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Re: Portugal off road
Posted: Tue Jun 21, 2016 5:59 am
by diggermanbob
Ok thanks for all the info , the plan at the moment is to do France / Spain Pyrenees in September and portugal early next year , I was going to do both as long trip but probably more fun to do two separate trips and take my time to enjoy the route ,
Re: Portugal off road
Posted: Tue Jun 21, 2016 6:36 am
by Tramp
this is a very good report from a few years back...
http://advrider.com/index.php?threads/t ... ad.339848/
they followed the wikiloc route (thumbs)
Re: Portugal off road
Posted: Tue Jun 21, 2016 6:46 am
by Dave DRZ
minkyhead wrote:
...and dont mention the T word

Sorry if I'm being dim, but what's the T word? Tyres? Trails? Triumph? Taxes????
Dave
Re: Portugal off road
Posted: Tue Jun 21, 2016 9:16 am
by minkyhead
Dave DRZ wrote:minkyhead wrote:
...and dont mention the T word

Sorry if I'm being dim, but what's the T word? Tyres? Trails? Triumph? Taxes????
Dave
should know if its me dave .T is for TENT

Re: Portugal off road
Posted: Tue Jun 21, 2016 9:47 am
by Mike54
-Ralph- wrote:My reasons for loving Portugal is you don't need a route, just a sense of direction (or failing that a compass) and the sense of adventure needed to head down a trail not knowing where it goes, whether it'll turn into a goat track, hit a river crossing, a crazy descent or a crazy climb. Or sometimes just a cliff edge, turn around and try a different one.
A phone with Google satellite view helps a lot, but forget routes and work it out as you go.
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You can, but you do need to watch for electrified cattle fences :laugh:
I was there in Feb doing roadbook training and we had to man handle rally bikes under a few of them with the humming in thebackground and a healthy sense of nerves :laugh:
Re: Portugal off road
Posted: Tue Jun 21, 2016 9:55 am
by Tramp
Find a bit of wood under the wire works too...lots of trees in portugal....lol
Re: Portugal off road
Posted: Tue Jun 21, 2016 10:19 am
by diggermanbob
Mike54 wrote:-Ralph- wrote:My reasons for loving Portugal is you don't need a route, just a sense of direction (or failing that a compass) and the sense of adventure needed to head down a trail not knowing where it goes, whether it'll turn into a goat track, hit a river crossing, a crazy descent or a crazy climb. Or sometimes just a cliff edge, turn around and try a different one.
A phone with Google satellite view helps a lot, but forget routes and work it out as you go.
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You can, but you do need to watch for electrified cattle fences :laugh:
I'm used to those fences at home and they do bite !!
I was there in Feb doing roadbook training and we had to man handle rally bikes under a few of them with the humming in thebackground and a healthy sense of nerves :laugh:
Re: End of the route, Sagres, Portugal, F800 GS brilliant machine!!!
Posted: Mon Jun 27, 2016 8:15 am
by cafeterrastje
took a risk with standard rear spring, but with new TT extreme, would be a breeze.
Re: Portugal off road
Posted: Mon Jun 27, 2016 12:41 pm
by Mad Cow
SteveR wrote:
This point is why Portugal has such an appeal to me.... February, and no effin' ice and mud!! (thumbs)
Don't you believe it, I was there in March and got snowed on, some pretty vicious hail too

Re: Portugal off road
Posted: Sat Jul 02, 2016 2:06 pm
by Bongoman
http://www.wikiloc.com/trails/trail-bik ... elo-branco
I did this a few weeks back , some great trails it's a mixed bag , but there's a bit of road in it too , Portugal is a great place to ride