Tag Archive for LGKS

Ligurian Sea Alps / Maritime Alps – the hilly bit inland between Genoa and Marseille, most notable the Ligurische Grenzkamm Strasse (LGKS) and my efforts to ride it in 2012.

LGKS – it’s a wrap

Old building in the hills, looks like a ranger station

Well, that’s that then, back to normal. The bike’s had its post-trip service, my riding gear has been washed, and … and … what? Happy to be ‘home’ in the UK? Not really. I stopped for a burger at Ryka’s…

Day 14: Chambly

There’s no sense in prolonging it, all good things must come to an end. I got up early on the morning of the 6th and packed up the wet tent in record time before setting off for the north. The…

Day 13: Montaigu le Blin

Having passed a most agreeable night I decided that I would stay at Les Voisins for a second day. Central and northern France just don’t have the draw I was expecting after almost two weeks on the road, and I’m…

Day 12: Vichy

The best part about staying in a 26 Euro hotel is that you can get a racing getaway in the morning, and don’t have to bother messing about with a damp tent. I’ve got it pretty much sussed now, so…

Day 11: Saint Jean en Royans

Another slow day, mainly making tracks back north after all the fun and games in the south. The weather was getting cooler too as I left my lakeside camp and entered the Auverne, with alpine passes giving way to fast,…

Day 10: Col de la Bonette

I woke around ten and after packing up camp set about planning the day’s route. By now this process had developed its own pattern; pick a direction and then fill it with a selection of small roads, using a point…

Day 9: Gorge du Daluis

It was with a heavy heart that I checked out of The Chocolate Tree this morning. Giovanna’s hospitality and the quiet ambience of the B&B had provided a perfect base from which to explore the Ligurian Sea Alps and the…

Day 8: LGKS, Take #2

Much of this region has changed hands between Italy and France over the years. Recent evidence comes in the form of inexpertly corrected roadsigns, where graffiti under the names of towns proclaims them to belong to Conte de Nissa, or…

Day 7: LGKS, Take #1

You’ll have to excuse the radio silence for the past few days. No, not blog fatigue, it’s been rather … interesting; I’ve wandered through abandoned Napoleonic forts, nearly come a cropper while riding in snow, and slept in a river…

Day 6: Gouta

When planning this trip I thought I might need a “short day” to relax at The Chocolate Tree and given yesterday’s late arrival I decided to play that card today. The plan was simple: 35 miles of trail riding to…