Full Description
Bikepacking England by Emma Kingston contains 20 great multi-day mountain bike adventures across England.
Explore ancient holloways and hunt for fossils in Bridport and the Jurassic Coast, tackle the stiff climbs and spectacular singletrack of the Dark Peak, discover stunning coastal scenery on the Isle of Man or Exmoor or traverse the rolling countryside around the Ridgeway and Chilterns - every corner of England has a different experience to offer.
Each route includes all the information you need to help you plan your ride, points of interest along the route, food recommendations and accommodation options, in addition to stunning photography and overview mapping. Downloadable GPX files of the routes are also available, including optional routes and shortcuts. This book is full of practical tips and advice for both experienced bikepackers and those who want to try it out for the first time, including lots of information on wild camping.
Let Bikepacking England inspire you to get out there on your bike with your tent and enjoy the best bikepacking adventures that England has to offer.
Contents
Introduction
Acknowledgements
Bikepacking
The routes
Planning your bikepacking trip
Wild camping
How to use this book
Safety
Section 1: South West England
01 Dartmoor National Park
02 Exmoor National Park
03 Bridport and the Jurassic Coast
04 Isle of Purbeck
05 Mendip Hills and Weston-super-Mare
06 Bristol and Clevedon
Section 2: South East England
07 Isle of Wight
08 Winchester and the South Downs
09 The Ridgeway and Chilterns
10 Surrey Hills
Section 3: The Midlands
11 Cotswolds
12 Long Mynd and the Stiperstones
13 Dark Peak
14 White Peak and the Eastern Moors
Section 4: Northern England
15 Isle of Man
16 Windermere, Lake District
17 Yorkshire Three Peaks, Yorkshire Dales
18 Swaledale and Wensleydale, Yorkshire Dales
19 North York Moors
20 Northumberland and the Cheviot Hills
