How many miles per day?

StevenF · World Chat Champion Joined: 25 Apr 2008 Karma :

If you were going touring Europe for example. How many miles would you like to do on average per day? Were not just talking about blasting one place to the next, but actually enjoying the ride and scenery on the way.
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Marmalade · World Chat Champion Joined: 28 Apr 2009 Karma :

It would depend, you could do 20 miles and find somewhere you just have to stay or could do 200 miles before getting bored and setting up camp.

Tonight i'm on a ferry to frogland, 8am we arrive and by evening i'll be camping near spanish border after 500 miles, next night other side of spain and then portugal for a week.
Coming back i'm going via spanish coastal route, gibraltar, benidorm and will go through andorra as well so will take 4/5 days getting back to blighty
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c-m · World Chat Champion Joined: 12 May 2006 Karma :

There is no hard or fast rule. All depends on what you want to do/see and how long you are going for.

For example I usually go for 2 weeks at a time to party and get drunk with Eastern European girls. I've seen most of the sights so i'm just there to have fun, not expand my cultural horizons.

I generally do 3000m in 16 days which works out at 180+ each day. Of course I stay a couple of destinations for 4 or so days each, so my actually in saddle mileage is much higher.

Oskari · L Plate Warrior Joined: 22 Mar 2010 Karma :

It depends, but generally we have found a 200-250 miles a day to be a good estimation in Europe if there are no border crossing.

In practice, our daily travels have varied from 30 to 1000 miles a day Very Happy

It all depends about the conditions. If you drive on mountain roads in Bulgaria, 200 miles a kind of a top if you appreciate your health & want to stop to look around every now and then. If you are driving on Polish coutry side on summer time, it can be 350 miles for a long day.

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pepperami · Super Spammer Joined: 17 Jan 2010 Karma :

King hell! i thought i was going to be doing a lot of miles if i did a 100!
looking at what you lot are saying, thats nothing.

then again i wont be going abroard, mine will be round Britan.
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StevenF · World Chat Champion Joined: 25 Apr 2008 Karma :

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c-m · World Chat Champion Joined: 12 May 2006 Karma :

For a two week trip, you'll struggle to stay any length of time in more than 2 places (3 max), everything else will be on the bike, getting to those places via some nice routes and stop offs to set up camp for night and rest.

StevenF · World Chat Champion Joined: 25 Apr 2008 Karma :

I see what you mean about the big cities but I don't really like the idea of leaving my bike and luggage. Can anyone suggest a route/places to visit? Looking for a Europe trip, 2 week max and main interest is scenery. Would like to base it around Italy or the Alps. Question

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mr.kris · Traffic Copper Joined: 11 Nov 2007 Karma :

most important thing to rember is dont set times and mileages just see ware the day takes you if u find someware u like and wana stay a day do it enjoy it its ment to be fun
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barnhatter · Nitrous Nuisance Joined: 05 Jan 2005 Karma :

2 basic ways of doing s trip. Either on the hoof and see where you end up, or plan in advance aiming stop off points or things to see on the way.
I recon on about 200-250 miles a day especially if you want to enjoy the smaller roads. Also you have to add in fiel, food and photo stops.
If doing daily trips 8 hours a day is enough then a day off half way through your trip.
Its your trip so decide what you want though, after each trip you find out more what you want and can stand so the next one is usually better.

kitty kat · World Chat Champion Joined: 20 Jun 2007 Karma :

We did on average 3-400 miles a day travelling from one place to another, but as has been said, on the nice twisty roads you tend to less miles but over a longer time. A lot depends on where you are going and what you see along the way and how long you stop to admire the views.
We went from Ceva in Italy to Gap in France was one of our longest days for riding, it took us over 6 hours but was only just over 200miles in distance.
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oriel dave · Nova Slayer Joined: 29 Jun 2006 Karma :

When we were travelling around Europe we were comfortable doing about 200 miles a day. This was mostly on country roads, taking our time, stopping for lunch etc. and having a couple of days off a week.

When planning I would not expect to travel further than this on average to allow for sightseeing / stuff going wrong etc.
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barnhatter · Nitrous Nuisance Joined: 05 Jan 2005 Karma :

I sometimes aim for more miles but that is using motorways. Getting away from the ports I push a bit further, to get to some warm weather and better roads. On the return trip I tend to make a dash home so hit the mororways a bit then too.
500-600 miles is not impossible but not much fun and hard work.
200-250 is a good distance to aim at. I usually fail though and end up doing 300+ miles and regret it.

Marmalade · World Chat Champion Joined: 28 Apr 2009 Karma :

Ooopsie

Here i am sat in the hotel in the Algarve while the rain lashes down outside Laughing

Had a couple of good days travel, second day was a lot slower as i was doing a bit of touristing around biarritz

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barnhatter · Nitrous Nuisance Joined: 05 Jan 2005 Karma :

I know that if you sit on a motorway you can travel fast and cover large distances but whats the point. If I want to get anywhere fast and not see anything or enjoy the roads/scenery I fly.
There are 2 different tourers ones that want to get as far as possible in a straight line or the ones that want to travel slower and enjoy the roads and countryside.
Personally I find motorway travel pointless, sometimes essential, but best avoided if touring. The journeys the point not distance.
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motobiker · Nitrous Nuisance Joined: 12 Dec 2008 Karma :

I can't be doing with all the 'in depth' planning lark. Im off at the beginning of june for two or three weeks. All I know for sure.. and this is the extent of my 'planning' - is a leisurely ride over two days from Nottingham down to somewhere near Baden-Baden. find a campsite - couple of days +/- in the Black forest. Then off again heading for the Allgau. couple of days +/- there.. then cut across Austria and head for the Dolomites... with I'm hoping a side trip for a couple of days to the coast and up at the crack of dawn for a day trolling in Venice... then start thinking about the direction to take for home... I'm not thinking that far ahead yet. Basically I will follow my nose and make it up as I go along. Motorway form here to Baden.. and then not another mile of it until I'm back in Blighty. In short the whole trip.. after that initial 'drudge' will be a leisurely 'Bimble'.
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barnhatter · Nitrous Nuisance Joined: 05 Jan 2005 Karma :

Yes I can understand the desire too get to new places. I quite fancy Morrocco, but its a bit far to do in the time I have and riding my bike. A Hornet is hard work on those distances that you did.
I can see a Pan will eat big distances.
The difference I felt was when following some big tourers in Italy, I could keep up with them okay for quite a few miles but eventually got tired and dropped off the pace.
Need a larger different bike, cost is the problem at the moment.

Grazoid · Scooby Slapper Joined: 09 Jun 2004 Karma :

Work out where you want to go and how to get there first... then once you have the distance sorted at a rough guestimate allow an average of 50 mph following Minor A roads in most of Western Europe, to allow for towns and villages, and 30mph when you hit the twisties in the Alps/Pyrenees/Dolomites.

Anyone getting an average of 80 MPH will have square tires from all the boring Autoroute/peage work. If you are flashing through that quick you may as well save the ferry fair and stay in the UK Very Happy