Cotswolds Mountain Biking – 20 Classic Rides

Description: Guidebook
Code: ISBN: 9781906148140
Manufacturer: V-Publishing

The Cotswold Hills stretch across the counties of Gloucestershire and Oxfordshire, and extend into parts of Wiltshire, Somerset, Worcestershire and Warwickshire. Cotswolds Mountain Biking – 20 Classic Rides reveals all on the excellent and varied mountain biking tucked away in this Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

The latest title in Vertebrate Publishing’s bestselling series of UK mountain biking guidebooks, this book features 20 classic rides between 14km and 77km in length, suitable for mountain bikers of all abilities –many of which are within easy reach of major towns and cities, including Birmingham, Coventry, Worcester, Gloucester, Oxford, Banbury, Swindon, Cheltenham and Bristol.

Each ride is described with easy-to-follow directions and is plotted on clear and easy to use Ordnance Survey 1:50,000 mapping. Also included with each ride are details of distance, timings and difficulty gradings, plus refreshment stops and local knowledge.

A Bonus Section includes details of the downhill riding on Leckhampton Hill, plus top tens for descents, climbs and singletrack. A detailed Appendix features information on places to eat, drink, stay and have your bike repaired!

The Routes

1. Cotswold Water Park
2. Cold Aston
3. Blockley & Broad Campden
4. Charlbury Classic
5. Bredon Hill
6. Winchcombe & Cleeve Hill
7. Charlbury & Shipton
8. Bibury
9. Guiting Power
10. Castle Combe
11. Naunton
12. Nailsworth
13. Crudwell Classic
14. Birdlip
15. Snowshill
16. Bisley
17. Cam & Uley
18. Wotton-under-Edge
19. Nailsworth and Wotton-under-Edge
20. Winchcombe Beast

Product Review

“Great layout with full OS mapping, great pictures and, of course, great routes - all picked out by Tom Fenton, who certainly knows a thing or two about what makes a good ride.”

MBR Magazine