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Col du Spandelles France
The weather was excellent after a spell of dampness so I thought I'd take an afternoon ride out loop from home to Argeles Gazost to Col du Spandelles to home.
I more or less follow the river along the road to Lourdes and then head south to Argeles Gazost. [IMG] [/IMG] [IMG] [/IMG] [IMG] [/IMG] Upon arriving in Argeles I always stop for a drink in the town centre...there's always a stream of motos passing through. Eight Spanish bikers,on BMW's, parked up and heading to Col du Tourmalet ask me for directions. [IMG] [/IMG] [IMG] [/IMG] Just out of Argeles town I take a right turn which is easy to miss if you didn't know it was there...I then start the climb to Col du Spandelles,first through open scenery and then through forest. [IMG] [/IMG] About half way up there's a junction to Col du Couraduque at 1370m and which is found by riding along a stone gravel road through the forest...so I took a scorch along it to take a few snaps. The sign at the bottom looks daunting. It basically states that when traveling along the road there will be risk and peril to the user!! [IMG] [/IMG] The road is all like this..perfect for the XT...and not risky at all lol [IMG] [/IMG] View from the summit with some nice twisties... [IMG] [/IMG] [IMG] [/IMG] A return trip and then I head on up to Spandelles still riding along a narrow road through forest...where I arrive at 1378m. I take a few snaps of the views. [IMG] [/IMG] [IMG] [/IMG] [IMG] [/IMG] [IMG] [/IMG] I can see the scientific observatory at Pic du Midi [IMG] [/IMG] I take the last few pics and then head down Spandelles along the twisties and home... [IMG] [/IMG] [IMG] [/IMG] [IMG] [/IMG] [IMG] [/IMG] [IMG] [/IMG] |
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fantastic pics, you are living in what seems a paradise!
good news here is the hose pipe bans off, I'm sure you know why |
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Stotic, hose pipe ban whats one of them?? Have we ever had one of those in Northern Ireland????? or Scotland (where im living now!!)
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ahhh! maxwell, you need to adjust your irony filter!.
i think the last time we in the north had a hose ban was '95. since then summers are ***te |
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Stunning pics - what a beautiful place to be.
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Wow thanks for the pics, stunning views and bike hehehe......but how did that BMW get into the picture???????
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Thanks for the replies...glad you enjoyed the pics....perfect roads for a trailie.....
....and yes...my Father tells me that it's hosing down in NI....great eh?...not... .
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