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Northern Spain (Santander) trip advice needed
Planning to fly into Santander with bike in May for a few days coast
and mountains mini-tour. Looking for advice on best routes for leaving airport heading west or south-west avoiding busy roads, and general advice on cycling in that area. Thanks in advance. Andy |
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Andy Lewis wrote:
Planning to fly into Santander with bike in May for a few days coast and mountains mini-tour. Looking for advice on best routes for leaving airport heading west or south-west avoiding busy roads, and general advice on cycling in that area. Thanks in advance. Andy Summary: 20.0 miles (1 hour, 19 minutes) 09:00 0.0 Depart Santander on N-636 (East) 0.7 mi 09:02 0.7 At roundabout, take the SECOND exit 76 yds 09:02 0.7 Exit roundabout onto N-636 109 yds 09:02 0.8 At roundabout, take the THIRD exit 76 yds 09:03 0.8 Exit roundabout onto Local road(s) 153 yds 09:03 0.9 Turn RIGHT (West) onto Local road(s) 109 yds 09:03 1.0 Bear LEFT (South-West) onto Local road(s) 0.5 mi 09:06 1.5 Turn RIGHT (South-West) onto Local road(s) 120 yds 09:06 1.5 Turn RIGHT (North) onto Local road(s) 0.2 mi 09:07 1.8 Turn LEFT (South-West) onto Local road(s) 0.4 mi 09:08 2.1 Bear LEFT (West) onto Local road(s) 0.3 mi 09:09 2.4 Bear LEFT (West) onto Local road(s) 0.3 mi 09:10 2.8 Bear LEFT (West) onto Local road(s) 0.3 mi 09:11 3.0 Bear LEFT (West) onto Local road(s) 0.5 mi 09:12 3.5 Bear LEFT (South) onto Local road(s) 0.1 mi 09:13 3.6 Bear RIGHT (South) onto Local road(s) 120 yds 09:13 3.6 Bear RIGHT (South-West) onto Local road(s) 1.4 mi 09:18 5.1 Turn RIGHT (West) onto S-444 3.3 mi 09:28 8.4 Turn LEFT (West) onto N-611 0.6 mi 09:36 9.0 Turn LEFT (South-East) onto S-492 4.6 mi 09:50 13.6 Bear RIGHT (North-West) onto S-450 4.7 mi 10:05 18.2 Turn RIGHT (North-East) onto S-451 0.1 mi 10:06 18.4 Bear LEFT (North) onto Local road(s) 153 yds 10:06 18.5 Turn LEFT (North-East) onto Local road(s) 32 yds 10:06 18.5 Turn LEFT (North) onto Local road(s) 0.2 mi 10:07 18.7 Bear LEFT (West) onto Local road(s) 0.3 mi 10:08 19.0 Bear LEFT (South) onto Local road(s) 0.2 mi 10:09 19.2 Turn RIGHT (North) onto Local road(s) 0.2 mi 10:09 19.4 At roundabout, take the THIRD exit 54 yds 10:09 19.4 Exit roundabout onto Avenida de Bilbao 0.3 mi 10:14 19.7 Continue (West) on Calle de Julián Ceballos 0.3 mi 10:19 20.0 Turn RIGHT (North) onto Local road(s) 65 yds 10:19 20.0 Arrive Torrelavega SUMMARY Driving distance: 20.0 miles Trip duration: 1 hour, 19 minutes Driving time: 1 hour, 19 minutes A fairly good route to take and then you can take the FEVE train if you want to... All the best Dan Gregory |
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Dan Gregory wrote in message ...
Andy Lewis wrote: Planning to fly into Santander with bike in May for a few days coast and mountains mini-tour. Looking for advice on best routes for leaving airport heading west or south-west avoiding busy roads, and general advice on cycling in that area. Thanks in advance. Andy Summary: 20.0 miles (1 hour, 19 minutes) 09:00 0.0 Depart Santander on N-636 (East) 0.7 mi 09:02 0.7 At roundabout, take the SECOND exit 76 yds etc A fairly good route to take and then you can take the FEVE train if you want to... All the best Dan Gregory Thanks Dan. I can't tell from the map I've got (scale 1:200000)exactly what the roads are like around Santander airport. I've had a few 'interesting' experiences before trying to cycle into and out of airports, even small ones. I was last in this area in 1982 (without bike)and can't remember what Santander's like for roads/traffic - changed for the worse I assume, like everywhere else. I took some train trips then and may well try the FEVE again, in combination with cycling. Do you happen to know where/if I can get hold of better maps of the area, than my Spanish IGN 1:200000? 1:100000 or 1:50000 would be ideal. Stanfords don't seem to stock them. Andy |
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Andy Lewis wrote:
Dan Gregory wrote in message ... Andy Lewis wrote: Planning to fly into Santander with bike in May for a few days coast and mountains mini-tour. Looking for advice on best routes for leaving airport heading west or south-west avoiding busy roads, and general advice on cycling in that area. Thanks in advance. Andy Summary: 20.0 miles (1 hour, 19 minutes) 09:00 0.0 Depart Santander on N-636 (East) 0.7 mi 09:02 0.7 At roundabout, take the SECOND exit 76 yds etc A fairly good route to take and then you can take the FEVE train if you want to... All the best Dan Gregory Thanks Dan. I can't tell from the map I've got (scale 1:200000)exactly what the roads are like around Santander airport. I've had a few 'interesting' experiences before trying to cycle into and out of airports, even small ones. I was last in this area in 1982 (without bike)and can't remember what Santander's like for roads/traffic - changed for the worse I assume, like everywhere else. I took some train trips then and may well try the FEVE again, in combination with cycling. Do you happen to know where/if I can get hold of better maps of the area, than my Spanish IGN 1:200000? 1:100000 or 1:50000 would be ideal. Stanfords don't seem to stock them. Andy http://www.multimap.com/map/browse.c...l timap.y=136 is the airport .. you can get under the autovia on a bike. I have been by ferry of late and always take FEVE out of the city (timetable here http://www.feve.es/) but I couldn't connect to see whether there is a stop at the airport. I use Firestone maps myself but they are not large scale either. I always get maps from the Map Shop at Upton on Severn they would know if there any available. All the best Dan Gregory |
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