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"Lake District Mountain Biking - Essential Trails" is the full second edition of this bestselling guidebook. Featured are 26 of the best mountain bike rides in the Lake District, between 12km and 60km in length, suitable for all levels of mountain bikers. All route information has been thoroughly checked for this new edition, to give the most up-to-date and comprehensive guidebook to some of the best mountain biking in the UK. As with all new Vertebrate MTB guidebooks, this new edition features industry-standard Ordnance Survey mapping, and is illustrated with stunning, all-new action photography. You can explore classic rides around Walna Scar, High Street and Borrowdale, and discover several lesser-known gems. You can ride moorland singletrack, tackle massive climbs and rattle along some of the rockiest trails you'll ever encounter on two wheels. You can enjoy lakeside cruises, picturesque valleys and 360[degrees] panoramas. Researched, ridden and written by local riders, each route features clear and easy to use Ordnance Survey 1:50,000 maps, easy-to-follow directions, details of distance, timings and difficulty gradings, and refreshment stops and local knowledge. This title contains a Bonus Section that includes information about the man-made trails at Whinlatter and Grizedale, Top Tens and a detailed Appendix. Vertebrate Publishing is one of a new breed of independent publishers, dedicated to producing the very best outdoor titles. We have award-winning and bestselling titles covering a range of activities, including; mountain biking, cycling, rock climbing, hillwalking and others. Our autobiography of British rock climber Jerry Moffatt won the Grand Prize at the 2009 Banff Mountain Book Festival - one of the biggest prizes in publishing in the outdoors, environment and adventure genres. For more information about Vertebrate Publishing please visit our website.
About the Author
Richard Staton started mountain biking back in Bristol in 1991 on a Trek 970 while on a student work placement from Sheffield City Polytechnic. Being based most of the time in Sheffield those early years were spent riding in The Peak District. After graduation he moved to the South Lakes where he stayed in order to feed his addiction. More than ten years on, he's still here and still riding! Chris Gore is better known for his rock climbing escapades. It is little known that he has been riding bikes since his first tricycle, starting in London and finally seeing good sense and finishing in the Lakes (there are no mountains in London). Chris enjoys both road and MTB and throws himself down rocky slopes on a regular basis. Hey, it's faster than walking!
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I just got this as an update to my other version. I agree with the previous reviewer that there probably isn't much in between the two editions, but my old book was pretty dog-eared, and there are some nice updates to the new one, including some details around the trail centres in the area. If you are a mountain biker who is used to riding trail centres, by all means use these as a starting point for your riding in the Lakes, but I would also really recommend the trails that are in this book.
The rides are well described, with easy to follow directions. You can also get a very good feel for what the ride will be like from the notes, and also the map. E.g. you can see how much road is involved (usually only country lanes), and get an idea of the amount of climbing / descending you would do from the altitude profile of each route. Altitude is a big indicator in the Lakes, as either way - up or down - can be pretty challenging, especially dependent on the terrain! Yes, you could pick some bridleways on a map and create your own route, but here all the hard work is done for you and you can just get on and enjoy some of the best riding that England has to offer IMHO.
The size of the book is also really handy, and you can just slot it into your Camelbak, or jersey pocket. I sometimes photocopy the map / directions and have that in my pocket with the book in my pack as backup. The great thing is that there are just enough directions, not loads so you struggle to follow.
I have an ambition which is to ride all the routes in this book, starting ASAP!
The rides are well described, with easy to follow directions. You can also get a very good feel for what the ride will be like from the notes, and also the map. E.g. you can see how much road is involved (usually only country lanes), and get an idea of the amount of climbing / descending you would do from the altitude profile of each route. Altitude is a big indicator in the Lakes, as either way - up or down - can be pretty challenging, especially dependent on the terrain! Yes, you could pick some bridleways on a map and create your own route, but here all the hard work is done for you and you can just get on and enjoy some of the best riding that England has to offer IMHO.
The size of the book is also really handy, and you can just slot it into your Camelbak, or jersey pocket. I sometimes photocopy the map / directions and have that in my pocket with the book in my pack as backup. The great thing is that there are just enough directions, not loads so you struggle to follow.
I have an ambition which is to ride all the routes in this book, starting ASAP!
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This is the second edition of this guidebook so there are a few updates, notably the mapping which is now OS rather than Harveys. If you have the first edition it's probably not worth buying again, but if you want a guide to rides in the Lakes this is a good place to start. The rides are good and varied in length and difficulty, spread across a wide geographical area rather than just the honeypots, and are well described. It should be easy to follow all of them - the ones I have tried already worked well. Plus there's now a section on the Whinlatter and Grizedale forest trails if you need info about them as well. Extra notes about other bridleways and connecting rides is very useful if you need to tailor the suggestions further to meet your own needs.
Overall, it's a great book nicely illustrated with inspiring pics which makes you want to ride more - what else do you need from a guide book?
Overall, it's a great book nicely illustrated with inspiring pics which makes you want to ride more - what else do you need from a guide book?
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
A well written book that's easy to follow. The routes are clearly defined on the os maps within. The range and amount of routes is also very good. The size of the book is just right to fit into the side pocket of a rucksack.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Inspiring
Well, I bought this for myself after a friend was getting bored of riding trails in forests - this is about getting OUT THERE into the rest of the real Lake District and exploring... Read more
Published 10 months ago by JD
Nuggets of mountain biking gold
Some great routes, well planned out and presented. OS maps, pretty easy to follow directions and some great pics. Read more
Published 14 months ago by C. J. Maden
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