Well......once again thanks for all the replies and suggestions.
Having discussed it with senior domestic management, it looks like we'll be going Rouen/Evreux/Dreux on day one. I'm looking at an overnight stop between Dreux and Chartres here.
Day 2 will be A10 round Orleans, down to the A71, which would give us 300 miles second day, possibly overnight here.
That means we should have just over 200 miles from Calais on day one (with a mid-morning ferry), and just over 200 miles day three....A75 (via Milau - oh crikey that looks a long way up! Or down!!) and A9.
I'd really welcome any views or observations..... Do I take it that there are plenty of services etc on the A71, A75 and A9....?? Probably a daft question, but it's a long way!!!
------------- Glyn W.
What if the Hokey Cokey really is what it's all about....?
Hi we have done various routes over the last few years!
1 Vals route through Rouen
2 Amiens, A86 under Paris (without a caravan)Orleans, Toulouse,past Carcassonne etc
3 Screen2's route - Reims, Troyes, Lyon etc
4 Paris, clermont ferrand, Millau etc
Personal preference is number 2 with one over night stop between Orleans and Argenton.
Last year as the weather was better for overnight stop on the east side we used number 3. Would like to do number 4 again as views are spectacular but made the mistake of doing this route last time on a black saturday!!!
Depends on what your priorities are - speed or cost.
All routes going on holiday are good, not so on the return!
There are lots of services on the autoroutes throughout France - on the A71, 75 and A9 just like everywhere else. On the A75 some of them are really interesting places to stop - the one near the Viaduc du Garabit, for instance, and the Aire de la Lozere (but these can be crowded if you're stopping at lunchtime.
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We go millau the rouen route always stay remy-sur-mere muni campsite.we always book as go aug.booking by website about feb.have done med by this route in one day but never again
Bellringer - do you mean St Remy sur Avre (Nonancourt in the Caravan Club brochure) - Le Pre Eglise - that's another site on my list of options on that route.
Quote: Originally posted by Di+Glyn_W on 30/11/2014
Well......once again thanks for all the replies and suggestions.
Having discussed it with senior domestic management, it looks like we'll be going Rouen/Evreux/Dreux on day one. I'm looking at an overnight stop between Dreux and Chartres here.
Day 2 will be A10 round Orleans, down to the A71, which would give us 300 miles second day, possibly overnight here.
That means we should have just over 200 miles from Calais on day one (with a mid-morning ferry), and just over 200 miles day three....A75 (via Milau - oh crikey that looks a long way up! Or down!!) and A9.
I'd really welcome any views or observations..... Do I take it that there are plenty of services etc on the A71, A75 and A9....?? Probably a daft question, but it's a long way!!!
We are probably going to do
Dunkerque to Olivet near Orleans
It can be blocked by snow - but there will always be a marker board at several places along the route telling you if the road is open.
Personally I don't think I'd want to go that way in January, after going through an 'ice-storm' one early Easter when the trees turned into ice sculptures - beautiful, but somewhat tricky towing up some of those long hills.
Thanks, Val - I knew I could depend on you! This is exactly what I was worried about. However, my OH and driver thinks there won't be any problems!
We went south from Calais in March 2013 when all routes were blocked by snow and operation Stack had been implemented. The motorway was clear, with snow piled 6 feet + at the sides! There was snow all the way down to Lyon, but the actual motorway was clear.
Our alternative route is into Spain at St Jean de Luz, then south via Salamanca - again we've only done this from May onwards.
To avoid snow it helps to keep to a route that is near sea level, so this would make the route via Rouen, Tours Bordeaux etc generally better than higher level route. Whilst high level routes usually have plenty of snow clearance vehicles ready it doesn't stop these routes getting blocked by snow even if they are cleared fairly quickly once snow stops.
Rather than decide on a route now make a note of all the alternatives & check weather forecast when you leave home, its normally accurate for the next 3-4days. If you want a set of snow chains just in case, good place for a cheap set is Auchan supermkt in Calais or Boulogne.
Don't forget to leave a review of the French and other European campsites you have visited!
Quote: Originally posted by naturalblonde on 01/12/2014
Has anyone done the A75 in January, please? In a motorhome, not towing. We've only done this route in summer before.
Thanks, in anticipation!
Just check the weather forecast a day or so in advance and choose the appropriate route. It could be perfect, it could be closed, what you don't want to be is caught on it just as it is being closed.
I find that if the weather is bad and all the French who were on the road around you disappear, then it is likely there has been a severe warning on the radio to clear the roads and head home, or to a service area, hotel, bar etc.
The French will close motorways in advance of snow rather than them being blocked with abandoned vehicles later.
FYI, avoid the southern element of this route on a Saturday - you can be stuck in traffic for hours
Travel as far as Clermont Ferrand on Saturday and finish on Sunday (traffic will be busy but OK) even better travel Thursday and Friday and have almost no traffic
Also book you overnight stop early, especially if you want a hotel with a family room. If you are camping no need to book early
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Topic: Help! Route to Med Coast please!
