Met 3 guys on the Chunnel a couple of weeks ago who said exactly the same thing about the level of difficulty. It’s challenging and definitely harder than they expected.
Thanks for sharing your findings. I recommend this video to anybody who wants to ride the ACT Portugal. The first time I rode it with some buddies we were all surprised by the technical challenges on some parts. It is not shown on the ACT promotion video. We all found that misleading. The ACT was created specifically for big adventure bikes, which is different to the Trans Euro Trail (TET), which is recommended for smaller dual-sport bikes. However, having also ridden that on a 250 enduro, I found some sections of the ACT just as technical. As you say, this can be due to the weather washing out the tracks. Living in the Algarve near the southern end of the ACT gives me the opportunity to occasionally ride parts of it. Yesterday one particular section was really badly eroded, when compared to 2 years ago. Abracos.
Very good video, i agree 100% with your remarks , having it done from North to South in February. some sections are a real challenge, but the amount and variety of off road conditions is amazing ! Finally , i totally agree that you will go there for the ACT and will go back for the people , Portuguese people were mostly very nice and helpful ! an old man who was out hunting even helped me pick up my bike ! amazing country !
With every video you upload i crave more and more a visit to Portugal. Those little villages are so gorgeous, untampered and untouched by heavy tourism, a selling point for adv tourism (at least for me). Always good to see you! Cheers
Hello man! Welcome back :P I am sorry I haven't posted many videos lately, but truth is, I've had lots of tours and training sessions so I cant really complain! Business is growing :) I am sure one day we will see each other here on the trails :D
Thanks for sharing all this great advice. Hoping to do the Portuguese act later this year. Although I have had MASSIVE on road experience I have virtually no off road, it's always been my dream to do this, problem is, my wife insists on coming 😁. Could you do,or have you done any 2up videos? Thanks in advance. Tom
I actually do, check this out: ruclips.net/p/PLQ4yXbMpFJaOSKfz8CMZQc8VTtSAunKwg Also, consider getting some offroad training first, it is worth every penny! (check my website too: www.offroad-offcourse.com)
Thanks for showing us ACT Portugal and have some tipps and tricks for us. One day I'll ride ACT and TET. But since Portugal is a fair bit away, I need time. From Germany Italy, Romania, even the Pyrenees are not too far away. All done on my old Transalp 600. For trickier trails like TET UK/Wales solo riding I prefer the light Beta Alp 200. Too far to ride to Portugal on that small bike, though. Happy new season, Günter/Nürnberg
Hi, we'll be in portugal next 2 weeks with t7's planning to do some act trail. looking for advise and tips: - Anyone knows anything about roads or parts closed due to fire hazard now ? - If we don't have enough time do to it all what would be your favourite parts ? - wildcamping tips ? - is there a list of the 3% tricky parts ? Or is the latest track version different. - any tips on where we could safely park a van with small trailer to take off from for a few days riding ? thnx!
Goes from north to south (or vice versa). Check the adventure country tracks website ;) Or maybe join one of my tours/trainings one of these days (i live in Santarem)
The problem is never the bike, is the rider :P The F800 has everything it needs to complete the track, so if you know a thing or 2 about offroading you should be fine :)
excellent report, I did ACT Portugal a month or so ago N-S, had a great ride, agree about the 3% I thought they were a bit difficult going up, you must have had fun descending some of the more rocky sections. Always have enough snacks and water. considering a return trip to do it S-N. also check for local festivals, hotels can fill up. we had to divert 60km to find accommodation one evening .
Really great video and it has given me food for thought. I am doing the ACT Portugal in September and as a beginner off-road rider planning on doing it on a KTM1190. I wonder if I am crazy 🤔. Will be riding back up to Bilbao afterwards so I know the 1190 will be great for that... If it (and I) are still in one piece! Thanks again for your excellent videos!
Hey there Paul! It really depends on how well you are adjusted to the 1190 :) If you would like to have some training before the big trip (or a guide throughout it) give me a call ;)
I have completed both ACT Pyrenees and ACT UK. So different. UK much more technical and muddy ruts. I would add at least 1 extra day to both trips. I have heard Portugal is not the easiest, with food and accommodation not readily available.
Accomodation is not terribly hard (specially if there is only 2 or 3 of you), and food I am 100% sure it wont be a problem. I mean... you wont have food every 500m, but there will be at least one good (not expensive) restaurant every 15-20km, so its all a matter of planning and using google like I mention on the video. Its only a problem if you have absolutely no practical travelling skills :P
Good day to you! I am a grandpa rider on HONDA motorcycle from Japan. Enjoying camping ,touring and upload video. Your Moto video is so nice! Awesome! Full supported ! Have a nice day my friend!
Great video and very helpful, now that we are about to move to the Obidos region. Once we have found a house and settled down, will definitively take some One to One and start joining your trips.
Hello! Thank you so much for your words... i kinda lost my "momentum" editing videos cause I've been so busy lately organizing tours and training days... i can't really complain cause thats actually how I make a living, but it makes me a bit sad that I cant be as focused on the channel as I used to be :)
Bom dia Diogo. O que achas da ideia de fazer o ACT com pendura? É plausível? Provavelmente numa Yamaha T7, piloto com experiência em Enduro/um pouco de Hard Enduro em motas da categoria.
Definitely on my bucket list, just have to find the time to ride in Portugal again, last years tour was epic, just the food was meh, but there is always Maccas. 😂😂
Great informative video, thanks! I would like to do the ACT next month, camping wild and with a standard 2010 BMW R1200R (NOT the GS model) on Continental TKC70 tires (not the Rocks version). That should not be any problem? Thanks for your great channel! ❤
Hey there Peter! In the end, it will be 80% the rider and 20% the bike so i dont know what to tell you :P The BMW can definitely finish the whole track on the TKCs 70...but can you? I know the great majority of people wouldn't finish the track without crashing an uncomfortable number of times :P
@@OFFroadOFFcourse Hi Diogo, I sometimes get too tangled in the technical details of a trip. Thanks very much for your honest answer! I once rode my XL 500 from Belgium to South Africa, covering some 35.000km on a very wide scale of terrain; from crossing the Sahara desert to riding through the very muddy tracks in Central Africa. But that does NOT make me an expert by all means... And the XL500 was about 60kg lighter... (these good old bikes with no ABS or other extra junk weight) I will let you know how it went. Thanks for your reply and your nice YT channel!
@@PeterR0035 well it sounds like you have been to and through the worst 😄😄 if you are generally confortable with the gs1200 offroad, then i think you will have a blast on the act! Just be careful with the 3rd day (going up or down, the 3rd day is the same). Thats the day where i found the most seriously technical hills/obstacles
Hey there! :D I dont think I ahve enough footage to make a full story :(... maybe another video on the ACT subject, but probably not a "full story" of the trip unfortunately :/
Fazer a hard 2 ao contrário em big trail, a zona de pedras a seguir à ponte? Então se estiver molhada não me parece uma tarefa nem para médium skills. De resto sim como mencionaste umas partes ou outras um bocado partidas que se faz bem em qualquer sentido
Não, o hard é mesmo hard, e é até mais dificil do que os tais "3% dificieis" que refiro no video...mas nao me incomoda porque é facultativo, por isso só la vai quem é habilidoso ou que merece o destino que escolheu , haha :D
@@OFFroadOFFcourse Diogo, mas se fizeres no sentido Norte/Sul a dificuldade já é moderada, ao contrário já não sei se fazia, pelo menos sozinho com a gorda
@@MLeitao sinceramente nao sei em que direccao seria mais facil... mas é como dizes, basta chover ou isso para uma coisa "dificil mas divertida" se transformar rapidamente numa "ideia estupida, porque raio viemos por aqui??" xD
The top thing i learnt on this trip was that the Africa Twin is a heavy bike to pick up ! 😂
and that it always falls on slow motion! also worth noting :D Thanks for being such a good travel companion Tom!
Met 3 guys on the Chunnel a couple of weeks ago who said exactly the same thing about the level of difficulty. It’s challenging and definitely harder than they expected.
Looks awesome!
Thanks for sharing your findings. I recommend this video to anybody who wants to ride the ACT Portugal. The first time I rode it with some buddies we were all surprised by the technical challenges on some parts. It is not shown on the ACT promotion video. We all found that misleading. The ACT was created specifically for big adventure bikes, which is different to the Trans Euro Trail (TET), which is recommended for smaller dual-sport bikes. However, having also ridden that on a 250 enduro, I found some sections of the ACT just as technical. As you say, this can be due to the weather washing out the tracks. Living in the Algarve near the southern end of the ACT gives me the opportunity to occasionally ride parts of it. Yesterday one particular section was really badly eroded, when compared to 2 years ago. Abracos.
Thank you for watching and for your words and for sharing the video! :D
I have nothing to add (as usual), I comment to help with algo and because I miss you.
Great video by the way 😁
Thanks for you support, brother!
We should try the TET Portugal next, to compare it to the Pyrenees one :)
Very good video, i agree 100% with your remarks , having it done from North to South in February. some sections are a real challenge, but the amount and variety of off road conditions is amazing ! Finally , i totally agree that you will go there for the ACT and will go back for the people , Portuguese people were mostly very nice and helpful ! an old man who was out hunting even helped me pick up my bike ! amazing country !
With every video you upload i crave more and more a visit to Portugal. Those little villages are so gorgeous, untampered and untouched by heavy tourism, a selling point for adv tourism (at least for me).
Always good to see you! Cheers
Hello man! Welcome back :P I am sorry I haven't posted many videos lately, but truth is, I've had lots of tours and training sessions so I cant really complain! Business is growing :)
I am sure one day we will see each other here on the trails :D
Thanks for sharing all this great advice. Hoping to do the Portuguese act later this year. Although I have had MASSIVE on road experience I have virtually no off road, it's always been my dream to do this, problem is, my wife insists on coming 😁. Could you do,or have you done any 2up videos? Thanks in advance.
Tom
I actually do, check this out: ruclips.net/p/PLQ4yXbMpFJaOSKfz8CMZQc8VTtSAunKwg
Also, consider getting some offroad training first, it is worth every penny! (check my website too: www.offroad-offcourse.com)
Thanks for showing us ACT Portugal and have some tipps and tricks for us. One day I'll ride ACT and TET. But since Portugal is a fair bit away, I need time. From Germany Italy, Romania, even the Pyrenees are not too far away. All done on my old Transalp 600. For trickier trails like TET UK/Wales solo riding I prefer the light Beta Alp 200. Too far to ride to Portugal on that small bike, though. Happy new season, Günter/Nürnberg
You can use one of mine CRF300L :) i used to have old DR350 but now its all CRFs
Never any mention of camping , yet most seemed to be packed up carrying camping gear
Hi, we'll be in portugal next 2 weeks with t7's planning to do some act trail.
looking for advise and tips:
- Anyone knows anything about roads or parts closed due to fire hazard now ?
- If we don't have enough time do to it all what would be your favourite parts ?
- wildcamping tips ?
- is there a list of the 3% tricky parts ? Or is the latest track version different.
- any tips on where we could safely park a van with small trailer to take off from for a few days riding ?
thnx!
És uma máquina 👏🏼👏🏼 parabéns e continuação de muito sucesso e trabalho.
Abraço
I live in Algarve, where is this track?
Goes from north to south (or vice versa). Check the adventure country tracks website ;)
Or maybe join one of my tours/trainings one of these days (i live in Santarem)
Great vídeo. What do you think about doing alone on a bmwf800gs?
The problem is never the bike, is the rider :P
The F800 has everything it needs to complete the track, so if you know a thing or 2 about offroading you should be fine :)
@@OFFroadOFFcourse Its always the ride! 😂 Thanks a lot!
excellent report, I did ACT Portugal a month or so ago N-S, had a great ride, agree about the 3% I thought they were a bit difficult going up, you must have had fun descending some of the more rocky sections. Always have enough snacks and water. considering a return trip to do it S-N. also check for local festivals, hotels can fill up. we had to divert 60km to find accommodation one evening .
Do you remember in which region was that 60km thing? In Moura, I assume?
Isto é português? Tem app?
Quem faz isto é a touratech. Ve no site deles as infos todas :)
Is the act track used by 4x4 vehicles. Thanks in advance great video
Hello Diogo, Thanks for a very good video. Also thanks for all good memories i brought back home from my last trip with you. Greetings from Sweden.😀
ahaha, hello! Since you left, i havent seen a single road accident or blizzard...i really think you had something to do with this :P
Really great video and it has given me food for thought. I am doing the ACT Portugal in September and as a beginner off-road rider planning on doing it on a KTM1190. I wonder if I am crazy 🤔. Will be riding back up to Bilbao afterwards so I know the 1190 will be great for that... If it (and I) are still in one piece! Thanks again for your excellent videos!
Hey there Paul! It really depends on how well you are adjusted to the 1190 :) If you would like to have some training before the big trip (or a guide throughout it) give me a call ;)
I have completed both ACT Pyrenees and ACT UK. So different. UK much more technical and muddy ruts. I would add at least 1 extra day to both trips. I have heard Portugal is not the easiest, with food and accommodation not readily available.
Accomodation is not terribly hard (specially if there is only 2 or 3 of you), and food I am 100% sure it wont be a problem. I mean... you wont have food every 500m, but there will be at least one good (not expensive) restaurant every 15-20km, so its all a matter of planning and using google like I mention on the video. Its only a problem if you have absolutely no practical travelling skills :P
Yeah man, No way yesterday I hear about ACT for the first time and today you're doing a video about it. Life is strange
We live in a simulation, everyone knows that :P
Good day to you!
I am a grandpa rider on HONDA motorcycle from Japan.
Enjoying camping ,touring and upload video.
Your Moto video is so nice!
Awesome!
Full supported !
Have a nice day my friend!
Great video and very helpful, now that we are about to move to the Obidos region. Once we have found a house and settled down, will definitively take some One to One and start joining your trips.
Excelente conteúdo 👌👌👍
Still love your videos, wish there was more of them 😊
Hello! Thank you so much for your words... i kinda lost my "momentum" editing videos cause I've been so busy lately organizing tours and training days... i can't really complain cause thats actually how I make a living, but it makes me a bit sad that I cant be as focused on the channel as I used to be :)
@@OFFroadOFFcourse you gotta pay the bills and that should always come first! Hope life is good, all the best.
Please Diogo - We need a review of the CB500x. Your reviews are the best. Love from Los Angeles.
Bom dia Diogo. O que achas da ideia de fazer o ACT com pendura? É plausível?
Provavelmente numa Yamaha T7, piloto com experiência em Enduro/um pouco de Hard Enduro em motas da categoria.
Definitely on my bucket list, just have to find the time to ride in Portugal again, last years tour was epic, just the food was meh, but there is always Maccas. 😂😂
Boas Diogo bons vídeos. Tens algum track deste género mas para motas de enduro com mais experiência?
Great informative video, thanks! I would like to do the ACT next month, camping wild and with a standard 2010 BMW R1200R (NOT the GS model) on Continental TKC70 tires (not the Rocks version). That should not be any problem? Thanks for your great channel! ❤
Hey there Peter! In the end, it will be 80% the rider and 20% the bike so i dont know what to tell you :P
The BMW can definitely finish the whole track on the TKCs 70...but can you? I know the great majority of people wouldn't finish the track without crashing an uncomfortable number of times :P
@@OFFroadOFFcourse Hi Diogo, I sometimes get too tangled in the technical details of a trip. Thanks very much for your honest answer! I once rode my XL 500 from Belgium to South Africa, covering some 35.000km on a very wide scale of terrain; from crossing the Sahara desert to riding through the very muddy tracks in Central Africa. But that does NOT make me an expert by all means... And the XL500 was about 60kg lighter... (these good old bikes with no ABS or other extra junk weight) I will let you know how it went. Thanks for your reply and your nice YT channel!
@@PeterR0035 well it sounds like you have been to and through the worst 😄😄 if you are generally confortable with the gs1200 offroad, then i think you will have a blast on the act! Just be careful with the 3rd day (going up or down, the 3rd day is the same). Thats the day where i found the most seriously technical hills/obstacles
@@OFFroadOFFcourse OK, thank you for the tip! Take care and thanks for your friendly channel. 💚
How did it go, will be riding it solo in 7 days time!
Love it... already did the south half part of the PT ACT... we'll talk soon!
I hope you will test kove 450 rally ..becouse you made most realistic tests on youtube
Can you tell me,where I can download the track, please? Thanks a lot and shine on! Stefan
Great videos as usual. Just hoping I can make it to Portugal before I age out!
I don't mind if u upload the video's from the trip itself..
Be the first one to watch them😉
Hey there! :D I dont think I ahve enough footage to make a full story :(... maybe another video on the ACT subject, but probably not a "full story" of the trip unfortunately :/
That is too bad..
But love your channel.
Keep the video's coming.
Really good. I've done it solo south to North and it's an excellent spin. I loved every day of it.
Charlie Ireland
Boas, obrigado pelas dicas, ao minuto 5.30 a onde e esse restaurante e o nome?
If I ever go to Portugal thta will be at the very top of my list.
as it should....as it should :P
Fazer a hard 2 ao contrário em big trail, a zona de pedras a seguir à ponte? Então se estiver molhada não me parece uma tarefa nem para médium skills.
De resto sim como mencionaste umas partes ou outras um bocado partidas que se faz bem em qualquer sentido
Não, o hard é mesmo hard, e é até mais dificil do que os tais "3% dificieis" que refiro no video...mas nao me incomoda porque é facultativo, por isso só la vai quem é habilidoso ou que merece o destino que escolheu , haha :D
@@OFFroadOFFcourse Diogo, mas se fizeres no sentido Norte/Sul a dificuldade já é moderada, ao contrário já não sei se fazia, pelo menos sozinho com a gorda
@@MLeitao sinceramente nao sei em que direccao seria mais facil... mas é como dizes, basta chover ou isso para uma coisa "dificil mas divertida" se transformar rapidamente numa "ideia estupida, porque raio viemos por aqui??" xD
💪😎💪
another great video...good to see you out again.
Thanks for watching...Its good to be back! :D Its a shame that I can't dedicate as much time to the channel as I used to :(
Its good to see the XT back in action 😊
👌👌👌👌another GREAT video
Have you tried the ACT yet, Ricardo? You would finish it in 3 days, but i think you would like it :P
@@OFFroadOFFcourse ahaha just made the southern part, was really nice and fast! we definitely should made the northern part!! 🧐
First lol
ahah, thank you! :D