Cycling in the Cotswolds (eBook)

21 half and full-day cycle routes, and a 4-day 200km Tour of the Cotswolds

Chiz Dakin (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2024
208 Seiten
Cicerone Press (Verlag)
978-1-78362-043-2 (ISBN)

Infos

A guidebook to 21 half and full day cycle routes as well as a 4-day 200km cycle tour of the Cotswolds Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Travelling primarily on a network of quiet lanes and canal paths, the routes are centred around Stratford-upon-Avon, Shipston-on-Stour, Winchcombe, Cheltenham and more. The cycle routes range from 14 to 66 km (9-41 miles) and are arranged in order of difficulty. All the routes described are suitable for mountain or hybrid bikes with on-road alternatives provided for most routes. Clear custom-drawn 1:100,000 maps Route summary table with information on accommodation and cycle hire GPX files available to download Information on bike maintenance for beginners Notes on geology, history, and wildlife in the area

Autor

Chiz Dakin's cycle touring adventures began when she realised, after a local photography trip, that she'd cycled 50 miles in a day with a reasonably heavy load. Two weeks later she set out on the LEJOG route! Since then she's done several multi-day routes but maintains that you don't need to be seriously fit or fast to fully enjoy cycling.

Inhalt

Map key
Overview map


Introduction
Geology
Wildlife, plants and flowers
History
Art, culture and local festivities
Food and drink
Getting around
When to go
Accommodation
What to wear
What to take
Maps
Waymarking and access
Cycling efficiently
How hard are the routes?
Using this guide

Route 1 Shipston-on-Stour Loop via Brailes Hill
Route 2 Shipston-on-Stour Loop via Halford
Route 3 Shipton-under-Wychwood Loop via Wychwood
Route 4 Bourton-on-the-Water Loop via the Slaughters
Route 5 Alderton via Broadway
Route 6 Bradford-on-Avon via Bath Two Tunnels
Route 7 Bourton-on-the-Water Loop via Great Barrington
Route 8 Kemble via Cotswold Water Park
Route 9 Kingham Loop via Bruern Abbey
Route 10 Batheaston Sting
Route 11 Stratford Greenway Loop via Mickleton
Route 12 Cirencester Loop via Ampney Crucis
Route 13 Filkins Loop via Bibury
Route 14 Fairford Loop via Bibury
Route 15 Frampton Cotterell Loop via Wickwar
Route 16 Stonehouse Loop via Slimbridge
Route 17 Stow Loop via Blockley
Route 18 Burford Loop via Northleach
Route 19 Stroud Loop via Chavenage House
Route 20 Cheltenham Loop via Cleeve Hill
Route 21 Malmesbury Loop via Tetbury
Route 22 Around the Cotswolds
Day 1 Stroud to Winchcombe
Day 2 Winchcombe to Stow-on-the-Wold
Day 3 Stow-on-the-Wold to Cirencester
Day 4 Cirencester to Stroud

Appendix A Route summary table
Appendix B Cycle hire and cycle shops
Appendix C Cycles and trains 195
Appendix D First aid for bike and rider 197
Appendix E Other useful information 201

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 23.2.2024
• Zusatzinfo: Over 75 colour photos and over 60 maps and profiles
• Verlagsort: Kendal
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Natur / Technik ► Fahrzeuge / Flugzeuge / Schiffe ► Fahrrad
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport
• Themenwelt: Reisen ► Reiseführer
• Schlagworte: Bath • Bristol • Canal Path • Cheltenham • Cirencester • Guide • lanes • Off Road • Road • Stroud • Tracks
• ISBN-10: 1-78362-043-9 / 1783620439
• ISBN-13: 978-1-78362-043-2 / 9781783620432