Description
A wide range of road cycling terrain in the south east.
The area around London and further south offers rolling hills, woodland, and valleys that provide varied cycling experiences. The book covers the Surrey Hills, the Chilterns, the North and South Downs, the High Weald, and the New Forest, among others. It offers an alternative to riding the same training loop, with new rides that can also fill a few active days during a longer stay in the region.
Twenty graded routes with varying demands.
The selection is suited to cyclists seeking rides with a sportive character, but can also be used for ordinary touring days. The gradings help compare distance and climbing before choosing a route, making the book useful both when a specific challenge is the goal and when you want variety across a week of different rides from one or more starting points throughout the area.
Maps and practical planning for the day’s ride.
Route descriptions and maps support navigation on minor roads and connecting lanes through the landscape. The rides can be combined or chosen individually depending on base and available time. The guide makes it easier to find a route that suits your own preferences, rather than planning solely around a well-known climb or following a single route simply because it is already the one you know best from previous visits to the region.
For keen amateur cyclists who want to choose their challenge deliberately.
Minor roads can have steep sections, uneven surfaces, and regular traffic, and weather affects both pace and capacity. The guide suits cyclists with relevant experience who can actively use the gradings and descriptions. Choose a ride according to form and local conditions, with room to make the ride easier or shorter when that makes for a better day’s cycling than sticking to a fixed plan regardless of conditions.
A long tradition of hiking guides.
Cicerone has published guidebooks since 1969. The publisher grew out of a community of climbers and mountaineers who wanted to share detailed knowledge of their routes – a tradition that still shapes the publisher’s books on walking, trekking, and other outdoor experiences.
About this edition.
Author: Colin Dennis. English language. 128 pages. First edition, published in 2015. ISBN 9781852847432.
