Horizons Unlimited - The HUBB - Mini European Trip (Inc Elephant Rally) UK - Calais - Bilbao

Hello people of HUBB,

I've been a bit of a lurker on and off for a while, i'll give you a bit off background before I start.

I'm 25, been riding for about 7/8 years and have been primarily a sports bike rider in this time. I purchased a CRF250L in December 2012 as a commuter bike, I began green laning on it 3 days after rolling it out of the showroom - I've had about a year away from green laning but am just starting to get back into it.

Last year was my first experience of riding abroad, I rode two up on my GSXR600 through the centre of Paris and took my girlfriend at the time to Disneyland for the day - Mostly motorway, nice and tame.

The following weekend I did 4 days in Germany, very little motorway used, again on my GSXR with a group of around 8 bikes, mostly ZZR1400's.

I'm due to go to Germany again next weekend, this time for 3 days and this time i'm on a Yamaha R1, again with a group of about 8 on various sports bikes.

This in a round about way has lead to me planning a solo trip through some of Europe in probably the most inappropriate time of the year - I will be on my CRF250L.

This is where I need a bit of help, this trip will be for 2 weeks, i'll be doing it solo, i'm assuming the elephant rally will be the last weekend of January meaning this will be over January/February 2016 - I'll be leaving on the Wednesday morning to arrive in Loh, Germany for the elephant rally on the Friday, doing the rally and then leaving Sunday.

From here, at this stage, all I know is i'll need to arrive in Santander/Bilbao 2 weeks after i've left.

I've enjoyed my riding in Europe so far but I feel I need to see more than what i've seen so far!

Am I pushing it with two weeks?

Will I get to used any non-paved routes?

Any suggestions on routes, things to see/avoid?

I know the time of year throws a major spanner in the works but i'd be interested to hear from some of the more experienced travellers have to say.