Belgium and Germany roads advice

[Ebbs73]

Evening , I'm just after some advice on a few roads .

I'm off to Ypres in June and then heading into Germany For a few days.
I've read on here a lot about the Black Forest and nice roads towards Luxembourg , I've been map looking but I'm a bit lost .
Would you have an idiots guide .

Thank you in advance as BCF always has the answer .

Chris

[Moo.]

I did the opposite route with a group of mates last year. We been over to the Alps and came back through Germany and Belgium, then stayed at Ypres before coming home! Stayed at a fantastic campsite at Ypres with a bikers only area.

The roads through Belgium were aweful we found, horrible road surface, and pot holes so big even the trucks swerved to avoid them...

We did the B500 in Germany...
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[Matt B]

Agree ^

I've generally found Belgium roads to be badly surfaced and relatively dull.

If you are going anywhere near the Black Forest you must do the stretch of the B500 between Baden Baden and Freudenstadt. It is an awesome road with fast, sweeping, open bends travelling through some great scenery.

We did it on the 2015 Eurojolly, the clicky link is in my sig.
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[chickenstrip]

Since so many sing it's praises, I'm going to be doing the B500 through the Black Forest myself, but I've noticed on the map there are some interesting-looking gnarly little roads to the west of it, where the terrain appears to be a bit more hilly. Just a matter of having the time to explore them, but I don't think the surfaces will be so good.

I've seen a video of someone doing some roads in Belgium that looked ok surface-wise, and nice and twisty with it, so I don't suppose they're all bad.

Going to be exploring the north-eastern corner of the Belgian Ardennes. Scenery is supposed to be nice, but no idea yet what the roads will be like. We'll be mostly off the major routes for that bit I think.

The way I look for interesting roads is quite simple. On the map, look for roads through areas of close-packed contour lines or other indications of hilly/mountainous terrain, roads that follow winding rivers or lakesides. The more squiggly the road on the map, the more engaging it is likely to be to ride. Although with Belgium, our trip is about exploring areas of historic interest, so I guess we'll just deal with whatever is thrown at us.

Then you've got https://www.bestbikingroads.com
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[Ali in Austria]

Watch the speed limits on the B500. It has become a necessity due to the carnage that takes place there now. Heavily Policed, especially at weekends. It is best avoided at weekends full stop. Unmarked Police Bikes are also used. Typical fines for a minor transgression are €100,- and payment is expected at the time. They will even escort you to a Cash Point, or the station if you can't pay.

Try researching routes here https://www.bestbikingroads.com
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[Copycat73]

speed cameras is the thing to watch .. don`t look like a "Normal" camera

completly missed it i did .. fortunately it was forward facing ... even after it went off i could not identify the fcukin thing... was in some weird post / pillar type of thing
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[Ichy]

There were sections of the B500 where bikes were banned during the weekend, just not sure which bits or if it is still in place?
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