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Motorcycle Touring from Riders Rest Tour No 8 - Millau Viaduct Towns: . Treignac, Tulle, Argentat, Aurillac, Montsalvy, Truyère, Espalion, Palmas, Laissec, Severac-Le-Chateau, Millau, Regions : Limousin (Correze) Auvergne (Cantal) Midi Pyrenees (Lot, Aveyron) Duration: 371 Miles / 607 Kms Attractions : Millau Viaduct Coffee Stops: . Aurillac, Truyère Description : This is a long days riding The route we take on this tour through Aurillac is the fastest route but still with some excellent tarmac and fast swooping bends, and a run through the Gorges du lot. The run back takes you on a direct route using the best tarmac and even though it has been a long day it is still a superb rideout one to remember. Tour 8 Page 1 Motorcycle Touring from Riders Rest Tour No 8 - Millau Viaduct : Outward Route : Head east from Riders Rest toward D132E3 Take the 1st right onto D132E3 - Continue to follow D132E3 Slight left onto D16 Take the 1st immediate right sign posted to Treignac D16 At Junction Slight right onto D940 Continue on D940 Through Le Lonzac and Chambolive After Seilhac Merge left Continue onto D940 At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto D1120 - Go through a further 2 roundabouts At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit over the river and up hill on the D1120 Towards Aurillac Turn right onto the ramp Signed to Aurillac/Brive/Argentat/Beaulieu-sur-Dordogne Merge onto D1089 Take the 1st exit toward D1120/Aurillac/Figeac/ Turn left Continue onto D1120 to Aurillac At Roundabout Take 1st Exit onto D120 Towards Aurillac Stay on D120 Go through 3 roundabouts Towards Rodez/Figeac/ Decazeville Turn right at Traffic Lights onto N122 Towards Rodez/Figeac/ Decazeville At the roundabout, take the 4th exit towards Figeac/ Decazeville Fuel Stop if Required at Giant (Coffee stop also) Go through 2 roundabouts At the 3rd roundabout, take the 1st exit onto D920 Towards Rodez Stay on D920 Go through 2 roundabouts - Continue to follow D920 Turn right over Narrow Bridge Truyère - Continue to follow D920 Stop for Coffee on the Square Continue to follow D920 onto Gorges du Lot Towards Espalion At Espalion Turn Right D920 toward Rodez Turn left onto D28 Towards Millau / Laissac Continue to follow D28 Through Gabriac Turn left to merge onto N88 toward Millau/ Recoules/ Sévérac-le-Château Go through 3 roundabouts Keep right at the fork, follow signs for A75/ Millau/ Montpellier Merge onto A75 Continue to Paege Continue on A75 pay at Paege Stop at Aire du Viaduct de Millau - Photographs Take exit 46 toward Saint-Rome-de-Cernon/ Roquefort/ Saint-Affrique At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto D999 towards Albi / Roquefort/ Saint-Affrique Turn right onto D992 Towards Millau / St Georges de L Speed camera in 4.2 km Continue onto D992 - Stop on Layby for Photographs At the roundabout take 1st exit continue on D992 Alternatively take the 2nd exit to go to the Millau Viaduct Visitors Centre Turn right LeClerc Fuel Stop - Coffe/Lunch Stop at the Bouloanerie/Patisserie Download: The satnav route Here http://www.ridersrest.eu/routes/Millau.htm Tour 8 Page 2 Motorcycle Touring from Riders Rest Tour No 8 - Millau Viaduct : Outward Route : Head east on D992 toward Millau - Go through 2 roundabouts Towards A75 / Rodez At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit D41 towards Centre Ville over Bridge At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Rue Louis Blanc/D41E towards Centre Ville At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit follow Hotel de Ville / Micropolis D911 At the roundabout, 1st exit towards Micropolis D911 At the roundabout, 2nd exit stay on D911 Turn left to stay on D911 - Speed camera in 4.8 km Slight right onto D29 continue towards Segun / Arques Continue on D29 Turn left onto N88 Towards Rodez At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit and stay on N88 towards Decazeville Go through 2 more roundabouts towards Bel-Air Aeroport / Decazeville At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto D840 Bel-Air Aeroport / Decazeville Stay on D840 through 6 roundabouts Towards Decazeville At the roundabout, take the 4th exit and stay on D840 At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit and stay on D840 Towards Aurillac / Brive / + Hopital Go through 4 roundabouts Continue to follow D840 towards Figeac - Go through 2 roundabouts Continue on the D840 through Figeac Towards Aurillac / Brive Fuel and Coffee Along Route in Figeac - Once clear of Figeac Continue on D840 towards Brive After Rudelle at CrossRoads Turn right onto D38 Towards St Cere / Rueyres At Rueyres slight right onto D40 towards St Cere / Aynac Merge onto D940 Towards Tulle Continue to Saint-Jean-Lagineste and Turn Right onto D125 towards Grotte de Presque Turn right onto D807 Towards St Cere / Brentenoux At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit on D803 Towards Tulle - Go through 2 roundabouts At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto D940 Towards Tulle Go through 2 roundabouts Intermarche Fuel Stop - Continue on D940 towards Tulle Beauleiu sur Dordogne Coffee Stop Continue on D940 - Slight right at les Quater Routes stay on D940 At the roundabout, take the 1st exit and stay on D940 At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit Towards Centre Ville Stay on the D940 into Tulle With the Railway Station on your left follow the flow Slight right onto Av. Victor Hugo Turn left onto Bridge towards Centre Ville / + Hopital Cross the Bridge and bear slight left towards the Church Car Park Park in front of the Church within the Bollards Coffee Stop turn right and proceed past the / + Hopital Turn Left onto D1120 Towards A20 / Gueret / Limoges Stay on D1120 Look right to see the A89 Viaduct ( Viewing area on Right )Go straight over roundabout At the next roundabout, take the 2nd exit and stay on D1120 towards A20 / Gueret / Limoges Take 1st Exit off the roundabout onto D940 towards Gueret / Treignac Turn Right to stay on D940 Towards Gueret Continue on the D940 through Chambolive Le Lonzac In Treignac After the Chemist take left down ramp onto D16 and over the bridge Turn left onto D16 Then immediately Right onto D132E3 Towards the Dechetary / Noux Continue on D132E3 1k After Manzanne take Sharp Towards Theil 0.3m Arrive at Riders Rest Tour 8 Page 3 .