The most scenic route you've ever taken

RowenaBCAMC replied on 06/07/2023 15:47

Posted on 06/07/2023 15:47

Hi everyone,

One of the greatest joys of owning a caravan or motorhome is the freedom to explore the open road and soak in the world's beauty at our own pace. We've all had those breath-taking moments where the journey becomes just as memorable as the destination itself.

So, let's share those memories! What's the most scenic route you've ever taken with your caravan or motorhome? Maybe it was a winding mountain pass with panoramic vistas, a tranquil coastal drive with the ocean at your side, or perhaps a rolling countryside filled with fields of blooming flowers.

Tell us about the route (don't forget to mention where it is), what made it so special, and if you have any tips for other members who might like to take the same journey.

Looking forward to hearing about your scenic adventures.

peedee replied on 07/07/2023 13:18

Posted on 07/07/2023 12:25 by GTrimmer

My favourite is the A75 across the Auvergne - and it's free !

Posted on 07/07/2023 13:18

I think you would have very much enjoyed this route on the old road before the A75 was built, not in peak season though. I think you may still be able to do it?

peedee

Takethedogalong replied on 07/07/2023 13:58

Posted on 07/07/2023 13:58

Another UK favourite is the Northumberland coastal route, taking in the castles down from Berwick upon Tweed, then swinging inland to go over the moorlands past Chillingham Castle and down towards Powburn. Not a towing route, but very lovely in a small MH, as there are lots of stop off points for birdwatching and picnics, even some wild swimming if you know the beaches and the tides.

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So many from which to choose but my most memorable routes (notwithstanding Canadian Rockies, New Zealand,  New England coast line, and many wonderful road trips in Europe) have to be those we explored in a hired RV on an 8 week tour of Western USA.

Iconic routes: Pacific Highway (around Big Sur in particular); 17 mile drive; part of Route 66 (lunch at The Road Kill Café); Death Valley; Monument Valley; crossing the Golden Gate Bridge; driving through the Navajo Nation; Yosemite; Bryce Canyon; Grand Canyon; Zion …. and so much more. 

The most compelling image though was the day we left Jackson Hole in Wyoming to drive to Yellowstone via the Grand Teton National Park, it was cloudy and misty and we couldn’t see the Tetons, much to my keenly felt disappointment.

Then, slowly, very slowly, the sun broke through. We parked the RV and waited. The mist cleared and the clouds rolled away from the centre of the landscape, left and right, like curtains opening on a magnificent stage setting. It was dramatic and theatrical and stunned us into an awed silence as the Tetons were revealed. Magical. Never forgotten that moment.

(But I do admit that the drive along the coast road to home, with views across to Caldey Island, takes some beating. Living in a National Park has its moments.)

 

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Lutz replied on 07/07/2023 20:15

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I'd distinguish between the most scenic route that I've ever taken towing a caravan and one overseas with a rented motorhome. With the caravan I'd concur with Peedee about Norway. It was our first ever caravan holiday, mainly because knowing that Norway is a very expensive country we couldn't afford to tour there staying at hotels with a family of four so we rented a caravan. We enjoyed it so much that we bought our first caravan soon after. The scenery was absolutely breathtaking.

The most scenic route with a rented motorhome was New Zealand. We toured both islands, from Cape Reinga in the far north of North Island down to Dunedin in the south. I'll never forget Ninety Mile Beach, Franz Josef Glacier, Milford Sound, and watching the sun rise over the Pacific at the start of a new day in Gisborne.

peedee replied on 07/07/2023 20:28

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Show off.  Bet you haven't done Muscat to Salalah via the inland route returning via the coast route 😂.

Posted on 07/07/2023 20:28

Was that in a motorhome or a pink land rover?

peedee

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Posted on 07/07/2023 20:28 by peedee

Was that in a motorhome or a pink land rover?

peedee

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Wherenext replied on 07/07/2023 20:59

Posted on 07/07/2023 20:59

Apples and pears! White or Black?

How can you just pick one particular memorable experience?

We've been travelling ever since we got married in our early twenties and have experienced some wonderful travelling experiences, such as driving down the coast from San Francisco to Monterey rounding Monterey Bay and then making the return into SanFran and viewing the Golden Gate Bridge. Or the first time we travelled down the Gorge du Tarn in France. We stayed at Le Rosier campsite and drove down the winding road each day stopping at a new place and climbing up onto the Causses and looking down on Griffon Vultures. Or anywhere north of Oban along the coast so  that you get the majesty of the Mountains, the mystery of the Isles off the coast and the beaches.

One memory which shocked me and made me both happy and sad at the same time was when we were travelling through Spain and the motorway, the A7 I think, passes by Benidorm but situated high up. You approach around a curve and suddenly this beautiful bay opens up in front of you and you can imagine it as it was 60+ years ago  when the first travellers "discovered " it. Then you see the way that beauty has been "Botoxed" to ugliness, at least in my eyes. Memorable? Certainly and for both different emotions.

 

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Show off.  Bet you haven't done Muscat to Salalah via the inland route returning via the coast route 😂.

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nelliethehooker replied on 07/07/2023 21:20

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Our most spectacular tour, rather than a single road, would be up through the centre of Sweden, through a little of Finland, a boat trip to North Cape, as there was no bridge in those days, and then back down part of Norway, over a few Ffiords, and down the Silver Road back into Sweden. Not as an intensive route as Peedee's but great all the same.

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