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The South West Adventure Cycle Map is new and shows a wealth of information useful to the trail-hungry cyclist heading to Dorset, Devon, Cornwall, Somerset, and all trails West of the New Forest. East Hampshire Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (road trip!) Queen Elizabeth Country Park (4 miles south of Petersfield on the A3. If you tire of the park there’s always Butser Hill...) Centurion Way (ex-railway path between Chichester and West Dean, West Sussex) The Downs Link (37 miles Shoreham to Guildford on old railway routes) The Arun Valley (why not pop into the museum at Amberley on the way?) In And Around Winchester (some great routes to be found here on the Winchester Tourist Information website) Shaftesbury, Dorset - in and around the Blackmore Vale. Cycle up the Hovis hill! Dorset - Frome Valley Cycle Trail (Evershot to Dorchester, 14.3 miles) Purbeck Cycle Route Map (cycle routes around Purbeck between 8 & 47 miles) The Ridgeway (follow in the footsteps of Ancient Britons 43 miles along the Downs from Overton Hill to Streatley)
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The Camel Trail (no sand dunes, just a nice, level 17-mile route along a disused railway track beside the River Camel in Cornwall) Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire (The Family Cycle Trail is a 17km circular route that takes you around the heart of the Forest. This route has been especially surfaced and is suitable for all ages and abilities. Explore the forest, ride the routes, devour the picnics) Haldon Forest, Devon (Lovely flat trails for all the family and great views over Exeter and the River Exe) Click HERE for map Devon (Cider, clotted cream teas and Tarka the Otter) Wales (mtb-wales.com) The Isle of Man (off-road across the island on the End-to-End Challenge) Scotland (The 7 Stanes) Sustrans (on-line mapping - find National Cycle Network routes) GPS Cycle Routes (have GPS, will travel) Switzerland (3,300 km of cycle routes 130 mountain bike tours with downloadable route descriptions, maps and GPS co-ordinates) Compare and Review Cycling Holidays -Compare & Review over 750 Cycling Holidays and Mountain Bike Holidays from the leading operators at TheCyclePeople.com. Tour Divide - Dodge bears, mountain lions, rattlesnakes and scorpions to complete the route followed by Paul Howard and his Marin Nail Trail in the world’s longest, most challenging mountain bike race. |