I am reconsidering the route from Strettura to L'Aquila. I found the route Strettura, Terni, Rieti, L'Aquila which is about the same distance but cuts 640m of climbing. The route looks acceptably quiet since I found a direct-enough route that avoids the busy part of SS3 and then SS79bis. The completion of the direct SS79 has taken pressure of the secondary roads here. I have produced a variation of the route in RWGP and here is the difference:
There will be much more choice in terms of accommodation, food etc. on this new route. All in all it looks like a good deal!
So a little more pondering and discussion before I make the change, but if I do then:
- Add a new set of POIs
- Rethink the overnight locations taking the faster travel into account. I'm kinda keen to keep Strettura in the list...
- Update the route description page for Part 2 with the new route and location information including the subsequent distances
- Update the database with the new locations
- Identify candidate accommodation in the new locations and put in database
All in all, in terms of the overall structure of the ride, I think this is an improvement. There are days ahead with lots of climbing so this route through some valleys between the ranges will be a nice balance.
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