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Lonely Planet
Pub. Date
2016
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From family-friendly, sightseeing urban rides to epic adventures off the beaten track. Destinations range from France and Italy, for the world's great bike races, to the wilds of Mongolia and Patagonia. These journeys will inspire - whether you are an experienced cyclist or just getting started. The book is organised by continent. In the Americas we join a family bikepacking trip in Ecuador; we pedal the Natchez Trace Parkway and stop at legendary...
4) Dales Way
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Trailblazer Publications
Pub. Date
2016
Description
An all-in-one guide to walking the Dales Way long distance footpath from Ilkley, West Yorkshire, through the Yorkshire Dales National Park, for 84 miles to end in the Lake District, in Bowness-on-Windermere. The guide and map book includes public transport information and Dales Way walks for weekend and day walkers.
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Collins
Pub. Date
2011
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This text is a celebration of our network of trails, their sheer antiquity and penetration into every corner of the land - from the Thames Path to craggy mountaintop passes in the Highlands. It examines the turbulent history of our paths, from the Enclosures Acts of the 18th century to the 1932 mass tresspass on Kinder Scout.
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Michael Joseph
Pub. Date
2024
Description
Hundreds of thousands of miles of paths reach into, and connect, communities across England and Wales. By 2026, 10,000 miles of undiscovered footpaths around Britain stand to be lost. Jack Cornish has dedicated the last five years of his life to walking these forgotten routes, and this book is the result. It is Jack Cornish's hope that 'The Lost Paths' will show just how special these forgotten rights of way are, and how embedded each path is in the...
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Summersdale
Pub. Date
2014
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In a muddy field somewhere in Cornwall on New Year's Day, two men make a pact to tackle Europe's highest mountain. Call it a mid-life crisis, with not only his daughter about to leave for university but also the rapidly approaching prospect of his fiftieth birthday to consider: walking 170 kilometres across a mountain range seems the perfect antidote. Humorous, reflective and poignant, this is the story of a journey around one of the world's most...
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Headline
Pub. Date
2024
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When Henry VIII banned pilgrimage in 1538, he ended not only a centuries-old tradition of walking as an act of faith, but a valuable chance to discover the joy of walking as an escape from the burdens of everyday life. Much was lost when these journeys faded from our collective memory, but clues to our past remain. On an antique map in Oxford's Bodleian Library, a faint red line threading through towns and villages between Southampton and Canterbury...
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Wild Things Publishing
Pub. Date
2020
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Jack Thurston takes you on a freewheeling tour of the lost lanes and forgotten byways of Northern England - Yorkshire, Cumbria, Durham, Northumberland and Lancashire. Including beautiful photography, this is the perfect gift for the armchair traveller and cycling adventurer.
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Cicerone Press
Pub. Date
2019.
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Guidebook describing a 2 week trail around Shropshire. The 180 mile (290km) route is made up of two loops centred on Shrewsbury and visits Stiperstones, Wenlock Edge, Ironbridge and the Wrekin. It also describes the challenging 19 mile (31.4km) Stretton Skyline Walk.
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Bloomsbury Sport
Pub. Date
2024
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Here is a unique journey around the UK's National Cycle Network and one journalist's quest to investigate the state of our country's cycling. At 42, the National Cycle Network (NCN) is just a few years older than cycling journalist Laura Laker. Half of the UK population live within a mile of the nearly 13,000 mile-long network but many of us don't even know it exists. Despite the profound impact on our health and planet, our roads are still geared...