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"Take a look at the Good Mountain Biking Guide. With almost 1000 routes to choose from it should keep you busy for now" --MBR Magazine
"It's probably the most comprehensive route guide we've seen."
"It's probably the most comprehensive route guide we've seen."
"If you're looking to discover new areas and make the most of your weekends you won't go far wrong with The Good Mountain Biking Guide." --Singletrack Magazine
"The guide's breadth of coverage is unique, and earns it a place on any mountain biker's bookshelf'
"this is a real off road compendium...it should inspire rides countrywide" --CTC Cycle Magazine
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"The Good Mountain Biking Guide" is the most comprehensive guide on the subject yet published. It is a huge book comprising 640 pages of tightly packed information covering every area that has access to great mountain bike trails. The Guide has a wealth of detailed information and purpose drawn maps of 400 natural areas and 100 Trail centres in England & Wales. It covers all major destination areas such as The Peak District, Lake District, Yorkshire Dales, North & South Downs, Brecon Beacons numerous smaller areas, many close to major towns and cities. The book will help plan riding of all sorts - from quick blasts after work, to day rides, mountain biking weekends and holidays across the whole of England and Wales. "The Good Mountain Biking Guide" features nearly 1,000 route suggestions for the 500 areas that it covers making it incredible value for money. There are over 300 superb photographs of real riders on the trails and annotations of key trail features. The route summaries give a total of 20,000km of riding, enough to suit all levels and types of rider. An overview map of England and Wales shows every key mountain biking location and allows planning at a glance. The book complements other maps and guides and refers to the most appropriate resources to take out on the trail for navigational purposes. The index of 3,000 place names allows immediate reference of the relevant map. Each of the 500 areas has details of all useful facilities - from parking to pubs, cafes and bike shops. "The Good Mountain Biking Guide" is the ultimate reference book and is the one book that every mountain biker should own.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Now this simply stays in my car with the relevant OS maps. Ride regularly around South Downs and similar areas....and thought I knew most of the routes! Been VERY useful linking routes as well as highlighting new ones. Make a lot of trips to Afan, Wales and was impressed with the overall quality, coverage and detail this book offers. If you want to expand your riding with minimal 'thinking' then this is an essential purchase! Do it!
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
This book is great if you are being dragged away for the weekend (i.e.to visit relatives!) to some unfamiliar area, and want to know whether it is worth taking your mountain bike along. It gives a good overview of the options, and the web links to other local sources of info/guides is helpful. The guide is quite bulky, so you will need to get the relevant OS map (details given), or photocopy the page. It would be good to see the suggested routes graded by difficulty, and a bit more info on which way round to tackle some of the routes.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
I have a box of various maps and guides along with several regional guidebooks from a range of sources, including Bike Maps own guides to the Peak district, which are really clear and useful. So having one book with 500 mountain biking areas in it for England and Wales is an excellent idea and this guide does not disappoint. As well as providing routes for local areas, the guide has come in handy for finding routes in new areas I did not know about. It's also really motivating and makes you just want to get out and discover these great new routes! The book is clear, concise and practical, with straightforward easy to follow maps and instructions, including details of where to park, pubs, cafes, and trail conditions and gradients. Really useful features are atlas style maps with all the areas marked and the mini area maps showing where the route is in relation to major towns/villages. Trail centres are also covered, with a description of facilities and route gradings. All in all, at over 600 pages, this book offers incredible value with enough in it to keep all riders of all abilities satisfied.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
A great little companion!
I love this little gem. If, like me, you'd rather spend time on your bike, rather than slogging through the internet, MTB mags and OS maps to map out a ride in unfamiliar... Read more
Published 2 months ago by OCO
good mountain biking england and wales
very good maps will not get lost with this book in my bag
or print them out as i do and stick them on the front
or print them out as i do and stick them on the front
Published 6 months ago by j/d
The Good Mountain Biking Guide
This has to be the most comprehensive guide of it's type available. It consolidates a wealth of information from a variety of sources and presents it in easy to follow form.
Published 6 months ago by Dillon
Excellent reference book for everyone who wants to explore.
This is the best MTB guide book I've ever read. It's designed to stay in your car or at home to use as a reference for planning where to go for your rides. Read more
Published 7 months ago by Shaggy
Very Poor Guide
Got this guide to help fine new routes to try especially in the North West region. Very poor maps and an under whelming choice of routes, some of the routes I already know and... Read more
Published 7 months ago by Barbelman
A good summary of routes....
If you want a MTB book with national coverage then this is very good, with lots of additional details such as pubs, eating places etc. Read more
Published 10 months ago by Ash
Comprehensive coverage ... and exceptional value
This is a fantastic introduction to what sort of riding you can expect in an area. It's very useful when you're planning and points you in the direction of other maps and resources... Read more
Published 10 months ago by brainstorm
Comprehensive and useful
I wish I had read this before I took my latest ride in the Lake District! It's intended to be a "check it out before you go" book, rather than one to use on the trail, and it fits... Read more
Published 11 months ago by nickspark
Pointless
Can't understand the high rating for this book, it's pointless feel the need to comment before people waste their money:
1)There is next to no detail on maps, they look... Read more
1)There is next to no detail on maps, they look... Read more
Published 12 months ago by Ollie
Not quite what I expected.
If you bear in mind the book is a GUIDE then its excellent. Plenty of ideas of where to visit but no actual specific routes IE Turn left here etc so you'll still need some sort of... Read more
Published 12 months ago by K. Riley
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