Favoured route to Mandello

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Hi everyone,

I’m heading to Mandello for the celebrations next year. It’ll be my 1st European run and before I plan the route and stops I thought I’d check in with the membership and seek some advice before I get the map out.

I’ll be travelling down from Aberdeenshire and meeting my chum in Chelmsford before using the Tunnel to Calais. So from there to Mandello please? I’d prefer to stay off the Motorways and keep to the less busy routes. Also, can you recommend where you stayed?

Presume the Stelvio is a must then home by another route?

Hoping to attend the Scottish Rally in May and meet some of you there.

Thanks in advance

Scotty

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I went with a friend 18 months ago, crossed from Harwich to Hook via Stenna, stopped at Arnhem and then first night near the Mohne dam. There is now a bridge over the reservoir at about Lancaster flying height! From there south on the B229 with a bit on the E35 to get some distance under us. Second night just south of Barden-Barden and on south on the B500 through the Black Forest (you have to do this bit!)

We went along the Bordensee and stopped 3rd night in Austria, Stelvio pass the next day and Mandello in the evening, with a factory museum visit the next day. Back via Switzerland, Belgium and France. Book the tunnel as if you just turn up it is twice as much!

Have fun! :+1:

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Route depends on how long you have to do the trip. When I went this summer, I took 4 days on my 1972 loop-frame.

Stafford to tunnel and then first night in St Omer.

Second day across to Luxembourg and stay near to Bitburg in Germany.

Third day was supposed to be south and onto the B500 but it was closed for roadworks but all the roads round there are great. Stay on Rhein river.

Fourth day due south, over St Gotthard pass and then across to Mandello from Lugano.

The return route was 5 days firstly going west to Sauze D’Oulx and then Col du Lauteret and north back to Calais.

On a different bike I might have done a few more adventurous passes but the drum brakes are not the best!

Ian

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Brilliant, thanks guys👍🏻

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Not too much time for my trip so I did use the motorway a fair bit on the way down. Rotterdam to Neustadt an der Weinstrasse day 1. Day 2 pick up the Swiss motorway ticket at an autobahn petrol station and down to south of Lucerne. Switzerland is not cheap. Day 3 was an easy half day through the Alps and across to Mandello from Chiasso. Went back through Switzerland to the Black Forest . Next day across the Black Forest and over to the Moselle Valley. Final day was a damp run past Liege and Antwerp to Rotterdam. Normally not rolling before 9 and in by 3/4 pm. PM me if you want to know where I stayed.

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I’m also thinking of a trip to Mandello this year. Not been there before but have lived, worked and travelled through Europe in the past. I’m up near Keith in Moray and was considering the Newcastle to Amsterdam crossing but have yet to make a plan. Probably get the wife to fly over and collect her from one of the local airports rather than either squeezing her on the back for the trip. I’ll also be looking for pointers.

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You are leaving it a bit late for going this year!

:roll_eyes:

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This coming year :face_savoring_food:

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Hello Chris, Merry Christmas. A quiet moment; the Turkey is cooling the stuffing is in the oven etc. Have to say, this looks like a really cool route. Thank you for sharing. Merry Christmas and all the best in 2026🍻