Overview

Wales Mountain Biking – Beicio Mynydd Cymru is a collection of 20 classic Welsh mountain bike rides, between 12 and 50 kilometres in length. Split into three sections, South Wales, Mid Wales and North Wales, this book includes classic mountain bike loops such as The Gap Road in the Brecon Beacons and Pen Trumau in the Black Mountains, routes in Pembrokeshire, and the Gower, the Elan Valley in the Cambrian Mountains, Moel Famau in the Clwydian Hills and classic routes in Snowdonia – including options for the awesome ascent and descent (!) of Snowdon itself. Written and illustrated by Mountain Bike Rider magazine's Wales-based routes expert Tom Hutton, each route is described with easy-to-follow directions and is plotted on clear and easy to use Ordnance Survey 1:50,000 mapping. Also included are details of distance, timings and difficulty gradings, plus refreshment stops and local knowledge. A Bonus Section hops over the border into England, to give the full lowdown on the classic Long Mynd circuit, featuring the legendary Minton Batch singletrack.

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Author:   Tom Hutton
Publisher:   Vertebrate Publishing Ltd
Imprint:   Vertebrate Publishing Ltd
Edition:   Reprinted with updates in Febraury 2015.
Dimensions:   Width: 12.00cm , Height: 1.10cm , Length: 17.50cm
Weight:   0.230kg
ISBN:  

9781906148133

ISBN 10:   1906148139
Pages:   180
Publication Date:   10 October 2009
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Introduction Acknowledgements How to Use this Book Rights of Way The Bike Essential Kit General Safety In the Event of an Accident Rules of the (Off) Road Planning Your Ride Maps & Symbols The Welsh Language (Cymraeg) Section 1: South Wales & Brecon Beacons South Wales & Brecon Beacons Introduction South Wales & Brecon Beacons Area Map & Route Finder 1 The Blorenge – Abergavenny Peaks 2 Black Mountains Classic 3 Mynydd Llangorse – Black Mountains 4 The Gap Road – Brecon Beacons 5 Sarn Helen & Fforest Fawr 6 Rhossili and The Gower 7 Preseli Hills – Pembrokeshire Section 2: Mid Wales Mid Wales Introduction Mid Wales Area Map & Route Finder 8 The Doethie Valley – Llandovery 9 Irfon Forest – Llanwrtyd Wells 10 Llanbedr Hill – Border Country 11 Claerwen Valley – Elan Valley 12 Elan Valley – Rhayader 13 Radnor Forest 14 Foel Fadian – Machynlleth Section 3: North Wales & Snowdonia North Wales & Snowdonia Introduction North Wales & Snowdonia Area Map & Route Finder 15 The Foothills of Cadair – Cadair Idris 16 Pont-Scethin – Rhinogau 17 Berwyn Hills 18 Snowdon 19 The Carneddau – Snowdonia 20 The Clwydian Hills – Vale of Clwyd Section 4: Bonus Section – The Long Mynd Bonus Section Introduction 21 The Long Mynd – Shropshire Appendix

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Vertebrate Publishing has made a name for itself with a series of glossy, highly polished and well researched guidebooks to some of the UK's favourite riding spots. Mountain Bike Rider (MBR) Magazine I'd say the best Mountain Bike Guide I've seen to date. Planetfear.com on Yorkshire Dales Mountain Biking - The South Dales

""Vertebrate Publishing has made a name for itself with a series of glossy, highly polished and well researched guidebooks to some of the UK's favourite riding spots."" Mountain Bike Rider (MBR) Magazine ""I'd say the best Mountain Bike Guide I've seen to date."" Planetfear.com on Yorkshire Dales Mountain Biking - The South Dales""

Author Information

Tom Hutton has been mountain biking since the sport’s inception, and as a natural explorer with an almost unhealthy fascination with maps, has been instrumental in documenting routes all over the British Isles. He’s best known as the person behind the monthly pull-out routes section in MBR magazine but also contributes to many other outdoor publications, covering everything from climbing and hillwalking to kayaking. He has written and illustrated a number of guidebooks – including Day Walks in Snowdonia, and has won awards for his pictures. He originally hails from Bristol, but now lives in North Wales where he runs MTB Guiding.

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