NEW Innovative, tough waterproof map 14 epic circular bike rides along classic trails
20 family trails
Cycle-friendly accommodation listings
Routes shown include:
Sections of the Trans Pennine Trail
Sections of the Pennine Bridleway
and a 110 mile ‘Pike to Peak’ circular route
The route uses some of the country’s finest dedicated cycle paths, developed by the sustainable transport charity Sustrans. These include the Tarka and Plym Valley Trails and the Granite Way. They are linked by quiet minor roads and bridleway tracks, making the route suitable for leisure riders, mountain bikers and tourers. Is there a more varied and beautiful 100 mile cycle route in the country? It’s hard to think of one. This is a great short break or a weekend challenge.
Cycling Northern France (2013)270 page spiral bound guidebook and waterproof, folded map bundled together in a plastic folder. Book and map describe 8 touring routes as follows with 1:200,000 Michelin mapping plus detailed area and town maps.
Brittany Coast to Coast; Around the Cotentin; St. Malo – Mont St. Michel Circular; Avenue Verte & Seine Valley (Dieppe-Paris-Le Havre); Boulogne to Lille; Paris & the Marne Valley; River Rhine via the Vosges; and, North Burgundy (Burgundy & Nivernais Canals).
Book also includes touring route directions, cycle-friendly accommodation listings and places of interest.
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Loire to Mediterranean
A comprehensive guide to major leisure cycling routes south of (and including) the Loire Valley in France.
France is one of Europe’s finest cycling destinations and the recent explosion of quality, specially built and signed routes has only enhanced this reputation.
Expanded in 2016 to include:
* 18 pages of Route Atlas mapping detailing all of Southern France’s main greenways and signed touring routes.
* Rhone valley route from Geneva
* Explore the Cote d’Azur between Toulon and Nice on two wheels
* Extended Lot Valley route along the highly scenic upper reaches of the valley
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One of France’s most popular long-distance cycle routes, the route links Paris via Versailles, Chartres and Alencon, to Mont St-Michel.
It also takes in some of northern France’s finest scenery, passing through the Chevreuse Valley, the Perche, Normandy Maine and the Bocage Normand.
Following numerous traffic-free trails and many miles of quiet, rural roads it let’s you enjoy four UNESCO World Heritage sites and three regional nature parks.
This guide includes all you need to enjoy the route to the full; maps, directions, alternative route options, what to see, accommodation and much more.
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The most direct route via the Epte Valley is 398 km (247 miles) and the variant via Beauvais and the Oise valley is 462 km (287 miles). In total both route options cover around 582 km (362 miles). The vast majority of the Avenue Verte uses traffic-free greenways and minor roads with a number of sections being specially constructed for the route and it is signed along almost its entire length. There are plans to add more traffic-free sections in future, with more greenway to be added on the French side in particular.
This second updated edition also includes suggested alternative sections avoiding the notoriously complicated official section through Horley and Crawley and a suggested shortcut through Paris, avoiding the official route through its industrial northern suburbs.
Ultimate Trans Pennine Trail Guide (4th edition) 2017
The Trans Pennine Trail guide book covers the hugely popular 370 miles (595km) of trail across the north of England is a big favourite with walkers and cyclists, with many sections available for horse-riders and wheelchair users. The trail is suitable for users of all ages and abilities due to its easy gradients and traffic free conditions. This guide is packed with full colour maps, trail info and photos, making it perfect for planning and use along the way. Often traffic-free routes linking Southport, Liverpool, south Manchester, Leeds, Sheffield, Barnsley, Doncaster, Hull and many more settlements through often unheralded but very attractive scenery.
Electric Bicycles covers all aspects of this rapidly growing form of transport and leisure riding, with chapters on history and development, classic models, choosing and using and much, much more. Little known until recently, electric bikes are advancing rapidly, both in terms of popularity and technology.
David Henshaw has edited and published A to B magazine, specialising in folding and electric bikes, since 1997.
Richard Peace is founder of Excellent Books, specialising in cycle publishing, and has been writing about cycling for more than 15 years.
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A completely new, fully updated edition of the best selling guide to the UK’s premier long distance cycle route – around 140 miles of superb scenery, from the Irish Sea to the North Sea, taking in the Lake District and the Northern Pennines on the way.
This is the complete guide, including detailed 1:50,000 maps of all route options, directions, what to see and do, accommodation, places to eat and much more.
The guidebook covers the route from Whitehaven or Workington to Sunderland or Newcastle.
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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. PRE-ORDER NOW.
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.
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