Well, that was a quick set of replies, thanks!
So, it seems like there are a few obstacles but nothing that is clearly insane or impossible about any of those routes in winter, would that be correct? With isolated mountain areas like Eastern Turkey (or even Alps/Pyrenees ) I thought, if I get forced into a later departure and the weather is bad enough to be impassable (snow/ice etc), in the worst case I could pay a local to transport me and the bike in a 4x4/truck/van. How does that sound for a plan B?
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