Route 2008

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Bulgaria

Bulgaria

• Total distance: ? km
• Official biketour Catalan number: +34 635 476 815

Coordinators are Marcos A. García (Amics de la Bici)

begin - Barcelona 01 June

• Ideas:

Sleeping places

1 June to 3 June (friday to sunday) Barcelona - 0 km

1. Friday
   • Preparing for critical mass (ideas)
     • (write here ideas)
   • Critical mass at afternoon
     • (write here ideas)
2. Saturday
   • Bike reparing workshop at Biciosxs (photos)
     • The idea is to have some bikes "built" from several parts, and then rest tuned for the tour
       • "yo creo que para construir un par de bicis en biciosos, no problem. tambien la gente puede venir a hacer el arreglo de su bicicleta antes de marcharse. si faltan piezas o herramientas se puede utlilizar tambien el taller de can masdeu. he hablado con la gente del taller que si hay alguna idea mas, muy bien. quizas se puede participar en la masa critica, pero la verdad es que en barcelona las ultimas veces hemos tenido problema con la policia y se ha cortado un poco el rollo." - Claudio
       • Translation: "I believe that in order to construct a pair of bikes [help with slang, please: biciosos?] it's no problem. Also, people can come to make the arrangements for their bike before leaving. If you don't have pieces or tools you can also use Can Masdue's workshop. I have spoken with the people at the workshop that if there's another idea, all good and well. Perhaps it's possible to participate in the Critical Mass, but in all honesty in Barcelona, the last couple of times we've have problems with the police and it's cut down on the participation a little bit."
     • (write here more ideas)
3. Sunday
   • Intro and Workshops at CanMasdeu [1]
   • There's a workshop about "STRAW BALE BUILDING" - Check their programme online
   • (write here more ideas)

• SLEEP: The 3 nights, camping at CanMasdeu. Nevertheless, people are worried with the shortage of water. We should be aware from the very start of biketour that it's crucial to use the least as possible.
  • They won't charge for the space, but would appreciate that we would buy their meals
  • How to get there:
    • There's a map at their site.
    • CanMasDeu: Cami antic de Sant Llatzer. Fix phone: 934452479 Take the Metro L3 (Green line) till Canyelle, it is one of the end stations. There are two exit: one leads to Via Favencia (next to the elevator), the other one to Federico Garcia Lorca. Take Via Favencia. You will find yourself ext to a big highway like street. Go up till the big roundabout called Plaza de Karl Marx, than go to the right after the school and children hospital (after two streetlights, big gate and bus stop), then go up the narrow street along the brick walls and then turn right again. The park starts there, there is a path with a chain to prevent cars coming in, and a signal "Vall de CanMasDeu". Go up and there is CanMasDeu... on Sunday the bar is open, there is a gathering, so probably lots of people are going that way.
    • Travel info about Barcelona at Wikitravel

• FOOD: Usually they DON'T sell their vegetables, but they are quite used to cook for big groups. Our group could support them by collaborating in cooking and paying 3€ per person. This is the normal every sunday, when they open for public.

• Ideas:
  • There's a new public bike system , [2] , [3]

• Media contacts:
  • Pimientoverde

4 June (monday) Barcelona -> Parc S.Llorenc del munt - 52 km (CONFIRMED)

• ROUTE: 2 possibilities
  1. From CanMasdeu - people who sleep in Can Masdeu
  2. From Parc del Forum - going together with bunch of people of Amics de la Bici, because it's an holiday!
     • We meet at Ripollet, from where we cycle together to Sabadell, Matadepera and Sant Llorenç del Munt.
  • You can see the detail map.
• SLEEP: Les Refardes. Old country house. Under restauration.
  • there are friends of CanMasdeu here

5 June (tuesday) Parc S.Llorenc del munt -> Manresa - 30 km (idea)

• There's a escola de agricultura ecologica [4]
• ROUTE: Les Refardes - Mura - Rocafort - El Pont de Vilomara - Manresa (see detail map)
• SLEEP: Centre de Capacitació Agrària de Manresa. Finca Can Poc Oli

6 June (wednesday) Manresa -> Suró - 50 km (idea)

• ROUTE: Manresa - Igualada - Suró (see detail map)
• SLEEP: A farmer of Assemblea Pagesa offer us to encamp in his estate, in the village of Suró, approximately 15 km from Cervera

7 June (thursday) Suró -> Balaguer [5] - 65 km (idea)

• ROUTE: Suró - Cervera - 15 Km
• medieval village Cervera

Cervera - Balaguer - 50 Km (see detail map)

• SLEEP: farm - sindicato agrario

8 June (friday) Rest day in Balaguer - 0 Km

• SLEEP: farm - sindicato agrario

9 June (saturday) Balaguer -> Lleida - 30 km 

• ROUTE: By secondary road, passing Menàrguens, Torrelameu, Corbins. (see detail map)

Two options

• • Option 1- attending the worldwide naked critical mass of Zaragoza

Lleida-Zaragoza by train (05657 REGIONAL EXPRES leave 15:00 / arrive 17:20)

Zaragoza - 09 June Ciclonudista

http://www.ciclonudista.net/ http://bicicritica.ourproject.org/web/v/Ciclonudista2007/ http://actualidad.terra.es/sociedad/articulo/decenas_ciclistas_desnudan_reivindicar_derechos_925737.htm

• • Option 2- participating in a anti-GMO demonstration (the most important in Catalunya)

Preparation for the manifestation on 10th june in Lleida.

• SLEEP:

Aragón

• Total distance: ? km
• Official biketour Aragón number: +34

Coordinators are

• • ideas

Sleeping places

9 June (saturday) ? -> Huesca - ? km (idea)

• SLEEP:
• ROUTE:

10 June (sunrday) Huesca -> ? - ? km (idea)

• Comunnities: Sollanilla , sase or sieso de Jaca
• SLEEP:
• ROUTE:

other places

• Itoiz - Agoitz
  • solidarios com itoiz

Navarra

• Total distance: ? km
• Official biketour Navarra number:

to get information where Biketour is on certain date, please contact Guillem in spanish and english (+34) 630206916

Coordinators are

• Ideas:

Sleeping places

PLEASE NOTE that Biketour might stay at these places in Navarra, but dates are not known yet, so contact us on the road:

- Tafalla

- Estella

- Bigüezal

Accommodation possibility: There’s a group of people who are starting a very nice project in Bigüezal, close to ITOIZ dam. The couple who started it have lots of experience in DIY renewable energies. They are very happy to host BT at their place. You just have to contact ANTONIO on his email or mobile phone (+34) 635.86.58.55

Description: My name is Antonio, I live and participate in a self-sufficiency, renewable energies and ecological building project in Bigüezal (Navarra). This project was created by Carmen and Ińaki, who opened it to other people, so now we’re 7 or 8 of us in this “tribe”. All this is quite young, and now we’re building, but you can see little by little some huts, a wonderful garden and some more thingies. So we would like the Biketour to come here and we offer space. We would like to know when they would be here and for how long so that we can propose some activity.

How to get to Bigüezal: I’ve seen the route and would only have to turn off at YESA's damn (close to the limit between Navarra and Huesca-Aragón) going to SIGüES, CASTILLONUEVO and BIGÜEZAL, and from there they have to go through LUMBIER towards AOIZ (ITOIZ dam).

other places

Euskadi

• Total distance: ? km
• Official biketour Basque number: +34

Coordinators are

• Ideas:
  • central atomica , 25th aniv of closure
  • sindicato agricultores contra trangenicos
    • Helen Groome
  • High speed train
    • Jon artetxe

Sleeping places

June 19 & June 20 (Tuesday&Wednesday) Leunda Berri

• ROUTE: - Beizama
• Sleeping place: Leunda Berri
  • Phoned Guillem and Ivan

June 21 (Thursday) Bilbao

• ROUTE: train to Bilbao
  • Guillem got hurt and the gorup took the train
• Sleeping place: Gaztetxe Kukutxa de Errekalde (Bilbao)
• previous ROUTE: Beizama - Lekeitio - Playa de Laga
• previous Sleeping place: In the great beach

June 22 (Friday) Bilbao

• ROUTE: resting at Bilbao
• Sleeping place: Gaztetxe Kukutxa de Errekalde (Bilbao)
• Morning of 23: Leaving by Train from Bilbao:
  • Bilbao 13.02 -> Santander 15.58
  • Santader 16.10 -> Ribadesella 18.52
    • DAILY Train
    • Bilbao 13.02 - Santander 15.58
    • Santader 16.10 - Ribadesella 18.52
    • download schedules: Bilbao-Santander Santander-Oviedo
      • Marcos:
      • I think also the best option to arrive to Escanda in time is to take a train. I was looking for the possibilities, and there is a good combination with the FEVE train, that goes all along the Cantabric sea, from Bilbao to Santander, and from Santander to Asturias. You can consult the routes and timetable in www.feve.es. From Bilbao to Santander there are 3 trains daily, and from Santander to Ribadesella, near Caravia (Asturias), the first stop Elena proposed, there are only two trains daily. One-way ticket price for this traject is 14,50 €, and bicycles are allowed on trains (depend on the kind of train, the time and the traject, between 3 and 12 bicycles). It will be good to know it before and to comunicate to the company.

Cantabria

Skipped by train :(

Asturias

• Total distance: ? km
• Official biketour Asturian number: +34 630206916 (Guillem)

Coordinators are Elena from Escanda

• Ideas:

Sleeping places

June 23 (Sunday) CARAVIA beach (confirmed)

• ROUTE: Train from Bilbao:
  • Bilbao 13.02 -> Santander 15.58
  • Santader 16.10 -> Ribadesella 18.52
    • The info about the train should be seen more up under Bilbao
  • Then cycle 15km till Caravia (the beach is somewhere in between Villaviciosa and Ribadesella) I talked with Fran and he told me that it's the beach after vega.
• On the 23th, it's a very magical night and some people are going to celebrate the solstice on a beach called CARAVIA. There will be a camping space, concerts, fire,... Biketour is welcome to stay there that night. That beach is somewhere in between Villaviciosa and Ribadesella (on the eastern coast of Asturias).
• SLEEP: Caravia beach
  • How to get there: Please check map !
    • Text instructions: Go on National road (632), after passing pueblo Caravia, you should see the beach at your right after 3km.
• Contact person: Fran (+34) 620.61.78.74
  • Fran will be unavailable 23rd (no network coverage), so contacts should be made before or from 24th afternoon.

June 24 (Monday) La Castańal (confirmed for 25 but re-confirmed to 24)

• ROUTE: Caravia - La Castańal, around 50km
• The village close to Nava called La Castańal. Hosts want to propose a workshop, perhaps on "world dancing", some other artistic stuff is possible. It is fine to cycle from Caravia to La Castańal.
• SLEEP: La Castańal village/community
  • How to get there: Please check map !
    • Text instructions: Go till Nava, Then exit on road towards Bimenes (251). At Priandi cross the river and be aware of signs to La Castanal (that should be on the left side).
• Contact person: Fran (+34) 620.61.78.74
  • Fran will be unavailable 23rd (no network coverage), so contacts should be made before or from 24th afternoon.

June 25 (Thursday) IXUXU, Soto de Rey, Oviedo area (probably cancelled)

• ROUTE: Escanda - Ixuxu, 30km
  • Group will probably skip it and go directly to Escanda
• Nice eco-farm in Asturias. There's space to camp. It's a very beautiful place with chestnut woods, horses, sheep,... There is a few people living there, and some more people living outside help out in the farm, or building the straw-bell house and yurts, ...
• SLEEP: Ixuxu farm
  • http://www.ixuxu.org/ http://www.tallergaia.org/ixuxu.html

Contact person from Ixuxu: Alicia, tel: (+34) 985.796.893

June 26 (Tuesday) ESCANDA, south of Pola de Lena area (confirmed)

• ROUTE: La Castańal - Escanda, 60km
• Well known community in Asturias, an association made up of people from various countries.
• SLEEP: Escanda community
  • http://www.escanda.org/english/faqescandaeng.php

Contact person from Escanda: Elena

June 27 (Wednesday) ESCANDA (confirmed)

• rest day in Escanda
• SLEEP: Escanda community

Cancelled places

before was: June 29 (Thursday) LIBELULA, Avilés (north) (confirmed and canceled by phone)
Susana says that she will visit Escanda and the group

• ROUTE: Ixuxu - Libelula

(note: people here have been strongly recommending that you don't go south-west from Pola cos it's very steep, it's right through very high mountains. So, you might have to go back to the coastline to go towards Galicia.)

• If u choose to come to Libelula, you can camp on a field next to Avilés (+/- 40 km from Oviedo). Susana is living close to there and she cultivates vegetables for the other people in her agroecological cooperative (called Libélula). She's extremely sweet and she can tell u a lot about the surroundings or the social networks in asturias.
• SLEEP: agroecological cooperative Libelula

Contact person from Libelula: Susana (+34) 985.56.37.86

before was: June 30 (Friday) NAVIA (north-west of town Navia) (canceled by phone)

• ROUTE: Libelula - Navia (Navia is some 70km from Avilés)
• It's a zone where there's quite a nice bunch of people from very different backgrounds and ages. The couple who would host you on their field are

teachers and live in a very beautiful place above the sea. This group of people hosted the annual asturian ecologist "gathering" to protest against the massive plans of exporting water til the coastline for huge touristic plans (buildings and golf courses....). Unfortunately they don't really feel like doing another protest end of june, but I guess somebody from biketour could probably give them some ideas or encourage them...

• SLEEP: the field at Navia

Contact person from Navia: Yolanda & Manolo, tel: (+34) 985.47.41.40

Galicia

• Total distance: ? km
• Official biketour Galician number: +34

Coordinators are

• Ideas:

Sleeping places

other places

Portugal

Portugal

• click here ( Turkey ) for getting to a more detailed page with other informations. Including How to travel by train.
• Total distance: ? km
• Official Biketour Turkish number: (0090)5542699611

Coordinators are Yolanda and ...

begin - Kapikule (border) 16 July

• Ideas:

Sleeping places

17 July (Thursday) Yenikadın - aprox. 15-20km

• ROUTE:From Svilingrad via Kapikule border to Yenikadın
  • From Velingrad 12 km flat riding to the border at Kapikule. After Kapikule 8 km flat until Yenkadin.
  • This part will be nasty and can be really slow. Crossing border will take long (they check all bags) and maybe we need to walk some parts cause of safety reason. Aprox first 6 km after border there is lot of traffic (lorries!) and only 1,5 meter (max) space on the side of the road (sometimes there is a pavement we could possibly take)
• SLEEP: Yenkadin
• Ideas: Students from the university of Edirne bikers group are making plans to meet us on the border and maybe cycle some part with us!!

18 July (Friday) Sogutludere - 50? km 

• ROUTE: from Yenikadın to Sogutludere
• SLEEP: ?
• IDEAS:

19 July (Saturday) Cavuskoy - 51,5 km 

• ROUTE:From Sogutludere to Cavuskoy
• SLEEP: ?
• Ideas:

20 July, 21 July & 22 July (Sunday, Monday & Tuesday) Kıyıkoy Kasatura (national park) - 52 km (NOT CONFIRMED)

• ROUTE:From Cavuskoy to Kiyikoy
• SLEEP:we will stay three nights at a camping site
• IDEAS: Kiyikoy has a natural park! We plan to stay here three nights, so we can have one day for rest and one day for action. The action could be done in together with local groups who protest against a planned oil pipeline here.

23, 24 & 25 July (Wednesday, Thursday & Friday) Istanbul (Beyoglu: centre) 28 km cycling  (NOT CONFIRMED)

• ROUTE: cycle from Kiyikoy to Cerkezkoy and then alternative transport, because there is too much heavy traffic on the roads before Istanbul.
  1. We need to call our contact, a transporter of a cooperative of lorry transport. He will be able to arrange 1 truck to transport our bikes and 2 persons. The others can take the train (without bike!, the train company will not allow to take bikes here) at 19:30 pm from Cerkezkoy to Istanbul (takes 2/3 hours).
  2. Other train possibilities at 7:00 and 10:30 AM and 19:30 PM from Cerkezkoy to Istanbul.
• SLEEP: we will sleep in little groups in different houses in the centre
• IDEAS: sleep here 3 nights: one resting day and one meeting day. On the day that we leave there will be an action day The action (see 26 July)

26 July (Saturday) Poyrazkoy - 55km (NOT CONFIRMED)

• ROUTE: from Istanbul to Poyrazkoy
  • Coastal road to direction Poyrazkoy. It gets more and more quiet and hilly with a lot of green. Sometimes the asphalt is not so smooth.
• ACTION: We will leave Istanbul in spectacular way as there is a bike parade/critical mass planned today! Barisa Pedal (cycle for peace group) activists and all other cyclists of Istanbul will support us on the busy streets in this huge city. We want to arrange permission (if necessary) to pass via the Bosphorus Bridge (Boğaziçi Köprüsü) to Asia on our bikes! Maybe we need police escort... (this bridge is 1,510 m long and ach direction has three lanes. There is no space for bikes and a lot of traffic, but it is not a highway and Lorries are not allowed).
• SLEEP:Big picknick area before Poyrazkoy (piknik alani) with tables, a fountain and a green fıeld on the right side of the road.
• Idea:

27 July (Sunday) Sile - 52km (NOT CONFIRMED)

• ROUTE: from Poyrazkoy to Sile
  • Follow direction Riva. Before Riva we follow direction Sile. Rough parts on the road between Sahil Koy and Alacoli Koyu. Last 10 km on D020
• SLEEP: On the beach (=Sahil) of Sile

28 July (Monday) Agva - 34 km (NOT CONFIRMED)

• ROUTE: from Sile to Agva
  • D010 to direction Agva. After Cayir Bas there will be a junction where we turn right to Kandira and Agva. Road number: D020. Via Yenika to Agva.
• SLEEP: On the beach (= plaj) of Agva

29 & 30 July (Tuesday & Wednesday) Kerpe Sarısu Koyu - 45 km (NOT CONFIRMED)

• ROUTE: from Agva to Kerpe
  • Via Kandira - Follow direction Kefken until you reach D049 - Past Kurtyeri you will see a junction. Go left to the Kerpe direction.
  • Kerpe Sarısu Koyu is a really beautiful natural site with rocks and mountains…
• SLEEP: On green field on left side of beach (plaj) of Kerpe
  • we will stay here 2 nights and have 1 resting day

31 July (Thursday) Karasu - 55km (NOT CONFIRMED)

• ROUTE: from Kerpe to Karasu
  • Kaynarca - Kasaru. Nice quiet road and lots of small villages.
• SLEEP: ?

1 August (Friday) Cumayeri or Akcakoga - 50km (NOT CONFIRMED)

• ROUTE:from Karasu to Cumayeri or Akcakoga
  • Road D010 via Papalar (more hills and after there is a steep ups and downs and some bad road) - via Kalkin
• SLEEP: on beach or campsite of Akcakoga

2 August (Saturday) Alaplı Seyfetler  - 60km (NOT CONFIRMED)

• ROUTE:from Cumayeri/Akcakoga to Alapli
  • Follow direction Zonguldak road D010
• SLEEP:?

3 August (Sunday) Caycuma - ? km (NOT CONFIRMED)

• ROUTE: alternative transport
  1. The mayor of Zonguldak arranges us a lorry to carry the bikes and a minibus to transport ourselves from Caycuma to Zonguldak. We will call him when we are leaving Istanbul.
  2. At 21:45 there is a train from Zonguldak to Caycuma, which will arrive at 22 45. ****
  • Why alternative?: Coastal road D010 between Alapli and Zonguldak is too dangerous: many trucks, heavy traffic.
• SLEEP: The municipality in Caycuma arranges student houses and gardens for us.
• Ideas: The mayor of Zonguldak is interested in organizing an action to promote bikes we could do this in afternoon we spend here...

4 August, 5 & 6 August (Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday) Amasra - 56,8 km (NOT CONFIRMED)

• ROUTE: We will cycle from Caycuma to Amasra
  • via Bartin. From there we will follow direction Amasra.
• SLEEP: We will sleep 3 days at:
• ACTION: Possible action together with the locals against the planned thermal reactors here

7 August (Thursday) Karpısuyu - 47,5km (NOT CONFIRMED)

• ROUTE:from Amasra to Karpisuyu
  • On the D010 all day. After Cakraz higher hills.
• SLEEP: On the right side of the village beach under the trees!

8 August (Friday) Sakallı - 40km (NOT CONFIRMED)

• ROUTE:from Karpisuyu to Sakalli
  • D010, via kasamonou and Kalafat, after Cide more hills than amazing down hill, pretty steep
• SLEEP: on the beach with tents

9 & 10 July (Saturday & Sunday) Doganyurt - 51km (NOT CONFIRMED)

• ROUTE: From Sakalli to Doganyurt
  • D010 all day.
• SLEEP: We are invited to put the tents on the public area near the beach on left side of the village, near a place with shower, a fitness “playground” and basketball field.
• IDEAS:

11 August (Monday) Abana - 52,6km (NOT CONFIRMED)

• ROUTE:from Doganyurt to Abana
  • D010, via Inabolu
• SLEEP:possibly on the campsite in Abana

12 & 13  August (Tuesday & Wednesday) Ayancik - 62km (NOT CONFIRMED)

• ROUTE: from Abana to Ayancik
  • D010, via Tevfikiye, long route today, but last part is downhill!
• SLEEP: Beach area near last terras. (We have contacts here and should call them 2 days before arrival)
  • How to get there: When you reach Ayancik follow sign to centre (Serehsi merkerci) and later follow signs to Attaturk cad. You will end up at the beach area. Go to the leftside of the beach, near the seawall, there are a few terasses. We have a contact with the owners of the last terras between the volleyball field and the children playground.
• ACTION: We could organize action in alliance with local action-groups who protest against a planned thermal power plant in Ayancik. [we could invite Ecotopia people here...]
• Ideas: We can choose to stay another night after the action of 13 august or cycle to Ecotopia right away, where food will be cooked for us...!

13 or 14 August (Wednesday or Thursday) Sarikum/Ecotopıa - 30km (NOT CONFIRMED)

• ROUTE: from Ayancik to Sarikum
• SLEEP: Ecotopia camp
• EAT: delicious vegan and vegetarian food will be cooked for us at Ecotopia!