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Guidebook to 21 half and full-day cycle routes, and one 4-day 200km tour of the Cotswolds Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB). All the routes described are suitable for hybrid or mountain bikes, and most routes have an on-road alternative. The routes are best ridden in dry conditions (mid-spring to mid-autumn).
- The cycle routes range from 9 to 41 miles, plus a 200km tour split over 4 days which takes in all the Cotswolds' best highlights
- Clear route maps at 1:100k and simple profiles accompany each route description
- Centres include Stratford-upon-Avon, Shipston-on-Stour, Burford-on-the-Water, Winchcombe, Cirencester, Fairford, Stow-on-the-Wold, Shipton-under-Wychwood, Cheltenham, Stroud, Malmesbury and Bradford-on Avon/Bath
- Handy route summary table plus information on accommodation, cycle hire and cycle shops, and the geology, history and wildlife of the area
GPX files are available for download
Über den Autor / die Autorin
Chiz Dakin and amp;rsquo;s cycle touring adventures almost happened by accident, when after a local photography trip by bike she realised that she and amp;rsquo;d done 50 miles in a single day with a reasonably heavy load. This led to the disconnected logic that if she could do that once, she was now ready to tackle multi-day cycle touring, and two weeks later set out on the Land and amp;rsquo;s End to John o and amp;rsquo; Groats route.
Since then she and amp;rsquo;s done several other multi-day trips including a pioneering Welsh coast cycle route (600 miles and 16km of ascent) but still maintains that you don and amp;rsquo;t need to be seriously fit or fast to enjoy long multi-day routes. (She certainly makes no claim to being either!) She has also recently won an award for her photography.
Zusammenfassung
Guidebook of 21 half and full-day cycle routes, and one 4-day 200km tour of the Cotswolds. All the routes described are suitable for hybrid or mountain bikes, and most routes have an on-road alternative. The Cotswolds boasts cycle-friendly lanes, rolling countryside, canal paths and bridleways perfect for exploration by bike.
