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"South East Mountain Biking North and South Downs" - a compact guide to some of the best mountain biking in the North and South Downs of England.The North and South Downs are criss-crossed with byways and bridleways. These allow you to escape the towns and cities and get out onto fine woodland tracks and into big open chalk country with panoramic views over the Weald and the English Channel.This guide contains 24 routes from 16 to 35km long, many of which can be linked to make much longer rides. Each is described with easy-to-follow directions and details of distance, grade of difficulty, refreshment stops and is accompanied by specifically designed mapping.A bonus section includes Top Tens for climbs, descents and mountain bike playgrounds, with further information about finding places to eat, drink and stay.The routes are drawn up by Nick Cotton, author of over 30 MTB guides, plotted on bespoke maps and illustrated with photography by Andy Heading.
About the Author
Born and breed in the South East, Nick Cotton is a 'Cycle Route Consultant' and a well-known and respected guidebook writer. He has written over 30 bike guides in the last 12 years, riding more than 25,000 miles across Britain during the course of his research.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I tend to hoard mountain bike routes so when I saw this book had been released I purchased it straight away. The routes in the book are presented in a clear and easy to read format with excellent local knowledge of the area covered. I have only ridden a couple of them so far, but have been very impressed. A CD is available containing PDF versions of the routes which are handy to print out and pop in the pocket. The only possible downside is the routes are not presented on OS maps- but the mapping used is very easy to read and easily transferred to OS.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I bought this to learn some new local trails and was very impressed. It's modern (no retro photos of Etto helmets here!) well writen, excellent maps and some great photography.
Lots of route options that don't follow the obvious trails which was nice to see and very easy to follow instructions.
Unusually it was well worth reading the introduction as well. Funny and informative.
All round, top job. When I travel with my bike in future I'll look for Nick Cottons book of the area to see what trails are recommended.
Lots of route options that don't follow the obvious trails which was nice to see and very easy to follow instructions.
Unusually it was well worth reading the introduction as well. Funny and informative.
All round, top job. When I travel with my bike in future I'll look for Nick Cottons book of the area to see what trails are recommended.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I bought this book as help for planning a holiday to the area, specifically the rides along or incorporating the Ridgeway - it has been really helpful in this planning. The guide is helpfully split into three sections covering the Ridgeway, the Hampshire Downs and the Chilterns. There is good, clear advice about when and where to find the best riding conditions - for instance, what is marked on the map as a track may be wrecked by the actions of 4x4s , warning about how treacherous wet chalk can be, and how gloopy the mud gets in winter. All really good, useful tips. There are some good photos giving a taste of the rides, and a section describing how to fit a few of the rides together to create much longer `mega rides'. I also like the reference to the historic monuments through the landscape which makes it easier to decide which to visit in combination with a ride.
Curiously the mapping is neither OS nor Harveys so you would definitely have to take a back up form of mapping as well. (I know this is advised in the other VP publications but you can get away with just the book in say, the Lakes). This is a bit irritating as the lack of contour lines means less of a feel for the whole route is available. Still, overall the guide has given me some great ideas and I look forward to testing the routes.
Curiously the mapping is neither OS nor Harveys so you would definitely have to take a back up form of mapping as well. (I know this is advised in the other VP publications but you can get away with just the book in say, the Lakes). This is a bit irritating as the lack of contour lines means less of a feel for the whole route is available. Still, overall the guide has given me some great ideas and I look forward to testing the routes.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Good Grading System
Very happy with this purchase. Wasn't sure what to expect from the grading system having never used a book from this series but have found them to be a good measure of both... Read more
Published 7 months ago by Steven
Excellent Guides
This series of guides is well written and the routes themselves are well described and mapped and are very clear to follow (the main purpose of the guides after all). Read more
Published 11 months ago by Cooper
Good guide
This is the 1st mountain bike guide book I bought as new to an area and wanted to see what biking was around.
I did my 1st ride from it today and it was fantastic. Read more
I did my 1st ride from it today and it was fantastic. Read more
Published on 1 May 2010 by C. Boller
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