Please critique my Alps road trip for next month?
Discussion
I need to do some work in Stuttgart next month so I thought Id take a little road trip and make it more interesting. I need to work Wed and Thurs but the rest of the time is mine.
Plan is NO tolls (that includes French Autoroutes getting there/back and no Swiss vignettes). Im not in the V8, this is more about scenery, my camera and great roads. Car is a typical RWD euroboxbut with winter tyres fitted.
Please see my draft routes below and feel free to add comments/critique if the roads will be closed or if I’m missing something obvious.
I know day 1 is a long slog but Im used to high mileages and just want to get there. The google map links should be clickable for each day just ensure that route options is no tolls.
Thanks in advance
Saturday - Calais to Lausanne 523 miles
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/dir/Calais,+France/L...
|http://thumbsnap.com/wC2ReNg8[/url]
Sunday - Lausanne to Lucerne 153 miles
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/dir/Lausanne,+Switze...
Monday - Lucerne to St Moritz 139 miles
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/dir/Lucerne,+Switzer...
Tuesday (to get to Work) St Moritz to Stuttgart 262 miles
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/dir/St+Moritz,+Switz...
Friday
Spa in Baden Baden for morning then onto Reims 241 miles
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/dir/Baden-Baden,+Ger...
Saturday - Reims to Calais 191 miles
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/dir/Reims,+France/Ca...[url]
Plan is NO tolls (that includes French Autoroutes getting there/back and no Swiss vignettes). Im not in the V8, this is more about scenery, my camera and great roads. Car is a typical RWD euroboxbut with winter tyres fitted.
Please see my draft routes below and feel free to add comments/critique if the roads will be closed or if I’m missing something obvious.
I know day 1 is a long slog but Im used to high mileages and just want to get there. The google map links should be clickable for each day just ensure that route options is no tolls.
Thanks in advance
Saturday - Calais to Lausanne 523 miles
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/dir/Calais,+France/L...
|http://thumbsnap.com/wC2ReNg8[/url]
Sunday - Lausanne to Lucerne 153 miles
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/dir/Lausanne,+Switze...
Monday - Lucerne to St Moritz 139 miles
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/dir/Lucerne,+Switzer...
Tuesday (to get to Work) St Moritz to Stuttgart 262 miles
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/dir/St+Moritz,+Switz...
Friday
Spa in Baden Baden for morning then onto Reims 241 miles
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/dir/Baden-Baden,+Ger...
Saturday - Reims to Calais 191 miles
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/dir/Reims,+France/Ca...[url]
This is really weird but I appreciate your feedback.
I supposedly have route planned avoiding all motorways (except first and last day) and all vignette/toll roads. When I was in Switzerland last year my routing was spot on and I didn't touch a vignette road.
It looks like you guys are seeing something that I'm not, so back to the drawing board to check the routes.
Thanks all.
I supposedly have route planned avoiding all motorways (except first and last day) and all vignette/toll roads. When I was in Switzerland last year my routing was spot on and I didn't touch a vignette road.
It looks like you guys are seeing something that I'm not, so back to the drawing board to check the routes.
Thanks all.
Edited by A900ss on Wednesday 8th February 22:30
I'm just reviewing days 2, 3 and 4.
Does this look a better day 2?
If you click on the Goolge Maps link, can you please check you have the 'no tolls' option clicked as I think this might have caused some confusion earlier as I have routed no tolls in Switzerland.
Thanks
https://goo.gl/maps/QSzfZt3N62T2
Does this look a better day 2?
If you click on the Goolge Maps link, can you please check you have the 'no tolls' option clicked as I think this might have caused some confusion earlier as I have routed no tolls in Switzerland.
Thanks
https://goo.gl/maps/QSzfZt3N62T2
Defo going to Switzerland as I loved it there last year.
I've changed my route though so the new start of the trip before Stuttgart (and work!) is now here:
http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...
Drive out Saturday 11th March so only about 2 weeks to go....
I've changed my route though so the new start of the trip before Stuttgart (and work!) is now here:
http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...
Drive out Saturday 11th March so only about 2 weeks to go....
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