The sunny weather helped, but I’m happy to report that this route worked particularly well. There is one teeny where the tarmac was particularly badly broken up and a respectable amount of vegetation now occupies the centre of the road… But it’s very, very pretty. If this is too scary / gnarly, you can avoid it… Instead of turning left at 19.k on the planned route, head straight on, taking the next left after a couple of hundred meters. Follow that road up the hill until you rejoin the route. Pause to look admiringly to your left at the fabulously pretty road you’re just missed!