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Update : ok, I'm up to Shandong now, spent the whole day on the road-maps !
Basically, because I just love mountains, we'll go from Beijing to Tai'An then Qingdao : the map .

BUT : we read what you wrote Pete about Weihai & Yantai, and depending on the time we have left at the end of the trip, we'll maybe go there, you never know...
We also noted the recommendation for Rizhao, we'll definitely go there after Qingdao, on our way to Nanjing.

Cheers !

Fred
Fred!
Hey mate. Just noticed your update on the road maps. I think it's a good idea to skip the route through Weifang. Most of those roads are a hassle and not worth seeing. Jinan, however, will be a nightmarish labyrinth of jam-packed, dirty roads regardless of the fact that motorcycles are apparently banned there. I've no idea what the roads are like west of Jinan but ZMC888 and I have been up and down the mountain roads south-east of the city many times and they're a lot of fun. I therefore recommend swinging west of Jinan but I'd like to ask ZMC888 for the exact route: I've always just followed him on each ride and I'm not quite sure how to lay out the route on a map.
Rizhao should be good. Glad to hear your planning to visit it!