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From the creators of the original C2C, this is a new cycle route through the Southern Uplands of Scotland, from coast to coast.Linking Annan on the Solway Firth and South Queensferry on the Firth of Forth near Edinburgh, the Scottish C2C is a 122 mile signed cycle route. It is a mix of country lanes, high quality cycle paths and seaside promenades with two challenging climbs, over the classic Devils Beef Tub and through the Moorfoot Hills before opening out onto a panoramic view of the Lothians, Edinburgh Castle, and the Firth of Forth. It finishes under the mighty Forth Bridge.This is the complete guide, including maps, directions, attractions along the way, accommodation and much more.
"Kent and East Sussex" is one of 10 titles in the updated "Cycle Tours" series. The series has now been in continuous print for more than 15 years and with regular route revisions and updating the successful formula has gathered a large following. Each book in the series contains 20 routes all of which are either totally new or have been re-ridden and updated. There are 15 lane rides of between 26 and 36 miles taking you along low-traffic or traffic free roads, tracks and paths. These visit the towns and villages of Kent's Garden of England, the Sussex Weald and Romney Marsh with suggested short cuts for shorter rides, and suggested links to other nearby rides for a full day out. The 5 off-road rides of between 11 and 17 miles explore the North and South Downs. A unique feature of the "Cycle Tours" series is the superb Ordnance Survey 1:50,000 Landranger mapping showing the routes of the rides. The mapping not only gives the detail and clarity you need to follow the route with ease and safety, but allows you to plan short-cuts and detours, to look out for new places of interest, and to become truly involved in the landscape you are cycling through. Clear directions are given alongside the mapping and elevation profiles make planning the pacing of each ride an easy task. Extra information includes an introduction to the area of the route, nearest railway stations, places of interest with descriptions, guides to refreshment stops, and clear indications of distance, grade and terrain. The books are practically designed with a spiral-binding to make route-following as simple as possible.
Readers will find detailed descriptions and maps of forty of the
best bicycle rides in Ohio, from easy afternoon jaunts to multi-day
tours. Elevation profiles, recommendations for accommodations and
restaurants, information on local events and attractions, and
special attention to traffic conditions and road hazards make this
an indispensable guide for Ohioans. *** Spring 2010 brings three
new titles to FalconGuides' Road Biking(R) Series--to Illinois,
Ohio, and Utah. Presenting a choice selection of approximately
forty carefully designed rides throughout their state, local
cyclists provide a personal tour of all the beauty and diversity
the routes have to offer. They highlight not only the unique
features along the roads themselves but also of the people, the
ecology, and the history of the area. Each book includes: -
Detailed maps and directions
This guidebook shows the vast range of activities available in the mountains surrounding Chamonix. With routes for several different pursuits including walking, trail running, mountain biking, road cycling, via ferratas, rock climbing, mountaineering and bouldering, it is a comprehensive collection of everything this popular region has to offer. All the routes and activities range in difficulty, from easy strolls for all abilities to moderate rock climbs and glacier hikes, which require either technical skills or a professional guide. Families, groups of friends and mountaineers looking for a 'rest day' or a change to what they're used to will all find something to whet their appetites here. Chamonix has long been a dream destination for mountain adventures and its environment is ideal for such a varied list of activities. This guide allows you to enjoy its spectacular views and renowned summits in many different ways or by mixing and matching your favourites.
"Road Biking New Jersey" is more than a set of thirty-five great bike rides. It's a tour of all the beauty and diversity the Garden State has to offer. After addressing bike safety, handling, and maintenance, the book focuses on the rides, with clear directions and insider commentary. Presented in three sections--North, Central, and South--the rides cover a variety of distances, terrain, locations, and traffic conditions, from 12- to 25-mile rambles to a 227-mile epic from northern New Jersey to Cape May. From the rural hills by High Point and the busy roads near the George Washington Bridge, to the beautiful Victorian houses on the shores of Cape May and the historic villages on the Delaware, "Road Biking New Jersey" comprises a whole host of sights to see and enjoy along the way.
Yorkshire Dales Mountain Biking features 26 rides between 10 and 43 kilometres in length in one of the UK's most MTB-friendly national parks. The routes make the most of the Dales' superb network of stone-based trails, rideable in all seasons. Classic loops take in the best of Swaledale, a tour of Ingleborough, big days around Whernside and Pen-y-ghent, quintessential Dales scenery near Malham and Kilnsey, and moorland riding above Pateley Bridge. A Bonus Section includes information about the Howgills, the easy-going Swale Trail and the Pennine Bridleway, as well as the riding at Gisburn Forest and Stainburn which lies just outside the national park. There are also top tens and a detailed appendix. Written by Dales local and experienced author Nick Cotton, each ride is described with easy-to-follow directions and is plotted on clear and easy-to-use Ordnance Survey 1:50,000 mapping. Also included with each ride are details of distance, timings and difficulty gradings, plus refreshment stops and local knowledge.
North York Moors Mountain Biking - Moorland Trails is the fully updated second edition of the bestselling guide to some of the finest mountain biking in the North of England. Featured are over 20 of the best mountain bike rides in the North York Moors, between 10 and 76 kilometres in length, suitable for all levels of mountain bikers. The North York Moors National Park contains some of the most beautiful moorland scenery in the UK - sea views, hidden villages and valleys, wild and bleak moors. It also contains some of the country's best mountain biking with wild and fast moorland tracks, technically demanding singletrack and intricate and exciting forest riding. Researched, ridden and written by moors local Tony Harker, each route features clear and easy to use Ordnance Survey 1:50,000 maps; easy-to-follow directions; details of distance, timings and difficulty gradings; stunning action photography; refreshment stops and local knowledge. A Bonus Section includes information about the man-made trails at Dalby Forest and Sutton Bank, Top Tens and a detailed Appendix. Also included is a link to downloadable GPX files.
'A thoughtful exploration of humanity ... Fabes is great company and makes riding bicycles seem like the best way to see and understand the world' - Guardian They say that being a good doctor boils down to just four things: Shut up, listen, know something, care. The same could be said for life on the road, too. When Stephen Fabes left his job as a junior doctor and set out to cycle around the world, frontline medicine quickly faded from his mind. Of more pressing concern were the daily challenges of life as an unfit rider on an overloaded bike, helplessly in thrall to pastries. But leaving medicine behind is not as easy as it seems. As he roves continents, he finds people whose health has suffered through exile, stigma or circumstance, and others, whose lives have been saved through kindness and community. After encountering a frozen body of a monk in the Himalayas, he is drawn ever more to healthcare at the margins of the world, to crumbling sanitoriums and refugee camps, to city dumps and war-torn hospital wards. And as he learns the value of listening to lives - not just solving diagnostic puzzles - Stephen challenges us to see care for the sick as a duty born of our humanity, and our compassion.
Abounding in history and dotted with cols coloured by stories about the world's greatest cyclists, the Route des Grandes Alpes (RdGA) is a must for competent, hill-hungry cycle tourers. Covering some 720km from Lake Geneva (Lac Leman) to mediterranean Nice, the route is described across 14 stages and can be completed in anywhere from 7 to 14 days - depending on how you'd like to spread out the 17,000m of climbing. Six variants are also described, ensuring no holiday is compromised or cut short if a col on route is closed. Clear and concise route descriptions are provided for each stage (and variant), together with 1:150K mapping and extremely helpful gradient profiles. Also included is invaluable practical advise - everything from bicycle selection (including eBikes) and nutrition in the saddle, to logistical planning and accommodation options. Showcasing some of the world's best Alpine cycling, the RdGA takes in 17 major climbs, including the famous Col de l'Iseran (the highest paved pass in the Alps), the Col du Galibier (favourite climb of Tour de France founder, Henri Desgrange) and the Col d'Izoard (synonymous with cycling legends Fausto Coppi and Louison Bobet). It also passes through some of the most spectacular national parks in France, including the Vanoise, the Ecrins and the Mercantour.
This newly updated guide to the best cycling in Florida is jam-packed with information. Ride up to the highest point in Florida (345 feet), along the Suwannee River, through central Florida's horse farms, and out to Key Biscayne along the Rickenbacker Causeway. This book includes complete directions, maps, and important information for over 70 such rides, so you can be well-informed and safe on your journeys. In addition to detailed information on each ride, this book also gives important information on cycling laws and safety issues, and tells you where to stop to see the best scenery. Also given are the names and addresses of area bike associations.
A guide to 33 of the best mountain and road biking rides in and
around Salt Lake City, Utah.
For more than twenty-five years, FalconGuide(R) has set the
standard for outdoor recreation guidebooks. Written by top outdoors
experts and enthusiasts, each guide invites you to experience the
endless adventure and rugged beauty of the great outdoors.
The Tour de France began as a newspaper publicity stunt designed to do down a rival sports paper: a circumnavigation of the whole country in six colossal stages would make it the longest, hardest, most heroic cycle-race possible, and thereby seize the public's imagination. The organisers of that first Tour in 1903 could scarcely have foreseen just how fervently the race would grip the nation, still less that they were establishing what was to become the world's greatest - and certainly, toughest - annual sporting event. Every July since 1903, interrupted only by world wars, the finest cyclists have assembled to ride the 2,500 miles of La Grande Boucle. Simply to complete a Tour de France is the ambition of every professional cyclist - and to wear the legendary yellow jersey, if only for a day, is a special honour. Golden Stages, first published in 2003 to celebrate the centenary of the Tour, is now republished, with eight additional chapters, to coincide with the 100th Tour. Each writer has selected and told the story of a particular Stage to examine what it is that makes the Tour such a majestic and moving event, beginning with the first stage of the first Tour in 1903, and ending with that stage in 2012 when Bradley Wiggins effectively secured the first overall win by a British rider. Their accounts show how much has changed in the 100 years - the bicycles, the roads, tactics and organisation. But they also show what has not changed - the extravagant scale of the race, the mystique of the maillot jaune, and the courage of all who compete. Those things have remained the same, and they are vividly portrayed here. This second edition does not ignore the dark period the Tour has gone through in the years since 2003; these are addressed in the new Introduction.
For more than twenty-five years, FalconGuide has set the standard
for outdoor recreation guidebooks. Written by top outdoors experts
and enthusiasts, each guide invites you to experience the endless
adventure and rugged beauty of the great outdoors.
Experience the birthplace of the mountain bike revolution. The
amazing wide-open spaces around the San Francisco Bay Area provide
mountain biking souls with an escape from the urban landscape.
You'll find breathtaking vistas and a range of trails from easy
family trips to epic singletrack. No matter where you are in the
Bay Area, a trailhead is nearby, including rides in the North Bay,
South Bay, East Bay, and San Francisco Peninsula.
From the remote roadways and rolling hills in Keweenaw County to
the flat terrain and urban riding near Detroit, enjoy the dramatic
diversity of Upper and Lower Michigan on two wheels. Grab this
guidebook, put on your helmet, and hit the road for forty carefully
designed tours that range in length from a 9.5-mile ramble to an
85-mile classic and cover a whole range of abilities and fitness
levels.
Heaven on two wheels. Smooth singletrack through Columbia Gorge old
growth forest, steep climbs to amazing mountain views, and easy
rambles past Pacific coastline vistas - northwest and central
Oregon offers something for everyone. Local mountain biker and
author Lizann Dunegan outlines more than forty-five of the best
rides in and around Portland, Salem, southwest Washington, Hood
River, Mount Hood, Eugene, Oakridge, and Bend.
Mountain bikers, beginner to expert, all share a common need--a place to ride. Mountain Biking Colorado Springs gives fat-tire enthusiasts the skinny on where to ride. Here are 50 of the best rides around Colorado Springs, Woodland Park, Canon City, San Isabel National Forest, and Wet Mountain Valley, ranging from easy road rides to smooth singletrack and bravado-busting boulder fields. The ride descriptions make it easy to find the trailheads and follow the routes--helping them stay on track with accurate distances keyed to detailed maps and ratings for physical and technical difficulty. This handy pocket-sized guide will help mountain bikers choose a ride that is appropriate for their fitness and skill levels and will be an indispensable companion for all their fat-tire fun.
Mountain bikers, beginner to expert, all share a common need - a
place to ride. Mountain Biking Spokane and Coeur d'Alene gives
fat-tire enthusiasts the skinny on where to ride. Here are forty of
the best rides in the Spokane, Washington, and Coeur d'Alene, Idaho
area, from the paved stretches of the Centennial Trail to the sweet
singletrack of Caribou Ridge. Take your pick from scenic jeep
roads, technical singletracks, chest-heaving climbs, and fast
descents. Detailed ride descriptions make it easy to find the
trailheads and follow the routes. You stay on track with accurate
distances keyed to easy-to-read maps and ratings for physical and
technical difficulty.
Heaven on two wheels, Eastern New York offers trails ranging from
scenic cruising to heart-pumping technically demanding singletrack.
Veteran mountain biker and author Michael Margulis outlines
seventy-four great rides from northern New Jersey and Long Island
to the backcountry wilderness of the Adirondacks.Explore ancient
stagecoach routes near Lake Placid on the Wild One tour; enjoy the
solitude of Denning Trail, a Native American hunting path; and plan
your own escape on rides through Westchester County where American
Revolutionary forces marched and fought for freedom. Insider
tidbits about the region's rich historic background make this more
than just a trail guide. Also included: detailed ride descriptions;
easy-to-read maps; ratings for physical and technical difficulty;
tips on riding and trip preparation. (6 x 9, 382 pages, b&w
photos, maps)
Mountain bikers, beginner to expert, all share a common need - a
place to ride. Mountain Biking Denver and Boulder gives fat-tire
enthusiasts the skinny on where to ride. Here are forty-nine of the
best rides in the Denver-Boulder area. Take your pick from scenic
jeep roads, technical singletrack, chest-heaving climbs, and fast
descents. Detailed ride descriptions make it easy to find the
trailheads and follow the routes. You stay on track with accurate
distances keyed to easy-to-read maps and ratings for physical and
technical difficulty.
From the High Road to Taos to the dunes of White Sands National
Park, experience the incredible landscapes of New Mexico on two
wheels. Grab this guidebook, put on your helmet, and hit the road
on forty carefully designed tours, which vary in length from 15
miles to 100 miles and cover a whole range of abilities and fitness
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