelvio and col de torini, plus various other passes on route.

I've put the full route up on a little webpage I will keep up to date with our plans and progess/pictures and videos when we get going on the 26th of July.

http://www.alpinequest.co.uk

If you have any suggestions please let me know!

Cheers,

Anthony

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Eurotrip 2005 – Departing Tuesday 26th July


Calais – Chamonix – Leg 1 (P28 / 44 / 58 / 70)*

Calais – Reims
A26, E17 166 Miles

Reims – Bar-le-Duc
N44, D994 60 miles

Bar-le-Duc – Epinal
N135, D966, D166

Epinal – Gerardmer
D11 25 Miles

Gerardmer – Belfort
D486, D466 43 Miles

Belfort – Pontarlier
D437 78 Miles

Pontarlier – St. Claude
D437 58 Miles

St. Claude – Annecy
D991, N508 54 Miles

Annecy – Chamonix – Martigny
D909A, N508, N212, N205, N506 91 Miles

Martigny – Bormio – Leg 2 (P70 / 71 / 72)

Martigny – Brig
A9 50 Miles

Brig – Domodosola
SS33 40 Miles

Domodosola – Locarno
SS33, SS34

Locarno – Belizona
n/a

Belinzona – Disentis (Base)
Lukmanier Pass

From here navigate the following passes:

1. Gottard

2. Nufenen

3. Furka

4. Grimsel

5. Susten

6. Klausen



Disentis – Chur
19

Chur – St. Moritz
SS36 56 Miles

St. Moritz – Forcla di livgno
29 20 Miles

Forcla di livgno – Bormio
SS301 27 Miles

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Bormio Circular – Leg 3 (P72)

Bormio – Sluderno
SS38 (Stelvio Pass) 33 Miles

Sluderno – Pfunds/Spiss
SS40 (Reschen Pass) 34 Miles

Spiss – Zernez
22 42 Miles

Zernez – Sluderno
28 (Offen Pass) 32 Miles

Sluderno – Bormio
SS38 (Stelvio Pass) 33 Miles

Bormio – Briancon - Leg 4 (P72 / 71 / 70)

Bormio – Tirano - Sondrio
SS38 40 Miles

Sondrio – Como
SS38, SS340 68 Miles

Como – Vergiate
SS342, A8 41 Miles

Vergiate – Torino
A26, A4 79 Miles

Torino – Sauze D’Oulx
A32 54 Miles

Sauze D’Oulx - Briancon
N94 (also named SS24) 23 Miles


Briancon – Nice - Circular - Leg 5 (P70 / 108 / 109)

Briancon – Aiguilles
D902 29 Miles

Aiguilles – Guillestre
D902 16 Miles

Guillestre – St. Paul
D902 17 Miles

St. Paul – Jausiers
D900 9 Miles

Jausiers – St. Sauveur
D2205 40 Miles

St. Sauveur – Nice
D2205, N202 126 Miles

Nice – Sospel
A8, D2204 25 Miles

Sospel – St. Sauveur
D2566, D70, D2565 (Col de Torini) 136 Miles

St. Sauveur – Barcelonette
D28 (Velberg) D2202 36 Miles

Barcelonette – Annot
D908 49 Miles

Annot – Nice
N202 55 Miles

*Pages refer to AA Road Atlas Europe 2005

[ze_shark]

What is the origin of the britton's fascination for the Stelvio ? To me, it's one of the most over-rated alpine passes you can find, bumpy, narrow and boring on the eastern side, nice but not exceptional on the west side. Is it because it ressembles a poorly surfaced english B-road with a 3rd dimension added ?