Download or read book Land s End to John O Groats written by SUSTRANS. and published by . This book was released on 2017-02-01 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Published by Sustrans, the creator of the National Cycle Network, this is the official guide to the iconic ride using traffic-free paths and quiet roads. The fantastic ride from Land¿s End to John o¿Groats covers nearly 1,200 miles on the National Cycle Network, broken into 28 achievable stages using on-road and traffic-free routes and taking you through some of the most picturesque landscapes in England and Scotland. Explore the Forest of Bowland, Loch Lomond and the Cairngorms on some of the best cycle paths in the UK. This complete guide includes maps, directions, recommendations and much more to make your journey a happy and memorable experience, and we hope this book is the start of the ride of a lifetime.
Download or read book National Cycle Network written by Nick Cotton and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Sustrans Circular Day Rides South written by SUSTRANS. and published by . This book was released on 2017-11 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This brand new collection of 75 circular day rides ranging between 20-30 miles follow parts of the National Cycle Network, quiet lanes and byways across a variety of surfaces. These rides are a great way to explore the southern half of the UK and take in spectacular scenery from the saddle. Most of the rides begin and end at a train station making them very accessible. This book is intended for intermediate to experienced cyclists and rides range from easy to difficult. A map, route profile and text directions are provided for every ride, plus a list of places to eat and drink along the route and nearby bike shops and hire.
Download or read book Potholes and Pavements written by Laura Laker and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2024-05-09 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Just wonderful – two wheels good, Laura Laker brilliant. Part travel diary, part love poem to Britain's cycle network ... it's difficult not to be inspired by this fabulous book.' Jeremy Vine 'With a passion for both cycling and words, there are few more qualified to paint a picture of the NCN's potential than Laura Laker.' Chris Boardman A unique journey around the UK's National Cycle Network and one journalist's quest to investigate the state of our country's cycling. What if we were less reliant on our cars? What if there were safe cycling paths to take us places instead? What if those paths led to the next town, the next village and the countryside beyond? This was the dream of a group of Bristolian idealists in the 1970s when they founded Britain's National Cycle Network, which now runs to nearly 13,000 miles across the country. Journalist Laura Laker sets off on an odyssey around the UK to see where the NCN began, and where it is now. What has gone right – and wrong – with this piece of national infrastructure? Why is it run by a charity whose CEO once admitted 'we've had enough of it being crap, we need to fix it'? Laura lifts the lid on this maddening, patchy, and at times dangerous network, and the similarly precarious politics and financing that make it what it is. She discovers beauty, friendship and adventure along the way, from the Cairngorms to Cornwall, from the Pennines to the South Wales coast. On her mission to pin down what the NCN is and what it means to those who use it, she also meets up with high-profile travelling companions, including Chris Boardman and Ned Boulting. In a country where 71% of trips are less than five miles, two thirds of Britons say they want to cycle more and doing so could help our climate, health and wellbeing. Laura is on a mission to see if we can make that dream a reality.
Download or read book Sustrans Traffic Free Cycle Rides written by Wendy Johnson and published by . This book was released on 2015-03-17 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Offering a unique glimpse into the UK's remarkable landscapes, history, culture and architecture, the rides in this guide range from the wild and ethereal mountain tracks of Snowdonia to fairytale woodland trails through the Forest of Dean and elegant city centre paths linking London's Royal Parks and palaces. Fully illustrated with maps and photographs, the guide includes routes for all ages and abilities, cycle-friendly places to stay and eat, bike hire centres, public transport links and things to see along the way.
Download or read book The National Cycle Network written by and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 16 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Urban Bikeway Design Guide Second Edition written by National Association of City Transportation Officials and published by Island Press. This book was released on 2014-03-24 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NACTO's Urban Bikeway Design Guide quickly emerged as the preeminent resource for designing safe, protected bikeways in cities across the United States. It has been completely re-designed with an even more accessible layout. The Guide offers updated graphic profiles for all of its bicycle facilities, a subsection on bicycle boulevard planning and design, and a survey of materials used for green color in bikeways. The Guide continues to build upon the fast-changing state of the practice at the local level. It responds to and accelerates innovative street design and practice around the nation.
Download or read book The National Cycle Network written by and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 181 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book West Country Way written by National Staff and published by . This book was released on 2004-06-01 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Lochs and Glens Cycle Route South written by Sustrans (Organization) and published by . This book was released on 2001-12-01 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Roads Were Not Built for Cars written by Carlton Reid and published by Island Press. This book was released on 2015-04-09 with total page 374 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Roads Were Not Built for Cars, Carlton Reid reveals the pivotal—and largely unrecognized—role that bicyclists played in the development of modern roadways. Reid introduces readers to cycling personalities, such as Henry Ford, and the cycling advocacy groups that influenced early road improvements, literally paving the way for the motor car. When the bicycle morphed from the vehicle of rich transport progressives in the 1890s to the “poor man’s transport” in the 1920s, some cyclists became ardent motorists and were all too happy to forget their cycling roots. But, Reid explains, many motor pioneers continued cycling, celebrating the shared links between transport modes that are now seen as worlds apart. In this engaging and meticulously researched book, Carlton Reid encourages us all to celebrate those links once again.
Download or read book Hull to Fakenham Cycle Route written by Sustrans and published by . This book was released on 1998-05-01 with total page 10 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The official route map & guide to 206 miles of the Hull to Harwich cycle route.
Download or read book Thames Valley Cycle Route Map London Oxford written by Metropolis International Limited and published by . This book was released on 1999-06 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fold-out map, printed on waterproof paper and protected by a see-through plastic wallet, of the route from Putney Bridge, passing Hampton Court and Windsor Castle through the Thames valley to Oxford - an historic and cycle-friendly city.
Download or read book Cycle Infrastructure Design written by Great Britain. Department for Transport and published by Stationery Office Books (TSO). This book was released on 2008 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Encouraging more people to cycle is increasingly being seen as a vital part of any local authority plan to tackle congestion, improve air quality, promote physical activity and improve accessibility. This design guide brings together and updates guidance previously available in a number of draft Local Transport Notes and other documents. Although the focus is the design of cycle infrastructure, parts of its advice are equally appropriate to improving conditions for pedestrians. Individual chapters cover: general design parameters; signing issues; network management; reducing vehicle speeds on cycle routes; bus and tram routes; cycle lanes; off-road cycle routes; junctions; cycle track crossings; cycle parking; public transport integration. A list of references and an appendix of related publications complete the book. It is hoped that, by bringing together relevant advice in a single document, this guide will make it easier for local authorities to decide what provision, if any, is required to encourage more people to cycle.
Download or read book Fakenham to Harwich Cycle Route written by Sustrans (Organisation) and published by . This book was released on 1998-05-01 with total page 10 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Easy cycling, crossing the countryside of Norfolk, Suffolk and Essex.
Download or read book Traffic Free Cycle Trails written by Nick Cotton and published by Vertebrate Publishing. This book was released on 2020-06-04 with total page 877 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Traffic-Free Cycle Trails by Nick Cotton contains over 400 cycle routes in Great Britain. First published in 2004 and regularly updated ever since, it has become one of the country's most popular cycling books, and this fourth edition published in 2020 features a large number of updates and revisions. Traffic-Free Cycle Trails includes a great variety of routes on former railway paths, canal towpaths and forest trails in England, Scotland and Wales – and every ride is away from traffic. For that safe and peaceful bike ride, increasingly the target of families and leisure cyclists alike, Nick Cotton's guidebook has proven invaluable. Discover previously unknown local trails, plan fun rides for all the family, and travel to unfamiliar areas throughout the UK with quality routes. Presented in an easy-to-use format and packed with useful information in ten regional sections, it includes route descriptions of rides in every part of Britain. From novice riders looking to escape traffic to parents planning safe rides with children, let Traffic-Free Cycle Trails take the work out of finding the UK's best cycling routes.
Download or read book Scotland written by Harry Henniker and published by Mainstream Publishing. This book was released on 2004 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Unveiled in the year 2000, the National Cycle Network currently provides more than 7,000 miles of cycling routes throughout Britain, with the figure expected to rise to 10,000 miles by 2005. Harry Henniker's book covering the Scottish part of the National Cycle Network is the essential guide to the many routes to be explored. Integrated in colour throughout with clear, user-friendly maps and route trajectories, it provides cyclists with invaluable advice on what to take on particular rides, the best places to stay and the sights that must be seen. Whether using the Network for a cycling holiday, a day trip, or as an alternative route to work, all the information cyclists will ever need is contained within these pages. Scotland- the National Cycle Network has guides to over 50 routes across mainland Scotland, with each chapter covering a different region. The areas covered include Edinburgh-Carlisle, Glasgow-Inverness, Aberdeen-Edinburgh, Inverness-John O'Groats and Glasgow-Carlisle
