Advertisement
D43,D23 to Cales, D673 to Rocamadour ,D32 to Couzou,D39 to Gramat,D14 to Reilhac,D25 to St Simon,D11 to Reyredignes,D2 to Figeac
A tough ride today especially first 18 miles to Rocamadour where we gained 1600ft in height.
Riding through a national park through gorges on very quiet roads with no hint of civilisation or animals giving the sensation of wilder terrain & more rugged landscape. Worth the effort ,what an amazing place buildings that cling to the sheer cliff sides .The perfectly preserved body of St Amadour was discovered in a rock covered tomb next to a small existing chapel in 1166, putting Rocamadour on the map as a destination for pilgrims.
The valley offered some great short technical cycling climbs & descents ideal for Sir Bradley ,Mark or other cycling purists but not me.
Climbing out of the valley the hedgerows were beautiful full of wild flowers with dry stone walls & occasional hedges. We heard the occasional tinkle of bells which indicated we were now in sheep country.
The rest of the cycle took place on a limestone plateau seeing (& smelling) lots of sheep. Talking of which we are now in the Lot department
staying at Figeac on the river Cele.
Billy winks is coming early tonight shorter cycle tomorrow
Advertisement
Tot: 0.25s; Tpl: 0.011s; cc: 6; qc: 51; dbt: 0.0819s; 1; m:domysql w:travelblog (10.17.0.13); sld: 1;
; mem: 1.2mb
Jill Killinger
non-member comment
Wild flowers
Love the pics of wild flowers. I can almost smell them and hear the sheep bells from here! Hope the beautiful sights you are experiencing Help to make up for the huge effort. NB. I finally managed to become a follower! Xx