The Way of St James - A Cyclist's Guide

A guidebook to cycling the Camino de Santiago (Camino Frances or Way of St James) pilgrim route from St Jean-Pied-de-Port in southern France to Santiago de Compostela. Covering 770km (479 miles), this pilgrimage route through northern Spain can be completed in 2 weeks and is suitable for any reasonably fit cyclist.Two routes are described, the first is suitable for mountain/trail bikes and is mainly off-road, and the second is a parallel route suitable for touring cycles that uses quiet asphalt roads. The routes are described east to west in 18 stages, each between 28 and 55km (17-54 miles) in length. 1:100,000 maps and profiles included for each stage? GPX files available to download? Refreshment and accommodation information given for each stage Information on cycle shops with repair facilities along the route Advice on planning and preparation

About the author

After a career in marketing, culminating as marketing director of a leading supermarket group, Mike Wells started to write walking and cycling guides in his fifties. He has been a keen cyclist for over 25 years. After completing various UK Sustrans routes, such as Lôn Las Cymru in Wales and the C2C route across northern England, he then moved on to cycling long-distance routes in continental Europe and beyond. These include cycling both the Camino and Ruta de la Plata to Santiago de la Compostela, a traverse of Cuba from end to end, a circumnavigation of Iceland and a trip across Lapland to the North Cape. Even further afield he has ridden the Congo-Nile trail from the Congo basin to the source of the Nile in Rwanda and #039;s Nyungwe national park. On all these trips he was accompanied by his partner Christine, who sadly died in 2020. He has written 10 cycling guides for Cicerone, including a series following the great rivers of Europe. For a full list of Cicerone books and articles by Mike Wells, visit his author page.

Product details

• Authors: Mike Wells
• Publisher: Cicerone Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.03.2019
• EAN: 9781852849696
• ISBN: 978-1-85284-969-6
• No. of pages: 264
• Dimensions: 115 mm x 171 mm x 13 mm
• Series: Guide; Guides; Guide; GUIDES
• Subjects: Travel > Sports and active travel > Europe; Jakobsweg, Frankreich, Spanien, Reiseführer: Aktiv-Urlaub, Radfahren: Allgemein und Touring, France, Spain, Travel & holiday guides, Englische Bücher / Reise / Europa, Frankreich / Reiseführer (Sport), TRAVEL / Special Interest / Bicycling, Fahrrad / Reiseführer, Reisebeschreibung, SPORTS & RECREATION / Cycling, TRAVEL / Europe / Spain & Portugal, Europa / Reiseführer, Reisebeschreibung, Wanderführer, TRAVEL / Special Interest / Religious, Jakobsweg / Radwandern (Führer, Karten), cycling, Active outdoor pursuits, pilgrimage, Travel guides: activity holidays, Travel guides: routes and ways, Cycling: general and touring