Ok thanks nick
Pics look good mate.
Will just have to suck it an see then.
Cheers

Thanks to all who has reply'd to my post
Any little helps.
Cheers. 🍺

Welcome to the forum.

When are you heading down? I will be there with friends in September for a week to explore the tracks. France is brilliant. Morning coffee, green lanes, then hot chocolate and pastry mid morning, then more green lanes, then lunch with a small beer before more green lanes and a bbq supper back at the campsite. Repeat for several days. Thats our normal plan. IGN 1:25,000 serie blue maps give good detail and info for planning your days. Good luck matey.

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Hi dicky
Thanks for info I'm buzzing to go. We're going June 14 to Calais and
Then just take it from there mate.
Any good campsites you can recommend ?
I have zumo 660 but don't think that will give me trails ? Not sure how to use it
Properly yet for route planning off road.
Cheers

Have you got an iphone?

I am not being funny but an iPhone will allow you to "google" anywhere in Europe for locations of campsites, or "camping" as it is known over there all you need is an app called Around Me or the AA app is good too.

I think you will find the app called Campsites EU right up your street check out this link http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/camps...357485082?mt=8

Hi cap
Thanks that is an awesome app just downloaded it
And yeh your right it is right up my street
Thanks mate
Cheers

You don't need to book campsites in France in June as the schools have not broken up. When we go we just head for a town at the end of a day and find a 'Camping Municipal'. Most have them. They are open during the summer months and generally run well with acceptable toilets. You even struggle to find the old squat toilets these days! I really like the Suisse Normande area as there are some hills and plenty of sites. There is a good municipal campsite we have based ourselves from in Thury-Harcourt before. Easy walk into civilised town for supper and campsite signposted well when you arrive. Snorted a Creme Brulee up my nostril there once but not something I want to repeat and not recomended, long story! All that said, I am sure there are other great areas to base yourself. We never pay for more than one night at a time so as to facilitate packing up and moving on to a new area but do like to make base camp if possible.

Happy camping. Oh, don't forget youth hostels as well. good value and not as much kit to carry. Just another option.

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Gun Metal Grey 2014 XT660Z
'Advice is sought by someone who knows the answer but doesn't like it'

'The adsence of alternatives clears the mind marvelously'

Thanks dickyc
I will take all info with me (and look up before I go) every bit of
Info helps, any idea on rules and regs in France? I read somewhere
That you have to wear hi-viz armband and also not allowed speed cam
Detectors. I have zumo 660 with speed cams on it do they put that
Down as being a detector of sorts. Any info welcome.
Thanks all
Cheers🍻

You need a hi-viz patch of at least 10 cm�, but if I'm not mistaken that's only from 2013 onwards.

You are not allowed to have speed cam detectors nor speed cam GPS locations. However, Garmin have released an update for the Zumo to work around the problem. Update your Zumo and you should be good to go. Speed cam information in France is now included as "security zones". When you enter a security zone (i.e. a piece of road with a speed cam) the Zumo will still warn you, the information will just be a little less precise.

Thanks duIbhcek
That's good news then seems like garmin are on the case.
Thanks for info mate.
This forum is a wealth of info.
Cheers🍺