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Atlas Shrugged 02-08-24 09:42 PM


Originally Posted by Don11 (Post 23148284)
October or late September.... I think I start in Malaga and head to Faro via coast....

I spent a month in Portugal this October and the weather was extremely varied with some hot days as well as some extremely windy rainy days. My only advice as previously the absolute worst part of Portugal is along the coast from a cycle touring perspective. I’d like to joke that if Portugal needed an enema they put the hose in the Algarve.

Don11 02-09-24 12:43 PM

Ha ha... Thanks for the info..... I'll have a good think about it and might go September instead.... Thanks for your reply

MinnMan 02-13-24 10:48 PM


Originally Posted by indyfabz (Post 23151806)
April is a good time weather-wise, and Easter week is early this year, so you won’t have the crowds to contend with. I arrived on Holy Thursday and stayed until the Monday after Easter on the recommendation of the campground owner. He said everywhere would be mobbed. I had been there in mid-March two years earlier during a train tour of Spain. The place was relatively empty. When I rode in on Holy Thursday I didn’t recognize where I was until I hit the bridge across the gorge because of all the visitors.

Don’t know how long it would be or how much climbing, but maybe map out Ronda-Grazalema-Puerto de Las Palomas-Zahara de la Sierra-Montecorto-Setenil de la Bodega-Ronda.

That would be a great ride, but probably a ton of climbing.

indyfabz 02-15-24 04:41 AM


Originally Posted by MinnMan (Post 23156256)
That would be a great ride, but probably a ton of climbing.

Anywhere you go around there is going to involve climbing. There be mountains all around.

A view from a park in the old section of town (Sorry for the poor scan quality.)


https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...7a8a2cac9.jpeg

MinnMan 02-15-24 11:26 AM


Originally Posted by indyfabz (Post 23157321)
Anywhere you go around there is going to involve climbing. There be mountains all around.

A view from a park in the old section of town (Sorry for the poor scan quality.)


https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...7a8a2cac9.jpeg

https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...883ddc105a.jpg

This was little more than a month ago. I miss it already.


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