Product Description

"South East Mountain Biking North and South Downs" - a compact guide to some of the best mountain biking in the North and South Downs of England.The North and South Downs are criss-crossed with byways and bridleways. These allow you to escape the towns and cities and get out onto fine woodland tracks and into big open chalk country with panoramic views over the Weald and the English Channel.This guide contains 24 routes from 16 to 35km long, many of which can be linked to make much longer rides. Each is described with easy-to-follow directions and details of distance, grade of difficulty, refreshment stops and is accompanied by specifically designed mapping.A bonus section includes Top Tens for climbs, descents and mountain bike playgrounds, with further information about finding places to eat, drink and stay.The routes are drawn up by Nick Cotton, author of over 30 MTB guides, plotted on bespoke maps and illustrated with photography by Andy Heading.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #129935 in Books
• Published on: 2007-11
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 208 pages

About the Author
Born and breed in the South East, Nick Cotton is a 'Cycle Route Consultant' and a well-known and respected guidebook writer. He has written over 30 bike guides in the last 12 years, riding more than 25,000 miles across Britain during the course of his research.

Customer Reviews

Pocket sized mountain bike guidebook
I tend to hoard mountain bike routes so when I saw this book had been released I purchased it straight away. The routes in the book are presented in a clear and easy to read format with excellent local knowledge of the area covered. I have only ridden a couple of them so far, but have been very impressed. A CD is available containing PDF versions of the routes which are handy to print out and pop in the pocket. The only possible downside is the routes are not presented on OS maps- but the mapping used is very easy to read and easily transferred to OS.

Excellent Guide
I bought this to learn some new local trails and was very impressed. It's modern (no retro photos of Etto helmets here!) well writen, excellent maps and some great photography.
Lots of route options that don't follow the obvious trails which was nice to see and very easy to follow instructions.
Unusually it was well worth reading the introduction as well. Funny and informative.
All round, top job. When I travel with my bike in future I'll look for Nick Cottons book of the area to see what trails are recommended.